A Newey Hope; Newey Doubles Through Ivey

Phil Ivey opened to 230,000 from under the gun and it folded to Paul Newey three seats over. He announced an all in three bet for 2.38 million total and it came back around to Ivey who moved out a call.

Ivey showed but was behind Newey's . The dealer burned a card and dealt the flop, keeping Newey's ladies in the lead. The dropped down on the turn, meaning Ivey would need to catch one of the two remaining jacks to score the knockout.

The river was the , sending Newey's rail into a tizzy as he scored the double up and found new life in this tournament. Newey now has about 4.8 million while Ivey has fallen to 7.59 million.