Gross Doubles to Avoid Bubble, Ivey Misses Chance to Secure Cash
Phil Ivey opened to 2,400 from under the gun, and Alejandro Chongwong flatted from the button, only to see Ryan Schoonbaert three-bet to 10,600 out of the small blind.
Next to act, Christophe Gross four-bet jammed for his last 30,000 or so, leaving Phil Ivey to tank long and hard in the next seat over. With the next player eliminated falling just short of the cash, Ivey took his time to assess the situation, but he finally folded his hand in frustration, pushing the cards down into the felt as he slid them to the dealer.
Chongwong decided to lay down as well, and Schoonbaert made a quick call with his 
, only to find his pocket pair to be second best against Gross' 
.
The final board ran out 
and Gross doubled through with his ladies, leaving Ivey to lament the fact that he had tossed 
into the muck.
"I had ace-king..." he told Chongwong from across the table. "What you have, ace-queen?"
"I had jacks," replied Chongwong, confirming that a massive preflop cooler — and the bursting of the money bubble — had been avoided thanks to two disciplined folds.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000
35,400
|
35,400 |
|
52,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
and Smirnov checked. Ivey bet 8,000 and Smirnov made the call. The turn was the 
and Smirnov checked to Ivey for a thrid time. Ivey stacked his last 46,000 and pushed it toward the pot. Smirnov called and Ivey turned over 
for a set, but it wasn't good enough as Smirnov tabled 
for a higher set.
. Chongwong needed big help as he tabled 
, but the flop of 
of Dan Goldman. Loving needed some returned affection, as he was way behind with the 
however, and Loving is gone.
![[user101598]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
versus the 
and Matthaei is gone.
and Eskenazi had to hand over 98,000 of his stack.
and saw that his opponent held 
and with that Eskenazi was done and dusted.
, but he crashed out after the very next hand when his 
was no match for Stewart's 
on a 
