Phil Ivey Doubles Early
It's often thought that Phil Ivey has a big edge on most tournament fields. If true, that edge just increased as Ivey has already doubled up.
The cameras swarmed the table as Ivey and John Spadavecchia, Jr. got all of the money in preflop, revealing that Ivey had the upper hand with the 
versus Spadavecchia's 
.
On the flop, the 
rolled out and Spadavecchia picked up some additional outs to a straight. The turn was the 
, and the river completed the board with the 
. Ivey faded what he needed to, eliminating Spadavecchia and moving to 60,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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, Petersen checked, and Salsberg tossed out 1,200. Petersen called.
, the two checked, and the 
completed the board. Petersen tossed out two yellow T1,000 chips, and Salsberg quickly called. Petersen turned over 
for two pair, and Salsberg unhappily mucked.
. The player in the big blind had checked to Moneymaker, who fired out a single yellow T1,000 chip. It proved enough to get the job done as Moneymaker's opponent gave up on the hand.
, Owen Crowe bet 1,125 from early position and received a call from Matt Glantz on the button. Both players then checked the 
for top pair. Unfortunately for him, Glantz held 
turn. Peters took the opportunity to bet 425, Boyd snap-called, and Zaverukha got out of the way.
peeled off on the river, Peters put out a bet of 850, and this time it proved enough to get the job done as Boyd released his hand.
flop.
