Evdakov, Van Alstyne Inching Upwards
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Nikolay Evdakov and James Van Alstyne are both sitting behind respectable stacks while their opponents in recent hands, Patrik Antonius and Tim Phan, are both trending perilously downwards.
Antonius three-bet from the blinds pre-flop against Van Alstyne, then fired every street of a 
board. Van Alstyne called, and called, and called one last time with 
, a pair of tens. It was good enough to win the pot and give Van Alstyne 210,000 chips. Antonius is down to 71,000.
Evdakov made pocket aces work on a board of 
against a hand that Phan mucked at showdown. It gave Evdakov 180,000 chips and dropped Phan to 65,000.