Ivey Soars Up the Chip Counts
Level 15
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Phil Ivey raised to 250,000 from middle position and only Dejan Kaladjurdjevic called from the cutoff.
Ivey started with a check on the 3♠6♥5♥ flop, and Kaladjurdjevic decided to bet 200,000. Ivey took a few moments before check-raising to 600,000, which prompted Kaladjurdjevic to shove for Ivey's remaining 2,300,000. Ivey snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Phil Ivey: 5♠5♣ 
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic: A♥8♥
Ivey had flopped middle set against the nut flush draw of Kaladjurdjevic. A J♦ fell on the turn meaning Ivey just needed to avoid a heart on the river to double through Kaladjurdjevic. A clean 9♦ completed the board, and Ivey's stack increased to over seven million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500,000
4,725,000
|
4,725,000 |
|
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|
2,200,000
3,650,000
|
3,650,000 |