Phil Ivey Doubles Early
It's often thought that Phil Ivey has a big edge on most tournament fields. If true, that edge just increased as Ivey has already doubled up.
The cameras swarmed the table as Ivey and John Spadavecchia, Jr. got all of the money in preflop, revealing that Ivey had the upper hand with the 
versus Spadavecchia's 
.
On the flop, the 
rolled out and Spadavecchia picked up some additional outs to a straight. The turn was the 
, and the river completed the board with the 
. Ivey faded what he needed to, eliminating Spadavecchia and moving to 60,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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