Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Joshua Thibodaux raised to 30,000 on the button and was called by Yingui Li in the small blind. Phil Ivey announced a pot-sized raise to 120,000, which got a fold from Thibodaux and a call from Li.
Li check-folded facing a shove for approximately 100,000 on the 2♥9♥6♦ flop and Ivey padded his stack once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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650,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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380,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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380,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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Phil Ivey limped in from the hijack and Marco Johnson checked from the big blind.
The flop came Q♦9♦7♠ and Ivey called an 18,000 continuation bet from Johnson.
Johnson checked on the K♦ turn. Ivey bet 25,000 and Johnson's hand hit the muck.
Elsewhere in the tournament area, Nick Schulman and Jeff Madsen were recently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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235,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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143,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Phil Ivey was heads up against Joshua Thibodaux on a completed board of 9♣10♥K♣Q♦4♣. The majority of Ivey’s chips were in the middle and he was facing a shove from Thibodaux to put Ivey all in. Ivey let his hand go and was left with just 95,000 following the clash.
A couple of hands later, Ivey raised pot on the button and Joao Simao three-bet from the big blind to put Ivey all. Ivey called and a showdown was held.
Phil Ivey: A♥K♣6♠3♣
Joao Simao: A♦Q♣6♥2♥
The 5♦4♣J♣7♣2♠ runout left Ivey with a wheel and he scored a much-needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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690,000
440,000
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440,000 |
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450,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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180,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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With two players seeing a flop of K♠9♥8♦ John Zable was all in for a bit more than 100,000 and up against Tyler Brown who had him covered.
John Zable: K♥7♠3♦2♠
Tyler Brown: A♥A♦4♥3♠
Brown's aces held up when the rest of the board ran out 6♦Q♥ to send Zable to the rail and take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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452,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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Busted | |
Phil Ivey had limped in from the hijack and was facing a raise to 60,000 from Adrian Buckley in the small blind. Ivey called.
Buckley checked to Ivey on the K♥Q♣3♣ flop and he bet 100,000. Buckey then shoved for approximately 150,000 total and Ivey called to put Buckley at risk.
Adrian Buckley: K♣K♠3♦2♣
Phil Ivey: A♦5♣4♣2♠
Buckley had Ivey’s flush draw dominated, and the 9♣ turn improved Buckley to a king-high flush. The 9♥ river changed nothing and Buckley doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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340,000
108,000
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108,000 |
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335,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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With two players seeing a flop of A♠K♦5♣, Yingui Li was all in for 153,000 and up against Nick Guagenti, who covered him.
Yingui Li: 6♠5♠5♥4♣
Nick Guagenti: A♥J♠10♣3♠
The turn came the 7♥ and river 5♦. Guagenti did not have a low, and Li had made quad fives by the river to score the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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365,000
335,000
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335,000 |
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326,000
156,000
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156,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,220,000
360,000
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360,000 |
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820,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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610,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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510,000
255,000
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255,000 |
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470,000 | |
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390,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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370,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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360,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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350,000 | |
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350,000
201,000
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201,000 |
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275,000
275,000
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275,000 |
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260,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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255,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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245,000
107,000
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107,000 |
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210,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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200,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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185,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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160,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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140,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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100,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000