Cary Katz Doubles in a Hand That Puzzled Phil Ivey
Cary Katz and Phil Ivey limped and Chris Brewer moved all in. Katz called and the action stopped at Ivey.
“How much is that?” Ivey asked, pointing at Katz’ stack. Katz had 592,000, just a little more than Ivey. Brewer had them both covered.
Ivey tanked for a couple of minutes, burning several timebanks.
“I think I know what you have,” Elton Tsang said while Ivey was trying to figure out his move.
“Not quite what you think,” Ivey replied.
Eventually, Ivey decided to let his hand go.
Katz: [QhQs]
Brewer: [AhKc]
The board came down [9c9sJd8sTh] and Katz doubled up as a few players from the other table came to sweat the runout.
“Ten-eight of clubs,” Ivey announced, putting an end to the hand that saw Katz vault over the 1-million mark.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 1,300,000 |
660,000  |
| Chris Brewer | 850,000 |
-670,000  |
| Phil Ivey | 540,000 |
-110,000 |
Chip Counts from Table 2
Seat 1: Lun Loon
Seat 2: Mikita Badziakouski
Seat 3: Cary Katz
Seat 4: Phil Ivey
Seat 5: Chris Brewer
Seat 6: Elton Tsang
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Lun Loon | 1,730,000 |
280,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 1,520,000 |
550,000 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 1,080,000 |
290,000 |
| Elton Tsang | 1,050,000 |
-555,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 650,000 |
-200,000 |
| Cary Katz | 640,000 |
-90,000 |
Chip Counts from Table 1
Seat 1: Kanstantsin Osipau
Seat 2: Paul Phua
Seat 3: Lee Wai Kiat
Seat 4: Stephen Chidwick
Seat 5: Winfred Yu
Seat 6: Jason Koon
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Phua | 1,300,000 |
540,000 |
| Kanstantsin Osipau | 1,250,000 |
-150,000 |
| Lee Wai Kiat | 870,000 |
-170,000 |
| Jason Koon | 820,000 |
70,000 |
| Winfred Yu | 800,000 |
240,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 790,000 |
230,000 |
Cary Katz Fades Elimination After Spiking the Last Ace in the Deck
Cary Katz shoved for 338,000 and the action folded to Mikita Badziakouski, who called from the button.
Katz woke up with the [AdAh] and he looked in good shape to double through his opponent’s [JsJc].
The flop came [Qd8c6c] and Katz was still ahead.
“Pair the board,” Katz said.
But the dealer turned up the [Jh] instead.
“Jesus,” Katz said and stood up.
The river, however, allowed him to return back to his seat as the [As] hit the felt.
“I folded ace-eight!” Jason Koon said, indicating that Katz hit the last ace in the deck.
Meanwhile, Wai Kin Yong was eliminated from a different table, bringing the field down to two six-handed tables.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mikita Badziakouski | 790,000 |
-410,000 |
| Cary Katz | 730,000 |
344,000 |
| Wai Kin Yong | Busted |
-440,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Elton Tsang | 1,605,000 |
70,000 |
| Lun Loon | 1,450,000 |
80,000 |
| Kanstantsin Osipau | 1,400,000 |
300,000
|
| Mikita Badziakouski | 1,200,000 |
220,000
|
| Lee Wai Kiat | 1,040,000 |
-60,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 970,000 |
170,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 850,000 |
290,000 |
| Paul Phua | 760,000 |
280,000 |
| Jason Koon | 750,000 |
100,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 560,000 |
-290,000 |
| Winfred Yu | 560,000 |
-230,000 |
| Daniel Dvoress | 484,000 |
189,000 |
| Wai Kin Yong | 440,000 |
-300,000
|
| Cary Katz | 386,000 |
6,000 |
Lucky Hand Not So Lucky for Elton Tsang
Elton Tsang made it 70,000 from the hijack and his neighbor Winfred Yu reraised all in for 370,000. Tsang was reluctant to call, but still, he put the chips into the middle.
Tsang’s [Jc9c] was dominated by Yu’s [Ac9d]. The [Qh6hQsKd6d] was safe for Yu, who doubled up.
“That was my lucky hand,” Tsang said.
“Not so lucky,” he added.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Elton Tsang | 1,535,000 |
-185,000 |
| Winfred Yu | 790,000 |
170,000 |
Ivan Leow’s Short Deck Day Is Over
Ivan Leow found the [TsTh] in an early position and raised all in for around 190,000. Kanstantsin Osipau squeezed the [QsQd] on the button and called.
Both players hit a set on the [QcAsTc8c6c] board, leaving Leow with the worse hand.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Kanstantsin Osipau | 1,050,000 |
250,000
|
| Ivan Leow | Busted |
-200,000 |
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