2011 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
$750,000
Event Info
Entries
64

Ivey's Gone Too

Phil Ivey v. Dan Cates
Phil Ivey v. Dan Cates

Daniel Cates drew one of the toughest first-round opponents: Phil Ivey. But a cooler of a hand allowed Cates to get the best of Ivey and advance to the Round of 32. With all five cards already on board, {8-}{j-}{8-}{5-}{2-}, Ivey and Cates got all the chips in, with Ivey at risk. Ivey showed trip eights but was out-done by Cates's full house, {j-}{8-}. The two men remained on stage for a brief interview with Leeann Tweeden and then (perhaps?) headed back to whatever high-stakes game was waiting for them.

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