Ivens Alive By The Skin of His Teeth
Level 15
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Markus Gonsalves limped the button, and Sam Grafton called from the big blind. With 10,000 behind after posting his big blind and ante, Todd Ivens checked his big blind and the flop was 
.
It checked to Gonsalves who bet 75,000. Grafton folded and Ivens called.
Markus Gonsalves: 
Todd Ivens: 
Ivens had a gutshot and was up against the top pair of Gonsalves. he turn was the 
but the river 
caused tablemate Bryn Kenney's face to sour as Ivens completed his straight and near tripled up his stack. Ivens couldn't help but give the dealer a fist-bump as he counted up his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
1,100,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
|
180,000
25,000
|
25,000 |