Ivey Doubles
On the 
board, Phil Ivey checked to John Andress. Andress fired 17,000 and Ivey put in a check-raise for all of his chips. Ivey's shove was worth 68,350 and it sent Andress into the tank for a bit. Eventually, he made the call holding the 
. Ivey had the best of it with top and bottom pair. His hand was the 
.
The river completed the board with the 
and that gave Ivey the double up. He boomed his way to about 145,000 after dropping a few recent hands in succession that had his stack going the wrong way. Andress was knocked down to 23,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
23,000
27,000
|
27,000 |