Ivey Makes the Right Call, Takes a Big Lead
Level 22
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Phil Ivey raised to 700,000 on the button with ![]()
and Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the big blind with ![]()
. The flop fell ![]()
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and Pnakovs checked to Ivey who bet 500,000. Ponakovs check-raised to 1,600,000 with complete air and Ivey called.
The turn was the
and both players checked to the
on the river. Ponakovs put together a bet of 2,750,000 on the river which put Ivey in the tank for a minute. He eventually made the right call with top pair and took over a healthy chip lead in this heads-up battle.