Hands #58-63: Mike Liang Is Catching Up to Chipleader Chad Eveslage

Photo:  Mike Liang

HAND #58  –  Chad Eveslage raises from the small blind to 375,000, taking the blinds and ante.

HAND #59  –  Tim McDermott completes the small blind to 150,000, and Mike Liang checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes , McDermott checks, Liang bets 350,000, and McDermott folds. Liang takes the pot.

HAND #60  –  Tim McDermott raises from the button to 300,000, taking the blinds and ante.

HAND #61  –  Mike Liang raises from the button to 375,000, and Kyna England calls from the small blind. The flop comes , England checks, Liang bets 625,000, and England folds. Liang takes the pot.

HAND #62  –  Mike Liang raises from the cutoff to 350,000, Tim McDermott moves all in from the big blind for about 4,400,000, and Liang folds. McDermott takes the pot.

Tim McDermott  –  5,000,000  (33 bb)

HAND #63  –  Chad Eveslage raises from the button to 350,000, and Mike Liang calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Liang checks, Eveslage bets 300,000, and Liang calls. The turn card is the , Liang checks, Eveslage bets 800,000, and Liang calls.

The river card is the , and both players check. Liang shows to win the pot with a pair of fours, and Eveslage mucks.

Mike Liang  –  16,700,000  (111 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  17,800,000  (119 bb)