WSOP -- Phil Ivey Wins His Sixth Bracelet

The dry spell is over, and Phil Ivey has taken down his sixth career World Series of Poker bracelet. Ivey came into the final table of the $2,500 deuce-to-seven event sitting in second-to-last on the leader board and even bought into the 5 p.m., $10,000 mixed world championship tournament, fearing he might not have a long stay ahead of him. Instead, Ivey proceeded to double up several times, taking out a few players along the way, and put himself back into contention.

A few hours later, Ivey had his heads-up opponent, John Monnette, on the ropes. But his 9-2 chip lead wasn’t safe, and Monnette doubled up twice to take the lead. Then, after grinding his way back to a small advantage, the final hand came down that gave Ivey the win.

The tournament drew a field of 147 entrants and boasted some of the best players in the world. Notables to cash in the event included Barry Greenstein, Vanessa Rousso, Erick Lindgren, Freddy Deeb, David Grey, and Layne Flack.

Relatively speaking, $96,361 isn’t a lot of money, at least not to Ivey, who regularly plays in cash games so high that the amount he won in event no. 8 would barely cover the buy-in for one of his online tables. But it’s no secret that Ivey had more riding on this bracelet than the original prize pool. Thanks to side-bets with numerous regulars from Bobby’s Room at Bellagio, among others, Ivey is rumored to have made much more for winning this bracelet, and late during his final table broadcast, he was overheard mentioning the number, $3 million, to Monnette. Whether that was what he earned or wagered hasn’t been confirmed.

Here are the official final table results:

1. Phil Ivey — $96,361
2. John Monnette — $59,587
3. Yan Chen — $38,892
4. Eric Kesselman — $26,757
5. Rodeen Talebi — $19,346
6. Raphael Zimmerman — $14,663
7. Elia Ahmadian — $11,627

Here’s a look at how the eliminations hands fell according to CardPlayer.com’s live updates:

Elia Ahmadian Eliminated in Seventh Place ($11,627)

Yan Chen raised to 9,000 from the small blind, and Elia Ahmadian reraised to 28,000 total from the big blind. Chen made the call, and he drew one card. Ahmadian stood pat, and then Chen moved all in. Ahmadian made the all-in call, and Chen turned up 9-8-4-3-2. Ahmadian revealed a 10-low, and he was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place.

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

Phil Ivey raised to 12,000 from the small blind, and Raphael Zimmerman moved all in from the big blind. Ivey made the call, and both players elected to draw one card. They each revealed their hand before the draw card:

Ivey: 7-6-3-2
Zimmerman: 9-7-6-2

Ivey then drew an 8 to leave Zimmerman drawing dead.

Raphael Zimmerman Eliminated in Sixth Place ($14,663)

Phil Ivey raised to 12,000 from the small blind, and Raphael Zimmerman reraised a significant amount. Ivey then reraised all in, and Zimmerman made the all-in call. Ivey stood pat, and Zimmerman drew a card. Ivey turned up 8-7-5-4-3, and Zimmerman mucked his cards. Zimmerman was eliminated in sixth place, while Ivey took the chip lead with 400,000.

Rodeen Talebi Eliminated in Fifth Place ($19,346)

Rodeen Talebi moved all in for 50,500, and Yan Chen made the call. Both players stood pat, and Talebi flipped over a J-10 low. Chen revealed a 9-8 low to win the hand and eliminate Talebi in fifth place.

Eric Kesselman Eliminated in Fourth Place ($26,757)

Phil Ivey raised to 15,000 from the button, and Kesselman reraised all in from the small blind for 80,500. John Monnette made the call from the big blind, and Ivey mucked. Both players stood pat, and Monnette turned over 7-5-4-3-2 to eliminate Kesselman in fourth place.

Yan Chen Eliminated in Third Place ($38,892)

Yan Chen moved all in from the button for 139,00 and Phil Ivey made the call. Chen stood pat, and Ivey drew one card. Chen turned up a jack-low, and Ivey flipped over 9-4-3-2 before he drew his final card. Ivey received a 5, and Chen was eliminated in third place.

Phil Ivey Wins Event No. 8 ($96,361) John Monnette Eliminated in Second Place ($59,587)

Despite all of that jockeying back and forth, it all came down to a final hand where both John Monette and Phil Ivey picked up strong four-card hands. Monnette raised on the button, and Ivey moved all in. Monnette decided to call, being outchipped by a slight margin. He showed 9-7-5-2 and then turned up a bum card to show he was drawing one.

Ivey revealed a much stronger 7-6-4-2 and was a favorite to take the title. Monette drew a 7 to pair up and took all the suspense out of Ivey’s fifth card because he was drawing dead. But, just for good measure, Ivey showed a 5, making the near nuts on the hand to take the title.

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