It's not over yet! Phil Ivey just won two pots bringing him back up to 690,000 chips. On the first one he raised from the small blind, and Scotty Nguyen defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Nguyen called Ivey's bet. On the turn, the , the same process was repeated and the river was the . Ivey threw out another bet and this time Nguyen opted to fold.
A couple of hands later, Ivey raised from the button and Cassidy defended his big blind. On a the hand got checked all the way to the river where Ivey called a bet from his opponent. Cassidy showed and mucked when Ivey turned over . Two crucial pots for Ivey who is still in it!
The action started off with a raise from Joe Cassidy who was on the button. Phil Ivey was in the big blind, and he put in the three-bet after which both his opponents called.
The flop came down , and Ivey bet, Nguyen raised, Cassidy called and Ivey put in another raise. Both Nguyen and Cassidy called. The turn was the and this time Ivey checked. Nguyen bet and both Cassidy and Ivey called. On the river the popped up and the same process was repeated.
Nguyen showed for a wheel and the nut low while Cassidy had for a broadway straight. Ivey mucked his cards and is back down to just 310,000 chips.
Phil Ivey was just all in for his tournament life, but he didn't get called. Joe Cassidy limped from the small blind and Ivey raised it up from the big. Cassidy called and the flow brought out . Ivey bet, Cassidy raised and Ivey put in another raise. Cassidy called.
The turn was the and Cassidy called Ivey's bet. The river was the and Ivey went all in for his final 40,000 chips. Cassidy folded his cards and the crowd gave Ivey a big round of applaus. He's not giving up!
Phil Ivey raised from the small blind, and Scotty Nguyen defended his big blind to kick things off. The flop came down , and Nguyen called Ivey's bet.
The turn was the and both players checked. The turn was the and Nguyen called another bet from his opponent.
Ivey turned over and it took Nguyen around ten seconds to announce he got three-quarters of this pot. Ivey clearly wasn't happy and Nguyen turned over .
From the button Phil Ivey raised, and Scotty Nguyen three-bet from the big blind. Ivey called and the flop was the . Nguyen bet and Ivey moved all in for 100,000. Nguyen called.
Scotty Nguyen
Phil Ivey
Ivey was in bad shape and the on the turn didn't help him. The on the river did since both players made the wheel. The pot got chopped and Ivey stayed alive.
He's still by far the shortest stack, but there's always hope left for Phil Ivey. Joe Cassidy just raised from the small blind and Ivey defended his big. The flop came down and Cassidy check-called.
The turn was the and Cassidy check-folded to Ivey's bet.
The next hand Cassidy raised the button and Ivey three-bet from the small blind. Nguyen folded and Cassidy made the call. The flop came down and Cassidy called Ivey's bet. The turn was the and Ivey check-called. The river was the and Ivey check-called once more.
Cassidy showed and locked up the high while Ivey got the other half with .
From the button, Joe Cassidy just raised it up to 200,000, after which Phil Ivey made it 250,000 from the small blind. Cassidy called and the flop came down . Ivey was all in for his final 60,000 chips and Cassidy called.
"I got a very big hand," Cassidy said as we went to showdown.
Cassidy showed and Ivey was looking to hold with his .
The turn was the , and the river the giving Ivey a full house. Cassidy missed a lot of outs, and Ivey lives to fight another day.
From the button Joe Cassidy raised it up and both his opponents called. The flop came down and Ivey bet only to be called by Scotty Nguyen.
The turn was the and Ivey check-called. The river was the and and Ivey check-called once more.
Nguyen showed and took down this pot. Ivey was knocked down to 65,000 chips after this hand. The very next hand he chopped the low and profited a little since both his opponents called his all in. Ivey is still on the brink of elimination.
, and Nguyen called Ivey's bet. On the turn, the 
, the same process was repeated and the river was the 
. Ivey threw out another bet and this time Nguyen opted to fold.
the hand got checked all the way to the river where Ivey called a bet from his opponent. Cassidy showed 
. Two crucial pots for Ivey who is still in it!
, and Ivey bet, Nguyen raised, Cassidy called and Ivey put in another raise. Both Nguyen and Cassidy called. The turn was the 
and this time Ivey checked. Nguyen bet and both Cassidy and Ivey called. On the river the 
popped up and the same process was repeated.
for a wheel and the nut low while Cassidy had 
. Ivey bet, Cassidy raised and Ivey put in another raise. Cassidy called.
and Cassidy called Ivey's bet. The river was the 
and Nguyen called another bet from his opponent.
and it took Nguyen around ten seconds to announce he got three-quarters of this pot. Ivey clearly wasn't happy and Nguyen turned over 
.
on the turn didn't help him. The 
and Ivey check-called once more.
