Brian Brubaker raised and Brendan Taylor called. Both players drew two and Taylor came out betting. Brubaker called. Taylor was pat and bet again, and Brubaker called after drawing one. Both players patted and Brubaker called a final bet, but Taylor showed and took the pot.
On Brubaker's next button, he raised again and Taylor called. Both players drew three and then checked, and both players drew two on the second pull. Taylor bet, Brubaker raised, and Taylor reraised. Brubaker called and both were pat again going to the last pull. Brubaker again called a bet and was again shown an eight-perfect.
Brendan Taylor raised on the button, and Brian Brubaker called. Brubaker took two and Taylor three, with the former betting after seeing he was ahead in the draw. Taylor called and Brubaker was pat. Taylor took two, called a bet, then took one. Brubaker bet again on the end, and Taylor paused briefly and announced a call.
There was a steady divide building between Brian Brubaker and Brendan Taylor heading into the break.
There wasn't really one hand that stood out, but a series of hands where Brubaker got the majority of the small pots the two played.
Brubaker won a hand when he defended the big blind against a Taylor raise. Both players drew two and Brubaker checked. Taylor bet and Brubaker raised. Taylor called.
Brubaker stood pat and Taylor drew one. Brubaker bet and Taylor called.
Brubaker stood pat again and Taylor drew one. Both players checked and Brubaker won with .
Brendan Taylor raised and Brian Brubaker called. Brubaker was ahead in the draw though, taking two while Taylor took three. Brubaker bet out and Taylor called. Brubaker took one and Taylor two and Brubaker fired again. Taylor raised this time though, and Brubaker called.
Brubaker took a final card and Taylor patted. They both checked and Taylor won with .
The final two players in Event #28 have been going back and forth, minus a few stages where one of them slowly builds a lead.
Brian Brubaker is the latest to build a bit of a lead and is approaching 2 million.
There has been a lot more three-betting pre-draw since coming back from break.
On this hand, Brubaker raised and Brendan Taylor three-bet. Brubaker called. Both players drew two and Taylor bet. Brubaker called.
Taylor drew one and Brubaker drew two and Taylor bet again. Brubaker called and stood pat behind a one-draw by Taylor. Both players checked and Brubaker won the hand with .
. Taylor mucked.
