Ivey Continues to Climb
Level 8
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Phil Ivey opened to 22,000 from the cutoff and was called by both Isaac Haxton in the small blind as well as Andrew Lichtenberger in the big blind.
Haxton checked on the 6♠8♦4♦ flop, prompting Lichtenberger to bet 18,000. Ivey flatted while Haxton folded to send action heads-up to the turn.
The turn came A♥. Lichtenberger slowed down, checking to Ivey, who tossed out 75,000. Lichtenberger's cards hit the muck almost instantly as Ivey added more chips to his already large stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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820,000
265,000
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265,000 |
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710,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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705,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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