Soyza Picks Wrong Time to Check-Raise
No raise preflop, and Phil Ivey received an instant straight on a [8dTd7c] flop with [9h6d] on the button, Michael Soyza having completed with [QhTc]. Soyza check-called Ivey’s 200,000 flop bet, then checked the [Ac] turn. Ivey bet again – 600,000 – and Soyza picked quite the time to make a move. He check-raised to 2,000,000 into Ivey’s second nuts.
Ivey used two timebank cards, then moved in for 5,935,000. Soyza let his draw go, and Ivey is chip leader heads up (for now).
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Ivey | 8,600,000 |
2,750,000  |
| Michael Soyza | 7,000,000 |
-3,100,000  |
