2012 World Series of Poker

Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$952,694
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,704,700
Entries
1,001
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
15,000

Ivey's Ace is Good

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey is raising often at his table and it's paying off. In a recent hand, Ivey opened to 500 from the cutoff and the small blind called to see a flop of {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. The small blind check-called Ivey's bet of 600, and the {2-Hearts} hit the turn. Both players checked. The river was the {4-Clubs} and this time the small blind led out for 1,400. Ivey thought for a moment and called. The small blind showed {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}, but Ivey's {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} was better by a notch.

Ivey raised the next two hands and took the blinds. He's sitting on around 26,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
26,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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