Ivey Spikes a Four
From middle position, Sorel Mizzi raised to 1,500. Tom Dwan called from the cutoff seat, Daniel Cates called from the button, Phil Ivey called from the small blind and then Dan Shak closed the preflop action with a call from the big blind.
With 7,500 in the middle, the flop came down 
and action checked to Mizzi. He bet 5,500 before Dwan and Cates got out of the way. Ivey tossed in the call and then play fell on Shak. The 2010 champion of this event took some time and then check-raised to 15,500. Mizzi folded, but Ivey made the call, creating a little rematch between him and Shak. Back in 2010 when Shak won the event, he had to defeat Ivey heads up to take the title.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked. They also checked after the river completed the board with the 
. First, Ivey showed the 
and Shak stood up and leaned over the table to get a better look.
"You gotta be kidding me," said Shak as Ivey rolled over his other card to show the 
for a flopped flush draw. Shak then showed the 
for a better flush draw, but was outdrawn on the river to lose the pot.
Shak laughed a little and Ivey smirked as he raked in the pot. Maybe the two were fondly remembering two years ago when Shak beat Ivey heads up in this tournament to win the title. On the final hand, Ivey was all in with the 
and had Shak dominated with the 
. Shak flopped a seven to win the hand and held from there to win the tournament. This hand here gives Ivey a tiny bit of revenge.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
105,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
71,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |