First Blow Delivered By Ivey
Level 14
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
After several small pots were exchanged, the first big blow went Phil Ivey's way, as he took a chunk of chips from Mike McDonald thanks to picking off a river bluff after McDonald tried to pick up the pot with a bet following a missed flush draw.
On the 
flop, McDonald checked, and Ivey bet 125,000. McDonald called, and the turn was the 
. Both players checked, and the river was the 
. McDonald led with a bet of 300,000, and Ivey tank-called.
McDonald showed the 
for ten high, and Ivey showed the 
to take down the pot with two pair.