Scott Zakheim raised to 50,000 from the cutoff seat, and Joshua Evans three-bet all in for 285,000 in the small blind. From the big, B.J. McBrayer reshoved over the top of both players, and Zakheim cut his losses and ducked out of the way.
Showdown
Evans:
McBrayer:
Evans was not a fan of the predicament he'd found himself in, and a crowd began to gather around the table as the dealer burned and ran out the flop:
That's a pretty good flop if your name is Joshua Evans, and now it was McBrayer drawing from behind with most of his stack at risk. The turn was a miss, and the river was the wrong shade of paint. The unlikely double pulls Evans back into contention with 658,000, and McBrayer is left with just about 160,000 and the shortest stack in the room.
Matt Waxman raised to 40,000 from the button, and Jonathon Poche three-bet to 109,000 from the small blind. Waxman shoved on him, and Poche quickly called with his . Waxman's was well behind, and the board kept it that way.
After that double, Poche is nipping on the heels of his opponent with 865,000 chips to Waxman's 870,000.
Matt Waxman raised to 40,000, and he found calls from both blinds as Robert Toye and James McBride came along to the flop.
It brought , and Toye led out with 80,000 chips. McBride folded, but Waxman put in the call to see the on the turn. Toye checked this time, and Waxman took that as his cue to win the pot with a bet of 120,000 chips.
He's crossed the million-chip mark again, sitting now with 1.14 million.
This hand started during the previous level, but it bled about seven minutes into the current level. It began with Matt Waxman opening to 36,000 from the cutoff seat, and Robert Toye came along with the call from the small blind.
The two men took a flop, and the action went check-check to the turn. Toye checked again, but he check-raised from 34,000 to 80,000, and Waxman called the extra amount to see the river. Toye loaded up and fired 145,000 at the pot, and Waxman spent several minutes agonizing in the tank before he slid the calling chips in.
"Queens full," came the announcement as Toye tabled . Waxman uncapped his cards and mucked in slow motion, slipping to about 960,000. That's still ahead of Toye, but he's catching up with 780,000 in front of him now.
Doug Lang and Matt Waxman have been engaged in a bit of halfway-good-natured banter since they became next-door neighbors. Most of the chatting has taken place when they share the blinds, and we pick up another such pot as Lang opened to 44,000 from the small. In the big, Waxman three-bet to 95,000, and Lang was having none of it. He shoved for about 580,000, and Waxman made the call to put Lang at risk.
Showdown
Lang:
Waxman:
Lang had been snapped off, and he'd find no help from the dealer as the board came to send him on his way. He'll take a pay bump up over $9,000, and we're down to our final 11 players.
Under the gun, Doug Lang raised to 36,000, and James McBride three-bet to 86,000 from the small blind. Lang shoved over the top, and McBride instantly called all in for about 350,000 total.
Showdown
McBride:
Lang:
There wasn't even a sweat as the board ran out , and McBride has done it again with aces. This one doubles him up to 730,000. That's good for fourth place right now, and it drops Lang back to 580,000.
Doug Lang raised to 36,000 from the cutoff, and he found calls from Matt Waxman (button) and Robert Toye (big blind) to go to a three-way flop.
The dealer spread , and action checked to Waxman. He bet 42,000, folding Toye without incident. Lang, though, check-raised to 107,000, and Waxman let it go.
B.J. McBrayer opened to 40,000 under the gun, and Joshua Evans shoved his last 108,000 chips into the middle. McBrayer made the quick call with , but Evans' had him poised for the double.
The board came , and it's an unlucky chop for Evans'. Sevens full for both men, and Evans is still playing short-stacked with 350,000.
The short stacks are finding their doubles in the last few minutes.
Under the gun, Jake Bazeley opened to 35,000, and Jonathon Poche three-bet shoved for 219,000 from the small blind. Bazeley asked for the amount before settling on the call.
Showdown
Bazeley:
Poche:
Bazeley let out a noise like he'd had his finger pinched, and the board ran to lock up Poche's double. After the exchange, Poche is up to 466,000, and Bazeley falls to 1.03 million.
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was a miss, and the river 
was the wrong shade of paint. The unlikely double pulls Evans back into contention with 658,000, and McBrayer is left with just about 160,000 and the shortest stack in the room.
. Waxman's 
was well behind, and the 
, and Toye led out with 80,000 chips. McBride folded, but Waxman put in the call to see the 
on the turn. Toye checked this time, and Waxman took that as his cue to win the pot with a bet of 120,000 chips.
flop, and the action went check-check to the 
river. Toye loaded up and fired 145,000 at the pot, and Waxman spent several minutes agonizing in the tank before he slid the calling chips in.
, and McBride has done it again with aces. This one doubles him up to 730,000. That's good for fourth place right now, and it drops Lang back to 580,000.
, and it's an unlucky chop for Evans'. Sevens full for both men, and Evans is still playing short-stacked with 350,000.
