Andy Frankenberger raised to 200,000 and Phil Ivey made the call. The flop was and both players checked. The turn card was the and Frankenberger bet 100,000 to win the pot.
Frankenberger raised to 250,000 and Ivey made the call. The pair shared a flop of , Ivey checked and Frankenberger bet 250,000. Back to Ivey and he reached for raising chips. He pulled out 600,000 and pushed them over the line, Frankenberger moved all-in and Ivey called.
Phil Ivey raised to 240,000, Frankenberger bets pot and Ivey lays down his hand.
Ivey gets a walk
Phil Ivey raised to 240,000 and Frankenberger called. The pair shared the flop of , Frankenberger checked and Ivey bet 240,000. Back to Frankenberger and he mucked his hand.
Phil Ivey raised to 250,000, Andy Frankenberger raised 'pot' and Ivey folded.
The pair shared an unraised flop of where Ivey check-called a 120,000 Frankenberger bet. That was the end of the action as the and were checked through and Ivey won the pot with .
Another unraised flop; this time . Frankenberger checked, Ivey bet 120,000, Frankenberger made a small raise and Ivey folded.
Frankenberger raised to 240,000 and Ivey called. The flop was , Ivey checked, Frankenberger bet 255,000 and Ivey folded.
Phil Ivey raised to 250,000 and Andy Frankenberger called. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and once again Frankenberger checked. Ivey decided he wanted to take a different course of action and he bet 240,000. Back to Frankenberger and he check-raised to 625,000. This was a crucial pot and both players knew it. Ivey stared down the table at his opponent, nodded his head slightly and made the call.
The arena was deathly silent. The dealer placed the onto the deck and sat back waiting for the explosion, but it never materialised. Frankenberger just stared ahead of him, hands covering his cards, before checking his option. Back to Ivey, who was riffling some 5k chips, and he also checked. Frankenberger turned over and it was enough to win a considerable pot.
Phil Ivey raised to 240,000 and Andy Frankenberger called. The flop was , Frankenberger checked, Ivey bet 340,000 and Frankenberger laid down his hand.
Frankenberger raised to 240,000, Ivey upped the ante with a raise and Frankenberger folded.
Ivey called on the button and Frankenberger checked. The flop was , Frankenberger checked, Ivey checked and we moved to the turn. The dealer turned over the , Frankenberger bet 125,000 and Ivey called. The fifth and final card was the , Frankenberger bet 225,000 and Ivey called and it was a good call. He turned over and scooped the pot.
Andy Frankenberger raised to 300,000 and Phil Ivey called. The flop was , Ivey checked and Frankenberger quickly bet 600,000 to win the pot.
Ivey raised to 240,000 and Frankenberger made the call. The dealer gave us the , Frankenberger checked, Ivey bet 240,000 and Frankenberger went deep into his stack but when he came out, only made the call. The made an appearance on fourth street, Frankenberger checked, Ivey checked and we were at the river. The finished off proceedings and Frankenberger bet 450,000. Pressure on Ivey - who had been making all the right decisions in these spots - and he glared at Frankenberger for an eternity before making the call. Frankenberger turned over for the straight and took down another nice pot.
Andy Frankenberger raised to 300,000 and Phil Ivey made the call. The flop was , Ivey checked, Frankenberger bet 130,000, Ivey raised pot and Frankenberger called faster than a bolt of lightning strikes the earth. This was going to be the bracelet defining pot everyone is waiting for and this place is packed to the rafters.
Ivey turned over for the open ended straight draw and Frankenberger turned over for top pair. Andy Frankenberger was about to win his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in consecutive years.
Turn:
One more card to fade and Frankenberger was going to be our champion.
River:
That's it! Frankenberger has not only won his second WSOP bracelet and $445,899, he has done so by beating the greatest poker player alive today. Frankenberger has his critics but what are they saying now? What a feat for Frankenberger and commiserations to Ivey who played like a champion throughout. He leaves with $275,559.
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and both players checked. The turn card was the 
and Frankenberger bet 100,000 to win the pot.
, Ivey checked and Frankenberger bet 250,000. Back to Ivey and he reached for raising chips. He pulled out 600,000 and pushed them over the line, Frankenberger moved all-in and Ivey called.
, Frankenberger checked and Ivey bet 240,000. Back to Frankenberger and he mucked his hand.
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were checked through and Ivey won the pot with 
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. Frankenberger checked, Ivey bet 120,000, Frankenberger made a small raise and Ivey folded.
, Ivey checked, Frankenberger bet 255,000 and Ivey folded.
and once again Frankenberger checked. Ivey decided he wanted to take a different course of action and he bet 240,000. Back to Frankenberger and he check-raised to 625,000. This was a crucial pot and both players knew it. Ivey stared down the table at his opponent, nodded his head slightly and made the call.
onto the deck and sat back waiting for the explosion, but it never materialised. Frankenberger just stared ahead of him, hands covering his cards, before checking his option. Back to Ivey, who was riffling some 5k chips, and he also checked. Frankenberger turned over 
and it was enough to win a considerable pot.
, Frankenberger checked, Ivey bet 340,000 and Frankenberger laid down his hand.
, Frankenberger bet 225,000 and Ivey called and it was a good call. He turned over 
and scooped the pot.
finished off proceedings and Frankenberger bet 450,000. Pressure on Ivey - who had been making all the right decisions in these spots - and he glared at Frankenberger for an eternity before making the call. Frankenberger turned over 
, Ivey checked, Frankenberger bet 130,000, Ivey raised pot and Frankenberger called faster than a bolt of lightning strikes the earth. This was going to be the bracelet defining pot everyone is waiting for and this place is packed to the rafters.
