Ho Scoops Ivey
Level 17
Phil Ivey opened with a raise and Maria Ho called from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and the two were heads up to the flop.
The flop came down 
and Ivey continued out with a bet. Ho called to see the turn which was the 
. Ivey fired once again and Ho stayed the course. The river brought the 
and Ivey fired another big bet into the middle. Ho came over the top with a raise, however, and Ivey flat called.
Ho fanned 
for a rivered set of fives and the nut low. Ivey looked almost stunned as he picked his cards up off of the felt, went to muck, looked at them once more, and finally threw them away. Ho scooped up the pot and is now sitting pretty around 140,000 while Ivey has fallen from grace and now has about 30,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
30,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
board, two-time bracelet winner Viacheslav Zhukov (one in limit O/8, one in PLO/8) was all in with 
against Alex Kostritsyn. We didn't quite catch Kostritsyn's hand, but he quickly mucked after the 
river fell, giving the pot to Zhukov with aces and kings.
and Dempsey was able to score the knockout against Schwartz's unimproved hand for the high and using his ace-deuce for the nut low. Dempsey is now sitting on about 72,000 in chips.
and Seed check-called a continuation bet from Ivey. The turn brought a second pair on the board with the 
rivered and Seed checked again. Ivey checked it back and Seed rolled over 
for a full house.
finish off the community cards. Longfellow checked a third time and Duhamel cut out one more bet. Longfellow mucked her hand and Duhamel took down the pot without a showdown.
