Reports from the Amazon Room (Ivey vs. Ramdin)
A couple of hands from the Phil Ivey-Victor Ramdin match to share with you, courtesy our Amazon Room correspondent.
Ivey jumped out to a lead early on, pushing to a 2-to-1 chip advantage on the following hand. Ramdin raised 3x to 1,200 from the button, and Ivey called. The flop came 
. Ivey checked, Ramdin bet 2,000, and Ivey called. The turn was the 
, and this time Ivey check-called a bet of 5,000 from Ramdin. Both then checked the 
river. Ivey showed 
, and Ramdin mucked.
After that one Ivey had 82,000 and Ramdin 38,000.
Ramdin battled back, however, and by the 400-800 level had a 2-to-1 chip lead of his own. He chipped Ivey down to 35,000, then Ivey scored a double-up, getting all of his chips in preflop with 
versus Ramdin's 
. Ivey's jacks held, and now he's up 70,000 to Ramdin's 50,000.