Phil Ivey Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,404,014)
Antoine Saout has the button. Phil Ivey has first action and moves all in, setting a half-eaten apple down on a side table after he does so. Action passes all the way around to big blind Darvin Moon, who calls without much fanfare and flips over . Ivey has to the delight of the crowd. He's a big favorite to double up!
"I have a bad feeling about this," said blogging partner gsqwared on my right.
Ivey seems totally unmoved by everything going on. He's chewing on an apple as the theater absolutely erupts into chants of "Ivey! Ivey! Ivey!". Seriously. It's 1,200 people chanting for Ivey right now. If Moon has any supporters, we can't find them.
Ivey's fans are shattered by a flop of . Moon makes a pair of queens to take the lead. The look on Ivey's face doesn't change one bit. He just takes another bite of his apple. The crowd is pleading for a king, but the turn is the . Darvin Moon is about to become the most hated man in poker.
Ivey is down to one last chance at a three-outer. The river peels off to eliminate Phil Ivey in 7th place. The whole table stands up and applauds Ivey, shaking his hand before he exits the stage with one last wave to the crowd.
Moon is up to 39.3 million in chips. Ivey is off to collect less money than he loses in a single throw of the craps dice.