2010 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$625,682
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

That's the Way to Do It

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

I don't think even Archie Karas would have gambled on this match being last to finish, and, as expected, it was fireworks right from the off. In what must surely have been one of the first few hands of play, Michael Mizrachi opened to 150, Phil Ivey reraised to 400 and Mizrachi made it 2,500. With little hesitation, Ivey pushed all in to put the decision back on Mizrachi.

Mizrachi couldn't help but laugh, but made the call nonetheless, sliding in his remaining chips before showing {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Ivey tabled {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}.

The {2-Spades}{8-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} flop was about as blank as Ivey's expression, as was the {8-Spades} turn, but on the {A-Clubs} river, Mizrachi snatched defeat from the jaws of victory to go crashing out of the event within just a couple of minutes.

Ivey jumped out of his seat, said "Are we done?" to the dealer, before cantering out of the player area to rejoin another tournament. As Punch would say, "That's the way to do it."

Tags: Michael MizrachiPhil Ivey