Adam Friedman was the bring in showing the and Phil Ivey completed. John Monnette and Todd Brunson also completed and Friedman folded. Ivey and Monnette checked fourth and Brunson bet out. Ivey called and Monnette got out of the way.
Ivey check-raised all in and Brunson called, showing while Ivey was ahead with a pair of sevens. Brunson caught a on seventh street to give him the wheel, which shipped the entire pot his way and sent Ivey packing, his hopes of a ninth bracelet dashed.
Phil Ivey: / /
Todd Brunson: / /
Adam Friedman: / /
Ivey completed, moving all in for 9,000, and Brunson and Friedman called. The two players checked it all the way down, and Ivey opened up for a pair of aces, and Brunson tabled for a low. The two chopped the pot.
A few hands later...
Friedman
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Ivey
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Zimnan Ziyard
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Friedman brought it in, Ivey completed, and Zimnan called. Friedman folded. Ivey led out, moving all in on fourth, and Ziyard called. Ivey's was ahead of Zimnan's , and remained so through sixth, where Ivey filled up.
Nikolai Yakovenko recently won a big pot off of John Monnette. We missed the exact action, but Yakovenko made threes full of kings, and Monnette mucked.
Brunson brought it in, Ivey called, and Yakovenko raised. Brunson released, and Ivey called all in, turning over . Yakovenko opened up , and had a low by sixth street. When Yakovenko turned over the on seventh, all Ivey needed to do was pair.
He did. The was good enough for half the pot, earning him half of the antes and the bring in.
Ivey is visably frustrated at the table, and can't get anything going.
Artzen brought it in, Ivey completed, and Ziyard raised. Only Ivey called. Ivey check-called a bet on fourth street, both players checked on fifth, and Ivey check-called another bet on sixth. Both players checked on seventh, and Ziyard tabled .
On fourth street, Ivey led out, and Friedman called. Ivey slowed down on fifth, check-calling a bet, and on sixth, both players checked, The two knuckled again on seventh, and Friedman tabled for a pair of fives with an ace-king-queen kicker. Ivey mucked, and is now our shortstack.
Zimnan Ziyard was the bring in with a showing and was called by Sven Arntzen with the and Phil Ivey with the . Ziyard checked fourth street and Arntzen bet out. Ivey called and Ziyard mucked.
Ivey checked fifth street and Arntzen continued with the aggression, causing Ivey to muck his hand and Arntzen to drag in the pot.
Brunson and Ziyard were heads up on fourth street, where Brunson check-called a bet. Both players knuckled on fifth, and Brunson led out on sixth. Ziyard released, and Brunson showed for tens and eights.