Jeff Duvall brought in for 6,000, Mark Gregorich made it 12,000 and Duvall called. Gregorich led out on fourth street before finding himself all in on the following street.
Duvall: with
Gregorich: with
A cheer emanated from the rail as the ace hit, and with Duvall bricking the final street, Gregorich doubled through.
Mark Gregorich led at Phil Ivey the whole way, even betting dark on seventh street. As Ivey peeked at his final down card, he let out a sigh, shuffling his last few red 500-denomination chips and made the call, resigned to his fate.
Gregorich revealed in the hole for queens up and Ivey mucked, his quest for a sixth WSOP bracelet at an end, at least for today.
Jeff Duvall raised preflop, Phil Ivey called from the small blind and Ivo Donev called from the big blind. The flop was and the action was checked around. The turn was the . Ivey bet and both Donev and Duvall called. The river was the . Ivey led again, Donev called and Duvall gave up his hand.
Donev showed for kings and nines and scooped the pot.
After clawing his way back into contention, Phil Ivey has taken a metaphorical slap in the face from Howard Lederer, the Professor check-calling an board before leading out for 12,000 on the river. Ivey made the call, but mucked upon being shown for a straight to the nine and a low to the eight.
After a plucky, but fruitless performance, the ice beneath the Ice Man has finally cracked as he exits in seventh place at the hands of the Professor.
With Jeff Lisandro raising it up to 12,000 preflop, Howard Lederer called in the big blind and the two players saw a flop. After action on the flop, Lederer led out for 12,000 on the turn and Lisandro pushed all in for 15,000. Lederer made a tricky call.
"Have you got the king?" asked Lisandro nervously as he tabled . Well, he didn't have the king, but he did have the straight, Lederer's grabbing his man by the short and curlies. An later, and Lisandro was done.
Perhaps sneaking a few bites from my bag of salt and vinegar crisps was all Phil Ivey needed to turn his luck around, as he just picked up another large pot.
Jeff Lisandro raised pre-flop and Ivey called from the big blind. The flop came down . Ivey checked, Lisandro bet, Ivey raised and Lisandro called. The turn was the . Another bet from Ivey, another call from Lisanrdro. Same story when the river fell the .
Ivey turned up for two pair, besting Lisandro's . Ivey is now back over 100,000 in chips.