Cates Thinks it Through; Ivey Pulls Some Back
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
7,400,000 | 200,000 |
|
6,200,000 | |
|
5,100,000 | 500,000 |