Players Warming Up
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Fedor Holz opened for 3,000 under the gun and Igor Kurganov called from the button. Ben Tollerene came along from the big blind and three players took a flop of 
, which they all checked. When the dealer burned and turned the 
, Tollerene checked, Holz bet 8,500, and both his opponents folded.
In the very next hand, Phil Ivey raised to 3,000 under the gun and Paul Newey called from the button. Both blinds folded and it was heads-up action to the 
flop. Ivey bet 4,000, Newey called, and the 
appeared on the turn. Ivey bet again, this time 10,000, and it did the trick as Newey released.