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Article: PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic - Taylor Defeats Painter

PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic - Taylor Defeats Painter

PHIL TAYLOR KEVIN PAINTER

PHIL TAYLOR made a storming start to his bid for a fourth PartyPoker.net Las Vegas Desert Classic title with a 6-4 win over Kevin Painter.

Painter, who battled through the second qualifier on Tuesday just to win a place in the main event, performed superbly but was simply overpowered by Taylor, who averaged 108.8 in the win to his opponent^s 104.

Taylor

lost 6-5 to Mark Dudbridge in last year^s first round and admitted that memory helped him to victory this time around, with an early 3-0 lead proving crucial in the final outcome.

"Last year^s gone but you do think about it," he said. "You can only do something about the future and I^m up for it this year.

"Kevin was superb and won some great legs but I had to try and keep my throw - when he had his back against the wall he hit and 11 or 12-darter.

"At 5-4 I couldn^t let him get to five each, especially after what happened last year, and I kicked in.

"It was a cracking average but I^ve got a toughie against Dennis Priestley next and I^ll have to average 110 or so to beat him."

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World Champion Part lost 6-4 to Mervyn King, while Mardle went down by the same scoreline to qualifier Adrian Gray.

World number five Terry Jenkins, the 2007 runner-up, made a winning start to his challenge with a 6-4 win over Ireland’s Mick McGowan.

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