Bruschi Takes From Sternheimer, Drops One to Ivey
Level 18
: Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Heads-up on the second draw, Renan Bruschi took two and Philip Sternheimer stood pat. Sternheimer then bet and Bruschi called.
Bruschi drew one on the last draw and Sternheimer again stood pat and bet. Bruschi then raised and Sternheimer called.
Bruschi showed 7x6x5x3x2x to win the pot.
A few hands later, Phil Ivey drew two on the first draw and Bruschi took three. Both players checked and took the same cards on the second draw, where Ivey bet.
Bruschi called and drew one, while Ivey stood pat. Ivey bet and Bruschi called. Ivey then turned over 8x7x5x4x3x and Bruschi mucked.
"Your facial expressions are very funny," Ivey told him as they headed off on break.
"It's a pleasure playing with you. I watched you on TV 10 years ago," Bruschi replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,600,000 | |
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920,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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650,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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