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

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

Level: 27

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-13-2009 18:37 UTC-12

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.

Tags: Ming Lee Phil Ivey

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 18:29 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 18:26 UTC-12

Ivey Stems the Bleeding

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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

Tags: Phil Ivey

06-13-2009 18:22 UTC-12

New Chip Lee-der

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Phil Ivey completed on third street, both players checked fourth before Ivey fired bets on fifth, sixth and seventh streets. Ming Lee made the call and tabled the best hand with two pair as Ivey mucked.

Lee: ( {7-Diamonds}

)

Ivey (X-X-X) {K-Hearts}

Lee: 1.6 million
Ivey: 1.2 million

Tags: Ming Lee

06-13-2009 18:18 UTC-12

Lee Chipping Up

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Ming Lee completed and Phil Ivey raised on third street. Lee called, and again made the call on fourth and fifth. But by the time sixth landed, Lee took control of the betting to force a fold from Ivey and take down another pot.

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

Ivey: (X-X) {9-Spades}

Lee: 1.3 million
Ivey: 1.5 million

06-13-2009 18:13 UTC-12

Lee Claims Early Heads-Up Pot

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In the final hand of Omaha-8, Phil Ivey raised on the button and fired bets on the flop and turn, before checking it down on the river.

The board read {J-Spades}

and Lee showed down {7-Clubs}

to take it down with two pair.

Lee: 1.22 million
Ivey: 1.58 million

06-13-2009 18:09 UTC-12

Heads-Up Play Commences

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It's the battle of the six-time WSOP bracelet winner versus the unknown quantity. The legendary Phil Ivey gunning for his second bracelet this year against Ming Lee who will be out to capture his first ever bracelet.

It's been one helluva final table - how will the ending unfold?

Updated chip counts:

Phil Ivey: 1,785,000
Ming Lee: 1,035,000

The players have returned and the battle for the bracelet has recommenced!