On to the Next One
If you remember back to our coverage of JP Kelly's final table in Event #3, Kelly was in contention to break Phil Ivey's record as the youngest player to win three gold bracelets. Unfortunately for Kelly, he fell in second place and the record still belongs to Ivey, his adversary in this hand.
Ivey raised to 2,700 and Kelly flat-called on the button. The flop came down and Ivey bet out 4,000. Kelly made the call to bring them to see the on the turn. Ivey didn't slow down and fired 11,000. Kelly made another call.
The river completed the board with the and Ivey fired out 25,000. Kelly thought for a minute or two and then moved all of his chips into the middle, totaling 80,300. Ivey asked how much the bet was for and then tanked a bit himself. He eventually tossed his hand into the muck and Kelly picked up the pot without showdown. He's now up to over 140,000 while Ivey slipped back to 302,000.