Ivey First to Bust
Level 6
: 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
Phil Ivey had been left with around 250,000 and open-shoved to steal the blinds and big blind ante once to win the pot but vanished shortly after.
In the final hand of No-Limit Hold'em, he three-bet jammed for 255,000 in the small blind according to Robert Campbell, who called from the big blind and Joao Vieira forfeited his raise to 20,000 on the button.
Campbell added that Ivey had the 
and the Aussie was well ahead with 
.
An open-ender on the 
flop brought some hope of a comeback for Ivey on the first bullet while the 
turn reduced his outs, as Campbell had the superior flush draw. The river came the 
and that ended Ivey's first bullet in the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | 225,000 |
|
Busted |