Level 27 Update: Ivey vs. Chen for the Bracelet
Jun 22, '10
Blinds:
Flop Games: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 limits
Stud Games: 10,000 ante, 20,000 bring-in, 50,000-100,000 limits
Players Remaining: 3 out of 478
Average Chip Count: 1,434,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Bill Chen – 2,900,000
2. Phil Ivey – 1,400,000
Notable Eliminations:
4. Ken Aldridge — $93,418
3. John Juanda — $129,553
Big Hands:
Ken Aldridge Eliminated in Fourth Place ($93,418)
Omaha-8
Ken Aldridge limped in on the button, John Juanda called in the small blind and Phil Ivey checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 10
J
2 and Juanda checked to Ivey, who bet and was raised by Aldridge. Juanda folded and Ivey called. The 8 fell on the turn and Aldridge got the rest of his chips in against Ivey.
Aldridge showed the JQ3
2, giving him jacks and deuces, and Ivey showed J
968, giving him jacks and eights.
Neither player had a low draw and the 8 gave Ivey a full house and the pot, sending Aldridge home in third.
Juanda Takes One Off Ivey
Stud
Juanda: (8-8)-3-10-2-10/7
Ivey: (Q-7)-6-5-J-9/4
John Juanda was the bring-in and Phil Ivey completed. Bill Chen got out of the way and Juanda three-bet and was called by Ivey. Ivey called a bet from Juanda on fourth and bet into Juanda on fifth. It was enough to put Juanda all-in and he made the call with pocket eights.
He was ahead, made two pair on sixth and stayed ahead when Ivey bricked the river. Juanda is up to 460,000 and Ivey fell to 800,000.
Ivey Loses Some to Chen
Stud
Ivey: (X-X):3-6-7-K
Chen: (X-X):5-2-4-K
Phil Ivey brought it in and called a completion from Bill Chen. Ivey bet both fourth and fifth street and was called by Chen both times.
On sixth street, Ivey checked and folded to a bet from Chen. Ivey is down to 600,000 and Chen is up to 3,250,000. Juanda is down to 450,000.
Juanda Eliminated in Third Place ($129,553)
Stud
Ivey: (2-8)-2-4-8-10/2
Juanda: (J-Q)-3-A-7-3/A
John Juanda completed on third and was raised by Phil Ivey who brought it in. Juanda called and check-raised fourth street. Ivey called the raise on fourth street and the rest of the money got in on fifth street.
“You got anything?” Juanda asked.
“Two pair,” replied Ivey.
Juanda let out an expletive as he showed his ace-high. Juanda ran two pair, aces-up, but Ivey filled up and it didn’t matter. Ivey now will go heads-up with Bill Chen for the bracelet.
Player Tags: John Juanda, Phil Ivey, Bill Chen, Ken Aldridge
