Phil Iveys Heads up matches
Phil Ivey is one of the Full Tilt pros who likes to play at the very highest levels. With two tables named in his honour, ‘Ivey Deathmatch' and ‘Ivey Thunderdome', which offer $500/$1,000 Hold'em and Omaha respectively, there is no shortage of people willing to take Ivey on, either.
Last night's matches involved a No Limit Hold'em session against
trex313, rumoured by various online communities to be Hac Dang, one of
the ‘Urindanger' brothers. Ivey recently had a bad run against trex,
but last night saw a return to form for Ivey.
One particular hand really caught the eye, and had forums wondering
what trex313 had stacked off with. With the blinds at $500/$1000, stack
sizes were as follows:
Phil Ivey (BB): $177184.50
trex313 (SB): $152097.00500/1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Preflop:
trex313 raises to $3,000, Ivey
raises to $9,000, trex313 calls $6,000
Flop: ($18,000) QQ
Ivey bets $14,000, trex313 calls $14,000.
Turn: ($46,000) J
Ivey bets $31,000, trex313 calls $31,000.
River: ($107,000) 2
Ivey bets $123,000 (all-in), trex313 calls $98,000 (all-in)
Final Pot: $304,194Ivey shows J
trex313 mucks.
(2 players)The high level sessions at Full Tilt have been great viewing in recent
weeks, and the swings are unreal. Just hours before, Ivey contested two
pots in quick succession against ‘MUCKEMSAYUHH'; the first saw
MUCKEMSAYUHH win a $238,000 pot with A
K, before he won the very next
hand with A
J for $142 799. More big cash games sessions are expected
in coming days, with many looking forward to a clash between Ivey and
Ziigmund, one of the highest level online players in the world.
