Ivey Slipping, Nguyen Climbing
Scotty Nguyen raised under the gun and Phil Ivey defended his big blind. The flop came down 

and Ivey decided to check-raise. Nguyen made the call and the turn was the
. Ivey put out another 50,000 and Nguyen called. The river was the
and the same process got repeated.
Nguyen showed 


and beat Ivey's 


. Ivey and Nguyen are now almost even while Cassidy is well ahead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,025,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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925,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
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