Ivey Takes from Schwartz
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey took his seat on Table 445 and he's already increased his stack after tangling with Noah Schwartz in a battle of blinds that saw Schwartz limp and Ivey raise to 6,000.
Schwartz called to see the 
fall on the flop and checked to Ivey who bet the maximum. Schwartz called the 12,000-bet and the 
turn and 
river were checked by both players.
Schwartz turned up 
for aces and tens but Ivey had the winner with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
60,000 | -53,000 |
, securing a safe double for the 2006 champion of this very event. Vieira left his chair but the table informed him that he had some chips left.
, Joe Hachem was in the cutoff, betting what looked like a pot-sized bet of 43,500. Hachem had only about 20,000 more left in front of him and the action was on his left-hand neighbor Connor Drinan who had Hachem covered by a few big blinds. 
. Eric Rabl had made it 50,000 on the button and Michael Mizrachi had called in the big blind, though there was no way to tell if he had bet initially or cold-called. The turn was the 
. Mizrachi tanked about a minute and checked, and Rabl snap-potted. It was just under 130,000 and Mizrachi folded in short order.
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