Level: 10
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Level: 10
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo open-jammed for his last 4,011 from middle position and action folded to Christopher "MainEvent14" Barton who called from the big blind.
Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo:
Christopher "MainEvent14" Barton:
Pupillo was ahead with his made hand of nines and nothing changed after the flop appeared. The turn was a great sight for Pupillo but the river wasn't as it paired Barton and eliminated from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christopher "MainEvent14" Barton |
11,918
-38,666
|
-38,666 |
Nick "DuckFlush" Pupillo | Busted | |
|
Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan raised to 1,111 from the cutoff and Kevin "Xpugn0" Eyster defended his big blind to see a flop appear.
Eyster check-jammed for 10,345 after Pan continued for 1,461 and Pan called.
Kevin "Xpugn0" Eyster:
Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan:
Both players flopped top-pair but Eyster was out-kicked. The turn improved both players to trips and brought possible chop outs but he river ended Eyster's tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan
|
30,593
30,593
|
30,593 |
Kevin "Xpugn0" Eyster
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 60
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ye "yuan365" Yuan
|
Busted | |
Joe "ihatechade" McKeehen
|
Busted | |
Ralph "sosana" Perry | Busted | |
|
||
John Allan "beastro" Hinds | Busted | |
Brett "Metanemesis" Apter | Busted | |
|
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Matthew "GitGot" Volosevich
|
Busted | |
Landon "ActionDealer" Tice
|
Busted | |
Sridhar "Sri50k" Sangannagari | Busted | |
Mike "mkspresident" Shin
|
Busted | |
Roland "Prngls12" Israelashvili
|
Busted | |
Harrison "HarrisonD33" Dobin | Busted | |
Krista "Pollux" Gifford | Busted | |
Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey
|
Busted | |
Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli
|
Busted | |
Norman "abnormality" Michalek | Busted | |
Ryan "Protential" Laplante
|
Busted | |
Owais "Oerockets" Ahmed
|
Busted | |
Michael "helionic" Dyer | Busted | |
Phil "HeyGuys" Galfond | Busted | |
|
Players are on a five-minute break.
Neal "nealytwins" Gay raised and then called the 3,683 three-bet jam Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva made on the button.
Neal "nealytwins" Gay:
Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva:
De Silva was dominated and the runout ended his tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Neal "nealytwins" Gay
|
25,448 | |
Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 80
Few poker players have captured the attention of the poker universe quite like Phil Ivey. There have been plenty of champions of the game who crushed it at the felt, but none who built up the mystique of Ivey, who remains to this day arguably the most magnetic player in poker despite results that no longer match his days of utmost dominance.
A day after the anniversary of Ivey's induction into the Poker Hall of Fame, PokerNews examines the legacy of his WSOP success. Prior to 2000, Ivey didn't have any recorded WSOP cashes.
The 23-year-old didn't waste any time establishing himself as one of the top up-and-coming players. That year, after already making one final table and finishing fifth, Ivey secured his first bracelet. He beat none other than fellow Hall of Famer Amarillo Slim Preston heads up to win Event #14: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, a rebuy event, for his first bracelet and $195,000. Three other Hall of Famers — Chris Bjorin, Phil Hellmuth and David "Devilfish" Ulliott — also competed at that final table, so shipping it was about more than just getting his first taste of gold. Ivey showed he could beat the best in the business.
Two years after that, though, would be when Ivey really showed he was the present and future of the game. In 2002, Ivey showcased his skills at limit poker in a big way.