Joshua Evans Eliminated in 2nd Place ($372,498)
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Joshua Evans had the button and raised to 125,000, Andy Frankenberger called, and the flop fell . Frankenberger checked, Evans fired 180,000, and Frankenberger check-raised to 600,000. Evans moved all in for nearly 2.5 million, and Frankenberger made the call.
Frankenberger:
Evans:
Evans needed a ten or running diamonds to survive, and his hopes for a flush were dashed when the fell on the turn. Only a ten could save him now, but it wasn't to be as the bricked on the river.
Evans has had a great year thus far, and despite finishing runner-up, he still walks home with a whopping $372,498.