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Level 5
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Phil Ivey led out for 24,000 (roughly a pot-sized bet) on a board of 
. His opponent, Masa Kagawa, tanked for around 90 seconds then raised to 49,000.
Ivey shot him a look.
The nine-time bracelet winner examined his own stack, shot another look at Kagawa, then tossed forward two green T25,000 chips.
The 
completed the board, Ivey instantly checked, and Kagawa fired out another 92,000. Ivey tanked once again, glaring at his opponent, then finally called.
Kagawa tabled 
for a turned set of threes, and Ivey went to muck his hand. When he did, one of the cards hit the dealer in the hand, and turned face up. It was the 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
392,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
80,500
-194,500
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-194,500 |
|
||
on the turn and both Moore and Mercier checked to Selbst. She bet out 19,300 and got a rather quick raise from Moore who made it 40,000 even. Mercier folded but Selbst made the call. The 
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landed on the turn. This time Haxton led out for 13,500, but Raskin raised to 28,000. A call from Haxton landed the 
river which he checked. Raskin bet 50,000, Haxton called, and Raskin tabled 
for a flush. Haxton mucked and Raskin collected the pot.
flop and the 
appeared on the turn. O'Dwyer seized the initiative and bet 7,500, which Katchalov called.
completed the board on the river, O'Dwyer led out for 13,000 and Katchalov called. "King," O'Dwyer said confidently as he turned over the 
. Unfortunately for him, Katchalov had a better kicker with the 
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, and the man that "never bluffs" reached for chips. He fired out 12,000, Esfandiari raised to 30,100, and Yong pushed back, re-raising to 92,000. Not to be outdone, Esfandiari re-raised, making it 190,100, and Yong quickly went all in.
. Esfandiari could now make a better full house with a ten on the river.
spiked onto the felt to give Esfandiari a flush. He jumped out of his chair in excitement, running across the secondary feature table stage.
for a pair of tens and it was good as Kenney sent his cards to the muck.
