Event 25 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-13-2009 18:26 UTC-12

Ivey Stems the Bleeding

Back onto Omaha-8 once again and Phil Ivey has taken down a much needed pot to get some momentum back in his favor.

Ming Lee raised the button and Ivey re-popped it from the big blind. Lee called and they saw a flop of {Q-Diamonds}

. Ivey led at the pot and Lee made the call.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds}

and again Ivey fired a bet with Lee making the call.

The river brought the {Q-Hearts}

and once again Ivey bet and Lee called.

Ivey tabled {A-Spades}

for a full house with queens full of aces to take it down.

Lee: 1.2 million
Ivey: 1.6 million

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06-13-2009 18:29 UTC-12

Ivey Rivers Chop

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Phil Ivey raised the button and Ming Lee called in the big blind. The flop landed {9-Clubs}

and Lee checked, Ivey bet and Lee called.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds}

and this time Lee check-raised Ivey's bet, but Ivey made the call. The river was the {8-Diamonds}

and Lee checked, Ivey bet and Lee called.

Lee: {A-Spades}

Ivey:

Ivey makes the nut low with Lee collecting the high with a set. Chop it up!

06-13-2009 18:33 UTC-12

All Square

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Ming Lee raised the button and Phil Ivey called in the big blind. Ivey called the bet of Lee on the {6-Spades}

flop before they both checked through the {8-Clubs}

turn. The river was the {K-Diamonds}

and Ivey fired a bet with Lee calling him down.

Once again, Ivey had been caught as Lee showed {2-Spades}

for kings and eights to collect the whole pot and Ivey quickly mucked.

Lee: 1.4 million
Ivey: 1.4 million

06-13-2009 18:37 UTC-12

Ivey Breaks the Deadlock

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Phil Ivey completed in the first hand of Stud-8 and Ming Lee made the call. Ivey took control of the betting on fourth, fifth and sixth streets before Lee check-raised his bet on the river. Ivey wasn't phased as he put in yet another raise with Lee making the call.

Ivey: ( {K-Diamonds}

)

Lee: (X-X-X) {J-Spades}

Ivey made a king-high flush to take down the pot as the first major pot of this heads-up battle goes his way. He's now up to around 1.9 million chips, with Lee back to 900,000.

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Level: 27

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-13-2009 18:43 UTC-12

Lee on His Knees

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Phil Ivey raised the button and Ming Lee called in the big blind.

The flop was {J-Spades}

and Lee checked, Ivey bet and Lee raised. Ivey made the call.

The turn was the {10-Hearts}

and again Lee checked, Ivey bet but this time Lee flat called.

The river brought the {J-Diamonds}

and again Lee check-called the bet from Ivey.

Ivey tabled {J-Clubs}

for jacks full of nines to scoop another pot. Lee is now on his knees and one mistake away from elimination.

Lee: 550,000
Ivey: 2.25 million

06-13-2009 18:47 UTC-12

Lee Takes One Back

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While there are throngs of Phil Ivey fans on the rail here, a small group of Ming Lee fans just got to clear their lungs as Lee scooped a pot to get himself headed back in the right direction.

Ivey raised the button and Lee called in the big blind. They saw a flop of {A-Hearts}

and Lee checked to Ivey who bet. Lee made the call.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs}

and this time Lee led out with a bet with Ivey making the call.

The river brought the {3-Hearts}

and again Lee fired out a bet and Ivey called.

Lee tabled {7-Clubs}

for two pair for the high to go with the nut low to scoop.

Lee: 1.1 million
Ivey 1.7 million

06-13-2009 18:49 UTC-12

Ivey Continues to Apply Pressure

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It was Phil Ivey's turn to raise the button with Ming Lee making the call in the big blind.

The flop fell {J-Hearts}

and Lee checked, then called a bet from Ivey.

On the {5-Spades}

turn, Lee checked and Ivey fired again to force a fold from Lee.

Lee: 900,000
Ivey: 1.9 million

06-13-2009 18:51 UTC-12

Ivey Puts Pedal to the Metal

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After taking a couple of small pots, Phil Ivey forced another fold from Ming Lee on fifth street in a Stud-8 hand to again have Lee in deep trouble.

Ivey had completed on third, and the betting pressure from Ivey on fourth and fifth streets was too much for Lee as he folded.

Lee: (X-X) {2-Hearts}

Ivey: (X-X) {6-Spades}

Lee: 500,000
Ivey: 2.3 million

06-13-2009 18:56 UTC-12

Ivey Prepares to Strike

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After a few more small pots with the (rather significant) blinds and antes going the way of Phil Ivey, Ming Lee is now down to his last 350,000 chips. It appears Phil Ivey has slowed down just a little as he prepares his final strike.