Taylor Paur Eliminated in 37th Place ($33,614)
Level 18: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante
After some preflop raises, Taylor Paur is all in preflop with Q
Q
against Jim Casement's K
K
. The board comes A
9
3
3
8
, and Casement wins the pot with his pocket kings.
The chip stacks are counted down, and the two players are nearly even. It turns out that Casement covers Paur by only 10,000 in chips -- Taylor Paur is eliminated.
Jim Casement - 540,000
Taylor Paur - Out in 37th Place ($33,614)
Sorted In:
Jim Casement, Taylor Paur, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season 8 on FSN, Season VIII
05:09 PM, 03/01/10
Taylor Paur Doubles Through Jim Casement
Level 18: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante
Taylor Paur is all in preflop with A
Q
against Jim Casement's K
K
. The board comes A
9
7
9
10
, and Paur pairs his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up.
Taylor Paur - 355,000
Jim Casement - 208,000
Sorted In:
Taylor Paur, Jim Casement, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season 8 on FSN, Season VIII
02:22 PM, 03/01/10
Matt Widdoes Doubles Through Taylor Paur
Level 17: 2,000-4,000, 500 ante
After a flop of K
Q
J
, Matt Widdoes is all in for 69,000 with A
10
(ace-high straight) against Taylor Paur's 10
10
. The turn is the 5
, the river is the 6
, and Widdoes wins the pot with his straight to double up.
Matt Widdoes - 199,000
Taylor Paur - 135,000
Sorted In:
Matt Widdoes, Taylor Paur, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season 8 on FSN, Season VIII
12:50 PM, 03/01/10
David Baker Eliminated in 72nd Place ($18,595)
Level 16: 1,500-3,000, 500 ante
David Baker began the day with just 17,000 chips (less than six big blinds), so it only took a couple of hands before he was all-in from middle position with A
6
against Taylor Paur's 3
3
.
The board runs out Q
7
5
8
10
and Baker is the first elimination of the day.
Taylor Paur - 340,000
David Baker - Out in 72nd place ($18,595)
Sorted In:
Taylor Paur, David Baker, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season 8 on FSN, Season VIII
12:09 PM, 03/01/10