Ivey Spikes River King to Eliminate Puustinen
Phil Ivey is into the second round after taking down 2021 semi-finalist Henri Puustinen.
After whittling down Puustinen to his remaining 28,000 chips, Ivey was on the right side of an all-in preflop flip to punch his ticket to the round-of-32.
Puustinen raised to 5,000, Ivey moved all-in and was snap-called. Ivey turned over 
while Puustinen showed 
.
The flop came 
. The 
turn gave Ivey a flush draw that he didn't need as he spiked the 
to send Puustinen packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 55,000 |
|
Busted |