Josh Evans Poker Tournament Updates

Chan Pelton and Master Lynch Bust a Combined Four Players to Burst Bubble

Apr 12, '15

There were several busts during round-for-round play, which led to four players busting out and bursting the bubble.

We missed the action, but Srikanth Gottumukkala was sitting out with no chips in front of him and Chan Pelton was stacking the chips to be the first casualty on the bubble. If nobody else was eliminated, then Gottumukkala would be the tournament’s bubble boy.

But the very next hand, action folded to Josh Evans on the button, who moved all in for 56,000. Chan Pelton moved all in for 450,000 and the cards were tabled. Evans showed QQ and needed help against Pelton’s KK.

The board ran out J10358 and Evans was eliminated and would at very least split the prize money with Gottumukkala.

A few tables over, however, Abdel Hamid was all in preflop and Master Lynch was building a side pot against another player on a flop of 966. Lynch bet 10,000 after his opponent checked and he was check-raised to 30,000. The dealer pulled in the dead money and then Lynch clicked it back to 70,000. His opponent folded the 9 face up and the other cards were tabled.

Lynch showed 76, good for trips and was up agaisnt Hamid’s J10. The turn was the 10 and the river was the K to keep Lynch’s trips in the lead and add Hamid to the list of players who would be splitting prize money.

On one of the last hands of the round, Rickie Merritt shoved all in on the turn with the board reading 5429. Lynch called and showed JJ and was in the lead against Merritt’s 32. Lynch faded the pair and straight draw as the 7 fell on the river and Lynch knocked out his second player during round-for-round play.

There were no other casualties during the bubble and Evans, Gottumukkala, Merritt and Hamid will split 72nd, 71st and 70th place prize money. Gottumukkala and Hamid take home $1,336 while Merritt and Evans each take home $1,337.

Normal play resumed after the conclusion of round-for-round with an increase in the blinds and antes.

Player Tags: Josh Evans,   Chan Pelton,   Rickie Merritt,   Abdel Hamid,   Srikanth Gottumukkala

McMillan Cracks Evans' Aces to Double

Aug 01, '14

An early positioned player opened to 3,000 and action folded around to John McMillan on the button who three-bet shipped all in for his last 20,800. It folded to Josh Evans in the big blind and he flatted the all in. The original raiser folded and the hands were turned over.

Evans: AA
McMillan: JJ

McMillan was behind Evans’ aces and in need of help heading to the community cards. The flop came down 7210, keeping Evans’ aces in front. The 5 dropped down on the turn and McMillan scooted backward in his seat, ready to make his exit from the tournament.

Just like that, his miracle J struck the felt on fifth street, giving him a set of jacks for the double. McMillan took down the pot and now has around 42,000 in chips. Evans, on the other hand, has dropped to about 51,000.

Player Tags: Josh Evans,   John McMillan

Main Event Update

Jul 14, '07

Josh Evans Eliminated 76th

Evans moves all with A6 and is called by Pokerstars qualifier Jason Welsh with A10.   The board comes KJ8J9, making Welsh the nut flush and sending Evans home in 76th place.

Scott Freeman Wins Huge Pot

Avi Cohen limps from early position and Freeman raises to $100,000.  Cohen makes the call and the flop comes K96.  Cohen checks and Freeman bets $175,000.  Cohen thinks then makes the call.  The turn is the 10 and Cohen leads for $400,000.  Freeman reraises all in for around $1,010,000, and Cohen quickly makes the call with 87.  Freeman rolls over 86, and is drawing to a backdoor flush to stay alive.  As the ESPN cameras crown the table, Freeman mouths, "one time" then looks up into the roof of the Amazon Room.  The river brings the 5, making Freeman's flush and shipping him a pot worth over $2,500,000 in chips. 

The Great Dane Doubles Up... Without Showdown

Within one orbit Gus Hansen moved in four times and  picked up at least $81,000 each time without even seeing a flop.  He moved in from the small blind, the button, the cutoff and later from early position, and increased his stack from around $400,000  to nearly $800,000 in that orbit.  When Hansen finally saw a flop from the small blind the board came down A A A and Gus was bet out of the pot.  Hansen was still by far ahead of were he started the orbit, and it seems that his putting the pressure on his opponents has so far worked in his favor.

Eliminations

Willie Tann - 77th place ($106,382)
Josh Evans -  76th place ($106,382)
Leonard Pruzanski - 75th place ($106,382)
RIchard Murnick - 74th ($106,382)
Huck Seed - 73rd place ($106,382)
Billy Willis - 72nd place ($130,288)
Warren Karp - 71st Place ($130,288)
Ed De Haas - 70th place ($130,288)
Brandon Adams- 69th place ($130,288)

Adams was short stacked and found himself all-in with 10 6 against an opponent's A 2.  The board came down Q 9 3 7 K and Adams was eliminated.  With Huck Seed's elimination Scotty Nguyen became the only remaining main event champ in the field.

Scotty Nguyen	3,000,000
Bill Edler	1,700,000
Daniel Alaei	1,250,000
Gus Hansen	800,000
Kirk Morrison	755,000

Pokerstars Online Qualifiers

Hevad Khan	3,300,000
Rep Porter	2,745,000
Jeff Banghart	1,900,000
Jason Welch	1,760,000
Ryan Lawrence	1,000,000

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Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Huck Seed,   Gus Hansen,   Brandon Adams,   Josh Evans,   Scott Freeman