Smith Sprung a Trap on Ivey
Level 11
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey limped in on the button and John Smith checked back.
The flop came 9♣Q♦4♣. Smith now elected to start building a pot and put out a bet of 5,000 which Ivey called.
On a turn of the 6♥, Smith again fired 20,000 into the middle and Ivey called.
The 3♦ river did not slow Smith down as he fired for a third street to the tune of 40,000, again called by Ivey. Smith tabled A♠A♦ prompting Ivey to knock the table twice and muck his cards. Smith took a commanding lead in this heads up match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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234,000
137,000
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137,000 |
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66,000
137,000
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137,000 |
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