Binger Eliminated, Paul Evans Chipleader
Jun 03, '07
Level 18 began with 32 players, none over the $600,000 chip mark. Both those numbers became quickly irrelevant , as one player took a clear chip lead and the field fell to just 27. Paul Evans from Mt. Shasta, California currently holds the chip lead at $900,000 and one his early victims was pro Michael Binger. Binger took two beats in three hands that sent him to the rail.
The first beat came when Binger got all in preflop with A
A
against an opponent holding Q
Q
for a pot worth $230,000. The first four cards came J
5
10
9
, and Binger's opponent turned an open ended straight draw. The river was the K
, giving the queens a straight and the pot. Although Binger was injured he was not out and still held $130,000 in chips. Two hands later Pual Evans raised to $40,000 from middle position and Binger pushed all in for his last $118,000. Evans made the call with K
J
, and Binger tabled A
8
. The board came J
5
3
6
9
, Evans spiked a pair of jacks and took down the pot. Binger was sent to the rail with a $20,052 cash.
Shortly after Binger's elimination the field was down to 27 and the tables were redrawn. Paul Evans drew a seat next to Dapo Fadeyi from Denver, Colorado and they soon tangled in the biggest pot of the tournament. Evans raised to $40,000 from middle position and Fadeyi made the call. The flop came K
9
7
, Evans bet $40,000 and Fadeyi called. The turn was the 10
, Evans bet $100,000 and Fadeyi moved all in for $199,000 more. Evans tanked for less then a minute then said, "I have pot odds." He made the call with A
Q
and Fadeyi tabled 9
9
. The river was the 8
, giving Evans the nut flush and sending a devastated Fadeyi home. That put Evans around $900,000, far ahead of the rest of the field.
Alex Jacob is still in but is down to $375,000 chips.
Player Tags: Paul Evans, Michael Binger, Alex Jacob, Dapo Fadeyi
