Jerry Yang's early surge in Level 1 was met by a long slide in Levels 2 and 3, when the other champions began playing back at him. In a recent hand, Yang opened to 700, and Tom McEvoy reraised to 2,100. Yang gave it a long think before folding, leaving himself with only 6,375.
McEvoy is among the quiet climbers of late, currently at about 17,500.