On a flop of 
, Phil Ivey bet 1,200 and his sole opponent in Seat 4 called. Ivey then checked the 
and Seat 4 took the opportunity to bet 2,200. Ivey called in a flash and the 
spiked on the river. Ivey stacked his remaining 8,000 or so and pushed it in the middle. His opponent shook his head in resignation and Ivey took down the pot. He is now back up to 17,000.
We literally just finished writing our last Phil Ivey post and walked back out on the tournament floor to watch him stacking even more chips. We're not sure how it happened, but Ivey has managed to double up to around 36,000. After a bad start to the PCA, it seems things are finally going right for the eight-time bracelet winner.
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We reported earlier that a dealer forced Michael Binger to take his iPad off the rail of the table, and just recently Nick Binger was asked to stop using his Kindle.
"It's a distraction," a floorperson told him. "If you're reading then the dealer has to keep telling you when to act."
"I'm reading," Binger retorted. "Are you saying it's more distracting to read than to have headphones and a hoody on?"
The argument continued until Binger finally asked to speak with a tournament director. For the time being he was forced to stop reading however, and the tournament is currently anti-tablet.
The player under the gun raised to 1,000 and Sergio Garcia very quietly announced a re-raise of an unknown amount, tossing in one T5,000 chip. Action folded back around to his opponent, who re-raised all in. Garcia called all in for about 4,000 more with 
, but was crushed by his opponent's 
.
The board ran out 
, bringing Garcia's tournament to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | 8,000 |
|
33,800 | -11,200 |
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
29,000 | |
|
27,500 | -5,500 |
|
23,700 | -6,300 |
|
19,500 | -13,500 |
|
17,000 | -13,000 |
|
9,500 | 3,500 |
Down to about 3,600, Barry Shulman was all in with 
against an opponent's 
. It looked bleak at first when the flop came down 
, followed by the 
turn. However, the hit the river, saving Shulman and giving him a stack of about 8,000 to work with.
With about 2,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Shaun Deeb checked under the gun and his opponent in the hijack bet 1,000. Deeb quickly raised to 3,200 and it was enough to take down the pot, boosting him to 37,000.
The bad news for Deeb is that Olivier Busquet, who has 110k, is seated at his table. The good news is Busquet is seated to his immediate right, so Deeb will have position on him all day long.
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
With about 21,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, a player checked to Faraz Jaka. A tiny bet of 3,300 followed, with Jaka's opponent throwing in the chips to call.
Jaka tabled 
, winning the pot and upping his stack to about 105,000.
