Two big pots of stud split have both gone Phil Ivey's way to increase his count to 1.8 million and lower Bill Chen's count to about 2.5 million. Ivey bet all the way on a board of in the first hand, with Chen calling showing . Chen called one more bet on the river, where Ivey produced in the hole for a pair of aces that Chen couldn't beat.
Shortly thereafte, Ivey was the one calling all the way down as his board developed . When he paired jacks on sixth street, he bet into Chen's board of . Chen called that bet, but folded to a river bet.
None of the first few hands of hold'em have gone past a single bet on the flop. Phil Ivey has taken the worst of it, and has slipped back down to about 1.4 million.
The game has switched to Omaha Hi/Lo. Bill Chen raised the button and Phil Ivey called to a flop of . Both players checked. Ivey tried a bet on the turn but Chen quickly called. The river blanked and drew checks from both players.
"Nine," said Chen. Ivey then opened for a pair of tens to drag the pot.
It's limit poker, and it's heads up, so things are in a comfortable rhythm in the flop games. It was Phil Ivey's turn to raise the button. It was Bill Chen's turn to call from the big blind. Chen check-called a bet on a flop of . He then check-raised the turn and induced a fold from Ivey.
The players are playing very, very quickly. So quickly that there's no way to keep up. Most pots are not getting to showdown. One pot that did, however, was another loser for Phil Ivey. He raised the button and was called by Bill Chen. Chen check-called a bet on a flop of and that was enought to shut Ivey down. The action checked the rest of the way, with Chen turning up for two pair, nines and sevens, to grab the pot.
Phil Ivey is down to just six big bets in his stack after losing a razz showdown to Bill Chen. He completed third street after Chen brought it in. Chen called, then called bets on fourth street and fifth street also. Both players checked sixth and seventh streets. It was difficult to tell if Chen was playing the river cautiously or going for a check-raise. Either way, the 3-4-7 he opened, to make a 7-6, dragged the pot.
We breezed through the stud round without much action. In stud split, Bill Chen brought it in then called Phil Ivey's completion. Chen drew the high board on fourth, but checked it and then called another bet. He kept the high board with open kings on fifth street and bet there and on sixth. Ivey called each time, taking the two players to the river.
Chen opted for a check on the river, opening the door for an Ivey bet. Chen called, then mucked when Ivey turned up for a ten-high straight.
Phil Ivey has climbed to 1.7 million again by winning yet another stud split pot. He completed after Bill Chen brought it in, then called Chen's raise. Chen check-called a bet on fourth street, but check-folded to a bet on fifth street.
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in the first hand, with Chen calling showing 
. Chen called one more bet on the river, where Ivey produced 
in the hole for a pair of aces that Chen couldn't beat.
. When he paired jacks on sixth street, he bet into Chen's board of 
. Chen called that bet, but folded to a river bet.
. Both players checked. Ivey tried a bet on the 
and drew checks from both players.
for a pair of tens to drag the pot.
and that was enought to shut Ivey down. The action checked the rest of the way, with Chen turning up 
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