Event 8 - $2,500 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-04-2009 09:58 UTC-12

Ivey Doubles

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Phil Ivey raised to 12,000 from the small blind. Raphael Zimmerman was in the big blind and moved all in. The pressure was put back on Ivey and he made the call. Both players drew one card. Each player revealed their first four cards before the draw card.

Ivey: {7-?}

Zimmerman: {9-?}

Ivey drew an {8-?}

and had Zimmerman drawing dead. Zimmerman's draw card was an ace. Ivey has now doubled up.

Tags: Phil Ivey Raphael Zimmerman

06-04-2009 10:05 UTC-12

Raphael Zimmerman Eliminated in 6th Place ($14,663)

donpeters

Phil Ivey raised to 12,000. Raphael Zimmerman slid out another massive stack of T1,000 chips for a reraise. Phil then announced that he was all in. Zimmerman called.

Ivey stood pat while Zimmerman drew one card. Ivey showed an {8-?}

and Zimmerman was drawing dead against him. Zimmerman was eliminated in 6th place and took home over $14,000.

Ivey now has 400,000 and is the new chip leader.

Tags: Phil Ivey Raphael Zimmerman

06-04-2009 10:12 UTC-12

Rodeen Talebi Eliminated in 5th Place ($19,346)

donpeters

Rodeen Talebi moved all in for 50,500 and Yan Chen made the call. Both players stood pat. Talebi showed a jack-ten low, but was eliminated after Chen showed a nine-eight low.

Talebi finished in 5th place and earned nearly $20,000.

Tags: Rodeen Talebi Yan Chen

06-04-2009 10:16 UTC-12

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Phil Ivey - 400,000
John Monnette - 350,000
Yan Chen - 210,000
Eric Kesselman - 95,000

06-04-2009 10:24 UTC-12

The Big Dogs Collide

donpeters

The two biggest stacks went at it on this hand.

Phil Ivey raised to 12,000 from under the gun. John Monnette made the call from the small blind. Both players drew one card.

Monnette was first to act and checked. Ivey firted 30,000 and Monnette called. Ivey turned up {8-?}

for the best hand and scooped the pot.

Tags: John Monnette Phil Ivey

06-04-2009 10:32 UTC-12

Kesselman Drops Further

donpeters

John Monnette raised to 12,000 from under the gun and action folds to Eric Kesselman in the big blind. Kesselman reraised to 40,000. Monnette checked Kesselman's chip stack and then moved all in. Kesselman folded and Monnette took the pot.

Tags: Eric Kesselman John Monnette

06-04-2009 10:32 UTC-12

Break

donpeters

The final four players are on a 20-minute break.

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 1,500

06-04-2009 10:54 UTC-12

Cards Back in the Air

donpeters

The cards are back in the air.

06-04-2009 11:00 UTC-12

Eric Kesselman Eliminated in 4th Place ($26,757)

donpeters

Phil Ivey raised to 15,000 from the button on the first hand back from the break. Eric Kesselman reraised all in from the small blind for 80,500 total. John Monnette called from the big blind and then action went back over to Ivey. He mucked and the two were heads up.

Kesselman and Monnette both stood pat. Monnette tabled number one, {7-?}

, and eliminated Kesselman in fourth place.

Tags: Eric Kesselman John Monnette Phil Ivey