2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-up Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Entries
64

Tilly First Club to Fall

Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly
Well, at least Jennifer Tilly can say she got her money in good against Phil Ivey. Ivey had the chip lead when he opened with a raise from the button. Tilly moved all in and Ivey called. Tilly's {A-?} {K-?} went from the dominant preflop hand against Ivey's {A-?} {8-?} to the severely dominated hand after a flop with two eights and no kings. One of the remaining aces fell on the turn, giving Tilly at most a chop possibility, and only if the case ace hit the river. It didn't; the river was a {10-?}, eliminating Tilly and putting Ivey through to tomorrow's action.

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