Wai Kin Yong failed to pick up any big hands recently, and with Ivey's foot on the accelerator, had dropped to 2,600,000 when he received a much needed double through. Ivey set his short-stacked opponent in with [QdJh], was swiftly called by Yong with [AsJd] and was drawing dead by
Tag: Phil Ivey
Ivey Suddenly Barrels Yong Off with Bottom Pair
After many small pots, one big moment of drama: Button Phil Ivey bet all three streets with [6h8h] against Wai Kin Yong ([QcJh]), ending up with a potential tournament-deciding shove. He hit bottom pair on the [6sQsTh] while Yong hit top. Yong continued to seem dislodgable on the [Td] turn
Maximum Hands Per Hour
What the deck is not delivering in terms of big preflop hand match ups (with one exception: both players receiving pocket jacks, getting it in, and promptly taking it back out again), Phil Ivey and Wai Kin Yong are making up for in speed of play. Not a whiff of
Ivey Pulls Back Some Chips
A rare preflop call of a raise just now, as Wai Kin Yong called in the cutoff with [8dTd] and Phil Ivey raised to 600,000 with [Ad7d]. Yong check-folded the [AsKs8c] flop, however, when Ivey bet 500,000.
Yong and Ivey Trade Big Blind Antes; Yong Rivers Gutshot
No flops for a few hands. Action has included both players calling in the cutoff with [9cTd] (Yong) and [8s7c] (Ivey) only to fold to raises from their opponents (Yong at the time with [KsQc], then Ivey with [KdJd]). Yong came out slightly ahead over these multiple small confrontations, then won
Yong Makes Small Inroads Into Ivey’s Stack
Wai Kin Yong has built his stack up by about a million chips in small pots at the start of heads up, including taking advantage of his button with [Qc6d]. He raised to 460,000 after Phil Ivey limped for 160,000 with [QhTh], the latter making the call but folding when
Huge Cooler Sends Greenwood To the Rail in 3rd Place ($350,000)
Phil Ivey called in the hijack with [AhAd]; Sam Greenwood checked the button with [Kc8c]. A flop of [Ac8sQc] boded action, and it did not disappoint. At this stage, however, it was limited to a 200,000 lead from Ivey, called by Greenwood. Ivey turned quads with the [As] turn and checked
Katz Doubles Up Through Yong, Yong Doubles Right Back Through Ivey
It folded to cutoff Wai Kin Yong, who moved in for 2,000,000 with [9cTc]. Button (and short stack) Cary Katz, took the plunge with [Ad7c], hitting a full house on the river as the board ran out [TsAc7h9s7d]. The very next hand, Yong, down to 1,405,000, called all in with [AcKs]
Yong Doubles Through Van Blarcum
Wai Kin Yong moved all in for 990,000 when it folded to him in the hijack with [QsJs]. Over to button Aaron Van Blarcum, who snap-called him with [TdTc] from a stack of 1,260,000. Hands went on backs, the board running out [Qc9c7h8s7c]. Yong breathes more easily with over 2,000,000
Mikhail Rudoy Loses Huge Flip vs. Ivey to Bust in 6th Place ($150,000)
After building confidently since Day 2 began, Mikhail Rudoy has found himself abruptly on the rail after a giant flip vs. Phil Ivey. Ivey called in the hijack with [AcKh], Wai Kin Yong came along with [9h6h], then button Rudoy moved all in for his whole 3,400,000 with [JhJd]. Ivey