That's the Way to Do It
I don't think even Archie Karas would have gambled on this match being last to finish, and, as expected, it was fireworks right from the off. In what must surely have been one of the first few hands of play, Michael Mizrachi opened to 150, Phil Ivey reraised to 400 and Mizrachi made it 2,500. With little hesitation, Ivey pushed all in to put the decision back on Mizrachi.
Mizrachi couldn't help but laugh, but made the call nonetheless, sliding in his remaining chips before showing . Ivey tabled .
The flop was about as blank as Ivey's expression, as was the turn, but on the river, Mizrachi snatched defeat from the jaws of victory to go crashing out of the event within just a couple of minutes.
Ivey jumped out of his seat, said "Are we done?" to the dealer, before cantering out of the player area to rejoin another tournament. As Punch would say, "That's the way to do it."