After four full days of poker in Black Hawk, Colorado, the next 2012-13 World Series of Poker Main Event champion has been crowned. The winner, who beat out 420 other players, was Jonathan Taylor, and he walked away with $138,938. In addition, Taylor won a beautiful gold ring, his third of the season. Even though he automatically gets a seat to the National Championship in May, Taylor won’t be using it because he was the Casino Champion in Southern Indiana earlier this season. This opens up an extra seat for one more lucky qualifier.
Final Table Payouts
Place | Name | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Jonathan Taylor | $138,938 |
2 | Kevin Eyster | $85,852 |
3 | Allan Hedin | $62,733 |
4 | Jerry Johnson | $46,579 |
5 | Rosie Paules | $35,124 |
6 | Benjamin Kim | $26,883 |
7 | Lawrence Blazer | $20,877 |
8 | Ashly Butler | $16,444 |
9 | Isaac Kirchner | $13,135 |
On Day 3, 11 runners returned, and it only took about 20 minutes to reach the final table. Bryan Campanello bowed out in 11th place when his
Here’s how the stacks looked when we got started:
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Jonathan Taylor | 1,900,000 |
2 | Jerry Johnson | 482,000 |
3 | Allan Hedin | 1,100,000 |
4 | Ashly Butler | 1,190,000 |
5 | Isaac Kirchner | 490,000 |
6 | Lawrence Blazer | 320,000 |
7 | Kevin Eyster | 1,620,000 |
8 | Benjamin Kim | 340,000 |
9 | Rosie Paules | 800,000 |
It took about 40 minutes to lose the first player, and that was Isaac Kirchner. Kirchner got it in preflop holding the
Ashly Butler was next to go out, and it was in quite a quick and shocking fashion. After losing a big pot the hand before to the set of sevens of Eyster, Butler busted in a huge pot to Rosie Paules. The board read
Play was seven handed for over an hour before Lawrence Blazer was eliminated. It was another preflop coin flip, and Blazer held the
There was another lengthy delay between bustouts, lasting about two hours. Then, two players busted in 10 minutes. The first player to bow out was Kim, and he was the victim of a cooler. On a board that read
Eyster played executioner again when he eliminated Paules in fifth place. The two got all the money in on an all-spade flop:
Jerry Johnson busted in fourth thirty minutes later, and once again, it was Eyster who did the dirty work. Johnson had the
Hedin was the third-place finisher, busting shortly after the players returned from dinner. Hedin got the last of his 555,000 in the middle holding the
The two were virtually even when heads-up play started, but Eyster was the one that jumped out to a big lead. Taylor was out-chipped 2-1 when he won a crucial coin flip. Taylor’s
It shouldn’t go unnoticed how impressive Taylor has been on the WSOP Circuit this year. Taylor won a ring in both Biloxi and Bossier City late last year, then won the Casino Champions race in Southern Indiana, due in large part to his runner-up finish in that Main Event. This time, Taylor did one better with the victory.
Next up on the WSOP Circuit will be the Foxwoods Main Event, taking place April 6-8. PokerNews will once again be on hand for live coverage, so be sure to check back then.
Get all the latest PokerNews updates on your social media outlets. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook now!