This week saw the great return of the Aussie Millions, the classic Australian festival that has produced some of the best stories in poker history and had not been held for a long six years. The historic series made its comeback in the luxurious facilities of the Crown Melbourne 
While the $1,500 Mystery Bounty event of the Aussie Millions was underway, a player did something that might be questionable to many. There were 36 players left in the game. Everyone was already in the money zone, with a guaranteed payout of A$2,710, about US$1,933. The next payout jump would be A$3,120 (US$2,225). That is, there was a difference of just A$410, comparable to US$292.
The British player Guy Taylor 
“Put the phone away, this is going to take a while”, Taylor warned the cameraman who was capturing the play at that moment. “It’s full of nits”, Guy said looking at the other tables. It is worth noting that Guy Taylor had the complicity of his tablemates, as anyone could have called the clock on him, but no one did. If they had, Guy would have had only 30 seconds more to act after that.
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Guy Taylor Was Waiting For A Player To Be Eliminated At Another Table Before Making His Move
Finally, Guy Taylor called and the three players showed their cards. Taylor had Q J, Xin Xu A 5, and Patrick Barba, the toughest of all, had Q 10. As if there wasn’t already enough tension, the board kept the suspense until the end showing 9 6 10 9 in the first cards. Finally, the 8 on the river gave the straight to Guy Taylor, who took most of the chips.
After this hand, Xin Xu was eliminated in 36th place. Patrick Barba kept his bounty chip, as Taylor did not cover his stack. Thanks to this hand, Guy Taylor was able to stay alive in the tournament and climb several more spots on the payout ladder.
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