Ivey Active On the Bubble
Phil Ivey has been staying active on the money bubble and keeping with his aggressive style of play, although he did lose one of the following two hands.
Limit Hold'em
On the first hand we caught, Steven Goldberg raised from middle position and Ivey reraised from the hijack seat. Goldberg called and the flop came down 
. Goldberg checked and Ivey bet. Goldberg called.
The turn was the 
and Goldberg check-called again. The river was the 
and Goldberg checked a third time. Ivey fired another bet and Goldberg folded.
On the next hand, Ivey was in action against Ian Johns on the 
flop. Ivey check-raised Johns on the flop and then checked the 
turn. Johns bet his last 4,400 and Ivey tank-called.
Johns held top set with the 
and Ivey the 
, which was drawing dead. The river completed the board with the 
and Johns doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
32,000
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
||
|
31,000
-11,500
|
-11,500 |