$250,000 Challenge | 2015 Aussie Millions

Nível: 11

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

2015-02-02 16:10 UTC+10

Ivey vs. Seiver

Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

A few players have moved all in in recent hands only to swipe the blinds and antes, but we recently got to see a flop in a hand involving Phil Ivey and Scott Seiver. The former limped from the small blind, the latter checked his option, and the two took a flop of , which they both checked.

After the dealer burned and turned the , Ivey check-called a bet of 33,000 and then led out for 80,000 on the river. It did the trick as Seiver wasted little time in folding his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phil Ivey	1,910,000 61,000	61,000

Scott Seiver	960,000 -61,000	-61,000

Tags: Scott Seiver Phil Ivey

2015-02-02 16:14 UTC+10

Haxton Finds an Ace On the River To Double

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Play folded to Scott Seiver in the small blind, and he moved all in against Isaac Haxton's big blind. Haxton called, and it was his against the for Seiver.

The flop put Seiver in the lead, and the turn kept him there. Needing an ace on the river to win the hand or a six to chop the pot, Haxton found the and was able to double up.

Haxton was all in for around 400,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Isaac Haxton	800,000 370,000	370,000

Scott Seiver	550,000 -410,000	-410,000

Tags: Scott Seiver Isaac Haxton

2015-02-02 16:19 UTC+10

"Freerolling"

Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Mike "Timex" McDonald open-shoved under the gun for roughly 350,000 and Phil Ivey called from the hijack. The rest of the players folded and the cards were turned on their back.

Ivey:
McDonald:

"I'm freerolling," Ivey said after the flop gave him a running spade draw. Indeed he was, that is until the peeled off on the turn and ensured the chop. The was put out on the river to make it official and the players took back their chips.

2015-02-02 16:36 UTC+10

On Ya Bike, Ike

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Doug Polk raised to 55,000 from under the gun, Phil Ivey called on the button, and then Isaac Haxton reraised all in from the big blind for what looked to be between 700,000 and 800,000. After Polk folded, Ivey went deep into the tank. He counted out the chips to make the call, but couldn't quite seem to get up the courage to push them into the middle. Eventually, though, Ivey did call, and this is when he saw the bad news.

Haxton tabled the , and the cowboys had Ivey's in bad shape.

The flop gave Ivey the lead with a pair of aces, and Haxton was left needing to come from behind. The turn was the , and that meant Haxton was drawing dead going to the river. The completed the board to finish Ivey with a full house and send Haxton out the door in seventh place.

With that, Ivey moved back into the chip lead with what should be around 2.7 million in chips. Remember, he's won this event twice in the four previous years it's been held, first in 2012 and then again in 2014. Last year, Ivey defeated Haxton heads up to earn the title.

Could this one be Ivey's third LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge title?

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phil Ivey	2,700,000 790,000	790,000

Isaac Haxton	Eliminado

Tags: Isaac Haxton Doug Polk Phil Ivey

2015-02-02 16:41 UTC+10

Richard Yong Bubbles LK Boutique AU$250,000 Challenge

Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Two days ago Richard Yong topped a field of 70 entrants to win the AU$100,000 Challenge for AU$1,870,000. His good friend, Phil Ivey, joined him for the winner's photo, but now the defending champ has sent the businessman to the rail.

It happened when Ivey opened for 55,000 and Yong moved all in from the big blind for 307,000. Ivey dropped in a call and the cards were tabled.

Yong:
Ivey:

Yong was ahead, but Ivey was drawing to two live cards. The flop kept Yong in the lead, but then the dealer burned and turned the to pair Ivey. Yong needed an ace on the river to survive, but it wasn't meant to be as the bricked.

Yong leaves empty handed in sixth place while the remaining five players are guaranteed at least AU$551,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phil Ivey	3,050,000 350,000	350,000

Richard Yong	Eliminado

Tags: Phil Ivey Richard Yong

2015-02-02 16:45 UTC+10

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 5th Place (AU$551,000)

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

From under the gun, Erik Seidel moved all in for what looked to be between 250,000 and 300,000. Play folded around to Doug Polk in the big blind, and he quickly made the call after having woke up to the . Seidel had the .

No help came for Seidel on the , and he was eliminated in fifth place for a payday worth AU$551,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Erik Seidel	Eliminado

Tags: Erik Seidel Doug Polk

2015-02-02 17:04 UTC+10

Ivey Picks Off Polk's Bluff

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Nível 11 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Doug Polk raised to 55,000 on the button, and Phil Ivey called from the big blind before the dealer fanned out the flop. Ivey checked, and Polk checked behind.

The turn was the to pair the board, and Ivey led with a bet of 75,000. Polk made the call, and the dealer completed the board with the . Ivey bet 200,000, but Polk had other things in mind and raised things up to 580,000. Ivey went deep into the tank, thinking for several long minutes.

It looked as if his decision to call or fold changed every 15 seconds in his head, and at one point he was slamming the amount of chips to make the call up and down on the felt behind his cards, unsure of what to do. After he did that, he checked back at his hole cards, then fired in the call.

"I'm bluffing," said Polk, turning over the for ace high. Ivey tabled the for two pair, tens and deuces, and he won the pot.