Ivey Down, Finds a Double
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A player in middle position raised to 450 to open the pot, and both blinds called including Phil Ivey in the big blind.
The three of them took a flop of 
, and the blinds checked to the raiser. He continued out with 675 chips, the small blind folded, and Ivey check-raised to 2,100 straight. His opponent instantly reraised, and Ivey called all in for his last 6,325 total chips.
Showdown
Ivey: 
Opponent: 
Ivey was on the flush draw with his ace, trailing the top pair of his opponent. Things would get no better on the turn, which was a very blank 
, but the river was a bit more friendly to arguably the greatest poker player that has ever lived. The 
dropped off the deck on fifth street, giving Ivey the winning pair of aces and doubling him up to about 14,000.