06-22-2009 11:56 UTC-12

The Roller Coaster Ride of Ivey

[user80015]

[Removed:197] opened to 8,000 from under the gun before Phil Ivey made it 26,000 to go from the small blind. Nasr pushed all in and Ivey made the call.

[Removed:198]: {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

{8-Hearts}

Ivey:

{A-Spades}

{K-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

{10-Hearts}

{7-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

and [Removed:198] doubled to 260,000 as Ivey was left with only 7,500.

Two hands later Ivey moved all in for his last 6,700, and after being called round, Barny Boatman isolated to take it heads up.

Boatman: {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{5-Spades}

Ivey:

{A-Hearts}

{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{10-Diamonds}

{8-Hearts}

{9-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

and Ivey was back to 30,000 in chips.

Two hands after that Ivey found another double through Boatman when he called a bet on the turn and then on the river for his tournament life.

Boatman: {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

Ivey:

{J-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

The board fell {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{Q-Clubs}

{J-Diamonds}

{4-Spades}

{J-Hearts}

to see Ivey double 60,000 in chips.

Tags: Barny Boatman Phil Ivey