Ivey Scrapping His Way Up
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Two big pots of stud split have both gone Phil Ivey's way to increase his count to 1.8 million and lower Bill Chen's count to about 2.5 million. Ivey bet all the way on a board of 
in the first hand, with Chen calling showing 
. Chen called one more bet on the river, where Ivey produced 
in the hole for a pair of aces that Chen couldn't beat.
Shortly thereafte, Ivey was the one calling all the way down as his board developed 
. When he paired jacks on sixth street, he bet into Chen's board of 
. Chen called that bet, but folded to a river bet.