Ivey's Gone Too
Daniel Cates drew one of the toughest first-round opponents: Phil Ivey. But a cooler of a hand allowed Cates to get the best of Ivey and advance to the Round of 32. With all five cards already on board, , Ivey and Cates got all the chips in, with Ivey at risk. Ivey showed trip eights but was out-done by Cates's full house, . The two men remained on stage for a brief interview with Leeann Tweeden and then (perhaps?) headed back to whatever high-stakes game was waiting for them.