In a battle of the blinds, Todd Wood opened to 110,000, and Josh Evans shoved all in for 870,000 total. The stacks were very close, and Wood made the call to put one of them at risk -- though nobody was sure exactly who just yet.
Showdown
Wood:
Evans:
Wood was in a bad spot, but he managed to pick up a draw by the time fourth street rolled around on the board. He needed to find a six or a seven to drag the pot, but the river was no help. When the stacks were counted down, Wood and his 840,000 chips were covered, and he is thusly out in fourth place. That's good for more than $40,000, and that's not too bad for a Wednesday.
First into the pot from the cutoff, Josh Evans opened to 115,000, and Bobby Toye reraised to 250,000 next door. Undeterred, Evans four-bet right back to 580,000. Toye's response? All in for 1.9 million, and Evans made the call to put nearly 4 million chips up for grabs. Let's see 'em:
Evans:
Toye:
The flop was no good for Evans, but the turn gave him a little crack with two more outs to Broadway and the knockout. He was looking for a king or an ace, but the river was a blank. The kings hold up for Toye, and he's skyrocketed all the way up to 3.915 million.
Evans is left with 875,000 after that monster pot was pushed away from him.
Jonathan Poche raised to 115,000 to open the pot from the button, and Josh Evans three-bet to 275,000 from the big blind. Poche called, and he folded to a continuation bet on the flop.
Evans is winning the majority of the pots now, climbing to 2.67 million while Poche falls back to 2 million flat.
From the button, Todd Wood raised to 110,000, and Josh Evans three-bet to 265,000 next door. Wood responded by reraising right back to 715,000, and he was pretty much priced in when Evans shoved for 1.22 million all in. Evans was at risk as the cards were tabled, and he was well ahead.
Showdown
Wood:
Evans:
Wood got some small help as the flop opened up two more outs to the win. The turn was a blank, though, and so was the river. That sends the biggest pot of the tournament into Evans corner, leapfrogging him from short stack to chip leader with 2.53 million now.
After dropping that double up, Wood is all the way down to just 820,000.
The level-long flurry of action has apparently come to an end.
Two hands ago, Bobby Toye raised to 100,000 from the button, and both blinds (Jonathan Poche and Todd Wood) put in the calls to see the flop. It came , and they both check-folded to a 200,000-chip continuation bet.
The next hand, Poche opened to 110,000, and Wood called from the small blind this time. He'd check-fold to a bet on the flop, and that's the most action we've seen in three or four orbits.
Under the gun, Jonathan Poche raised to 110,000, and Josh Evans three-bet all in for another 935,000 on top. Poche gave it a look before surrendering, and Evans stacks an additional 180,000 chips into his pile.
Bobby Toye min-raised to 100,000 on the button and Todd Wood popped it to 230,000 from the big blind. Toye four-bet to 430,000, but Wood was fine with that, promptly moving all in. Toye folded, giving up the lead to Wood.
Scott Zakheim raised to 90,000, and Jonathan Poche three-bet all in with the covering stack. Zakheim called all in for about 700,000 total, and he was flipping for double or nothing.
Showdown
Zakheim:
Poche:
Zakheim could not connect with the board as the dealer ran out . Unable to improve, his day has come to an end in 5th place, good for more than $30,000.
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board. He needed to find a six or a seven to drag the pot, but the river 
was no help. When the stacks were counted down, Wood and his 840,000 chips were covered, and he is thusly out in fourth place. That's good for more than $40,000, and that's not too bad for a Wednesday.
gave him a little crack with two more outs to Broadway and the knockout. He was looking for a king or an ace, but the river 
was a blank. The kings hold up for Toye, and he's skyrocketed all the way up to 3.915 million.
flop.
flop opened up two more outs to the win. The turn 
was a blank, though, and so was the 
river. That sends the biggest pot of the tournament into Evans corner, leapfrogging him from short stack to chip leader with 2.53 million now.
flop, and that's the most action we've seen in three or four orbits.
. Unable to improve, his day has come to an end in 5th place, good for more than $30,000.