HKD $250,000 Short Deck Ante-Only | 2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro

05-13-2018 15:54 UTC

Ivey Takes a Nice Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Phil Ivey bet the flop for 150,000 with and Dan Cates called with the . Both checked the turn while Ivey then bet the river for 550,000. Cates gave it some thought and called, then mucked when he got shown the nuts by Ivey.

In a limped pot to the flop, Ivey checked with and Cates did so with the for middle pair and a gutshot. The turn was checked, while Cates bet the river for 125,000. Ivey called and dropped some of his profit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	13,400,000	-865,000
Phil Ivey	5,000,000	860,000

Tags: Dan Cates Phil Ivey

05-13-2018 15:46 UTC

Heads-Up Play Underway

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

The cards are back in the air with an ante of 50,000 and the button double ante of 100,000.

05-13-2018 15:33 UTC

Gabe Patgorski Eliminated in 3rd Place (HKD$1,937,000/$246,745)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Dan Cates raised it up to 450,000 and Gabe Patgorski moved all in, Cates snap-called. "Bad beat incoming," Patgorski predicted after the duo had tabled their cards.

Gabe Patgorski:
Dan Cates:

However, the board of brought no upset and Patgorski was eliminated in 3rd place for HKD$1,937,000 (~246,745). There will be a short break now to set up the duel for the title, and Cates will have a more than 3-1 lead over Phil Ivey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	14,265,000	5,365,000
Phil Ivey	4,140,000	-360,000
Gabe Patgorski	Busted

Tags: Dan Cates Gabe Patgorski Phil Ivey

05-13-2018 15:30 UTC

Cates Over Patgorski

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

The three-way limped pot showed a flop of and Gabe Patgorski bet 150,000 with the on the button. Dan Cates called with to see the turn, triggering a bet of 475,000 by Patgorski, Cates instantly folded.

Patgorski raised the and Cates called on the button with the . The flop was checked and a on the turn saw Cates bet, Patgorski folded instantly.

Tags: Dan Cates Gabe Patgorski

05-13-2018 15:22 UTC

Cates Taking Over Control

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

The three-way flop of was cheked and Phil Ivey bet the turn for 200,000 with the . Dan Cates raised to 825,000 with the and Gabe Patgorski quickly folded , Ivey also let go.

Patgorski limped in with the and Ivey raised to 300,000 with the . Patgorski moved all in for 4,640,000 and Ivey folded.

The next hand brought another limped pot to the flop and Cates bet 200,000 with , Ivey called with . On the turn, both players checked and the river brought no betting action either.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	8,900,000	100,000
Phil Ivey	4,500,000	-660,000

Tags: Dan Cates Gabe Patgorski Phil Ivey

05-13-2018 15:16 UTC

Cates and Patgorski Clash in Bigger Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

In a three-way limped pot to the flop, Gabe Patgorski made it 150,000 to go with the and Phil Ivey called with the . Dan Cates raised it up to 900,000 and Patgorski called, Ivey folded. "What do you want to see Jungleman?" Patgorski asked, but Cates didn't give away any reaction.

The turn sent Cates into the think tank before he made it 1,375,000 to go. Patgorski took an equally long time before folding, and then teased "Jungleman" about a juicy seat at the cash game tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	8,800,000	1,475,000
Gabe Patgorski	4,800,000	-1,140,000

Tags: Dan Cates Gabe Patgorski Phil Ivey

05-13-2018 15:05 UTC

Chop It Up

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Gabe Patgorski raised to 400,000 with and Phil Ivey called with the . The flop went check, check, and Patgorski bet the turn for 550,000. Ivey called and the pot grew up to 2 million.

The river triggered a bet of 650,000 by Patgorski and Ivey raised to 1,300,000. Patgorski moved all in and Ivey called. Since both players had the nuts, they were obligated to raise in order to not pick up a penalty, which Patgorski clarified with the floor staff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	7,325,000	-75,000
Gabe Patgorski	5,940,000	-260,000
Phil Ivey	5,160,000	60,000

Tags: Gabe Patgorski Phil Ivey

05-13-2018 15:00 UTC

Cates Thinks it Through; Ivey Pulls Some Back

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

On the river of a board , Gabe Patgorski bet 450,000 with the and Dan Cates called with the for the straight to pull ahead further at the top of the counts, bumping his stack to 47% of the chips in play.

Phil Ivey limped in with the and Patgorski raised to 350,000 with , Ivey called. On the flop, both players checked and the on the turn was checked by Ivey, as did Patgorski. The river brought a bet of 300,000 by Patgorski and Ivey check-folded.

Cates made it 400,000 to go with the and Ivey called with . The flop came and the action checked. On the turn, no betting action took place before Ivey bet the river for 500,000 into a pot of 850,000.

After more than three minutes in the think tank, Cates let go and the pot was sent to Ivey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	7,400,000	200,000
Gabe Patgorski	6,200,000
Phil Ivey	5,100,000	500,000

Tags: Dan Cates Gabe Patgorski Phil Ivey

Level: 17

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 50,000

05-13-2018 14:50 UTC

The Pots Remain Small

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 0/0, 40,000 ante

Yet another three-way limped pot emerged to the flop and Dan Cates bet 100,000 with the , Gabe Patgorski called with the . The turn brought a check from Patgorski and he called a second barrel of 300,000 by Cates.

The on the river paired the board for the second time and Patgorski raked in the pot after both players opted to check it down.