Hand #106 - Phil Ivey | 2009 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

Steve Begleiter opens with a raise to 1,250,000 under the gun. All the way around in the big blind, Phil Ivey makes the call, and the spectators applaud in anticipation of the forthcoming flop.

It brings {Q-Hearts}

, and Ivey checks. Begleiter follows up his preflop actions with a bet of 1,750,000. After some deliberation, Ivey calls.

The turn is the {J-Clubs}

, and both men check.

On the river, the {3-Hearts}

draws a leading bet from Ivey. He makes it 2,500,000 to Beglieter who sits motionless with his head resting on his hands. He finally loosens up his posture a little bit as he ponders the decision before him. He stares over at Ivey to try and pick something up, and that's like trying to read a book that's written in a foreign language. It's not clear whether or not he gleans any information from that staredown, but he eventually ends up sliding his cards back to the dealer, and the pot goes to Ivey.

That pot moves the crowd favorite up to 16,700,000.