Schaffel Turns the Screws

There are tons of chips on Blue #5. Billy Kopp has more than 16 million. Kevin Schaffel has about 5.5 million. And the ever-dangerous Phil Ivey has about 7.6 million.

Ivey has played the last three pots in a row, with only one of them seeing any betting action after the flop. Ivey opened for 150,000 from early position and was called by Schaffel from the small blind. Schaffel check-called 225,000 on a flop of {3-Spades}