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03-05-2010 15:39 UTC-12

Sweat for Ivey; Exit for Smith

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Gavin Smith is busto

Things never seem to come easy for Phil Ivey in this tournament. He got Gavin Smith to commit all of his chips pre-flop with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{10-Spades}

. Ivey, non-plussed as ever, tabled {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

and waited for the flop.

There was lots of murmuring and laughter as the flop came {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{3-Spades}

{6-Hearts}

to give Ivey top pair and Smith the nut flush draw. The {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

turn gave Smith a few more outs to secure the double-up. But the {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

river propelled Ivey to Day 2.

After Ivey and Smith shook hands, Ivey passed by Barry Greenstein and Greenstein's son Nathan. "I made it," said Ivey with a smile. He addressed Nathan directly and said, "I think you need to be here. You counteract the bad luck."

On his way off the set, Ivey stopped to sign autographs for a couple of U.S. Marines.

Tags: Gavin Smith Phil Ivey