Doft Punk'd
A player with an completed, and Brendan Taylor raised with a in the window. Mickey Doft called with a , and the initial raiser called as well, though he'd fold after pulling a on fourth street. The other two went the rest of the way heads up.
Taylor: (X)(X) / / (X)
Doft: (X)(X) / / (X)
Taylor bet again on fourth street, and he led again on fifth. Doft raised there, leaving himself just 800 lonely chips behind. On sixth, that remainder went in, and Taylor called to see the cards.
Taylor: () / / (X)
Doft: () / / (X)
Taylor had a made nine by sixth, but Doft was drawing live to a seven-low. Taylor drew a blank on seventh, and Doft needed a pull. He ripped over his card, though, and it was the , an unlucky pair.
That's the end of the road for Doft, unable to survive through the night for the extra equity of a couple more days off work. The bracelet will have to wait until next year.