Ivens Felts Season XV HPT Championship Winner Bianchi
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Todd Ivens, who bagged up a short stack yesterday and is in the field today hoping to find a better stack to bring forward for Day 2 ("Best Stack Forward" rules are in play at this event) raised to 1,800 from the hijack, and Paul Bianchi defended his big blind.
Bianchi checked the 
flop to Ivens, who bet 2,800. Bianchi check-raised to 7,200, then called off his 18,000 chip stack when Ivens three-bet shoved.
Paul Bianchi: 
Todd Ivens: 
Bianchi had a double-gutshot and an over to the tens of Ivens, but the 
turn and 
river left Bianchi second-best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
Busted |