Ivey Doubles Before Dinner Break
With the dinner break approaching, three players created a pot of about 5,600 and saw a flop of . Phil Ivey checked from the small blind and a player in middle position did the same. The cutoff then bet 2,100 and Ivey check-raised to 6,200. The middle position player got out of the way and the cutoff made the call.
When the hit the turn, Ivey fired out 10,000. His opponent didn't seem too happy and deliberated a long time. Ivey only had 9,575 behind, so a call here would practically commit him on the river; nonetheless, the cutoff made the call. Sure enough, Ivey moved all in when the fell on the river and the cutoff called. Ivey showed for a full house and the cutoff tossed his cards in the muck.
Ivey doubled and now sits with right around 57,000.