Action got folded to Elie Doft, who was on the button, and he opted to raise. Both blinds, Joe Cassidy and Phil Ivey, made the call.
The flop came down and Cassidy lead out for 20,000. Both players called and the turn was the . Cassidy threw out 40,000 and after some thinking Ivey decided to lay it down. Doft put in a raise and Cassidy called.
On the river the hit and Cassidy lead out again after which Doft called. Cassidy showed for a straight and Doft tossed his cards into the muck.
From the button it was Phil Ivey who raised it up and Gregory Jamison defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Jamison check-raised, after which Ivey put in the call. The turn was the and Ivey called Jamison's 40,000 chip bet.
On the river we saw the and Jamison fired out another 40,000. Ivey called and mucked after he saw Jamison's . Jamison had a set of deuces and a 23467 low as he won some much needed chips.
Just for a second Joe Cassidy took over the chip lead from Phil Ivey, but on the very next hand he won enough from Meng La to get back on top.
First Ivey raised under the gun and Cassidy defended his big blind. The calop came down and Cassidy check-called. On the turn the hit and Cassidy check-raised it to 80,000. Ivey folded his hand which brought him down to 900,000 and Cassidy up to a cool million.
The very next hand Scotty Nguyen raised under the gun and Meng La called from the cutoff as did Ivey from the big blind. The flop came down and Ivey lead out after which only La called.
On the turn, the , and the river, the , La called bets as well after which Ivey turned over . Ivey had flopped a flush for the high and a A3458 low in order to scoop this pot. Ivey's back on top but it's very close between him and Joe Cassidy.
Elie Doft just lost a serious pot to Meng La knocking him down to last place in chips. From the under the gun position La raised and Doft put in a re-raise making it 60,000 to go. La called giving us heads up action.
The flop came down and La ended up check-raising Doft who made the call. The turn was the and La fired out 40,000. Doft called and opted to fold when La also bet the river.
During the dinner break the yellow 1,000 chips were raced off, but the 13,000/25,000 level still had to be played. This level requires some yellow chips in order to post the correct blinds, and as we write this up there are some old 1,000 chips brought back into play.
After the next level these yellow chips will be taken out of play once more.
From the cutoff Phil Ivey just raised it up and Meng La defended his big blind. The flop came down and La check-raised Ivey's continuation bet. Ivey called the raise and called another bet on the turn when the showed up.
The river was the and La bet 40,000 after which Ivey made it 80,000. La called and showed for two pair after which Ivey turned over for the low. Chop it up guys!
From the cutoff Meng La raised it up and Joe Cassidy called from the small blind. Phil Ivey was in the big blind and opted to re-raise and both his opponents called.
The flop came down and Cassidy checked to Ivey who bet after which both his opponents called. The turn was the Cassidy check-called another bet from Ivey after Meng had folded.
On the river we saw the and Cassidy checked a third time. Ivey bet and Cassidy called. Ivey turned over and scooped the pot.
From the under-the-gun position Meng La raised it up and Joe Cassidy called from the cutoff. Phil Ivey entered the pot from the button and Gregory Jamison defended his big blind.
The flop came down and the action got checked to Ivey who bet 20,000. All three his opponents called and the turn was the . It got checked to Cassidy who bet and only Ivey called.
On the river the hit and Cassidy bet. Ivey made the call and showed . He took down the low part while Cassidy took the high with .
and Cassidy lead out for 20,000. Both players called and the turn was the 
. Cassidy threw out 40,000 and after some thinking Ivey decided to lay it down. Doft put in a raise and Cassidy called.
hit and Cassidy lead out again after which Doft called. Cassidy showed 
for a straight and Doft tossed his cards into the muck.
and Jamison check-raised, after which Ivey put in the call. The turn was the 
and Ivey called Jamison's 40,000 chip bet.
and Jamison fired out another 40,000. Ivey called and mucked after he saw Jamison's 
. Jamison had a set of deuces and a 23467 low as he won some much needed chips.
and Cassidy check-called. On the turn the 
hit and Cassidy check-raised it to 80,000. Ivey folded his hand which brought him down to 900,000 and Cassidy up to a cool million.
and Ivey lead out after which only La called.
, and the river, the 
. Ivey had flopped a flush for the high and a A3458 low in order to scoop this pot. Ivey's back on top but it's very close between him and Joe Cassidy.
and La fired out 40,000. Doft called and opted to fold when La also bet the 
showed up.
and La bet 40,000 after which Ivey made it 80,000. La called and showed 
and Cassidy checked a third time. Ivey bet and Cassidy called. Ivey turned over 
and scooped the pot.
