Level 19
: 0/0, 80,000 ante
In a limped pot to the 
flop, Dan cates bet 200,000 with the 
for two pair and Phil Ivey called with the 
. The 
turn was checked, as was the 
river, and Cates won the pot.
The next limped pot brought a flop of 
and Cates checked his 
, Ivey checked behind with 
. The 
turn was checked, and Cates' bet of 225,000 on the river was called by Ivey.
Cates then opened to 575,000 with the 
and Ivey quickly prepared a three-bet before making it more than 2.3 million to go with pocket aces. A snap-fold followed and Cates received a walk with the 
right after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,300,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
||
|
8,000,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
and Cates raised to 660,000 with 
. Ivey three-bet to more than 1.8 million and Cates snap-folded.
and Ivey picked up a ton of equity with 
, while Cates snap-folded pocket eights to a bet of 750,000, showing plenty of frustration.
. The 
and Phil Ivey checked with the 
flop, Ivey bet 120,000 and Cates called. Both players quickly checked the 
river.
river forced a fold from Cates.
