You Win Some, You Lose Some
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Phil Ivey raised to 700 on the button, a player came along for the ride in the small blind and Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet to 3,000 out of the big blind. Both Ivey and the player in the small blind called, and the dealer fanned a flop of 
.
The action checked to Ivey, he took the opportunity to bet 6,000 and both of his opponents called. The trio checked on the turn (
) and the river was the 
. All three players checked again and Lichtenberger showed 
for the nuts. The trap didn't work, but he still pulled in a nice pot.
The very next hand, Ivey raised in the cutoff, his neighbor on his left called again and Christian Harder defended his big blind. The flop came 
, Harder checked and Ivey continued for 1,300. Only the player on his left called.
Ivey slowed down on the next two streets, check-calling bets of 1,500 on the turn (
) and 2,350 on the river (
) and the player revealed 
. Ivey showed 
and dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
78,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||