Phil Ivey warms up for the durrrrnament

With the million dollar durrrr challenge threatening to start in the near future, It won’t be surprising to find Phil Ivey warming up by playing multiple table PLO over the next little while.

Also on the table at the time is another player reported to be interested in the durrrr challenge. MR B 2 U SON, reported to be David Benyamine, is at the same table when this hand goes down. Although Ivey is one of the greatest players at the game, anyone could have played this hand well. There’s nothing like flopping a house to make a hand easy to play.

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Game: $200/$400 – Omaha Table: Barn (deep 6) Players: MR B 2 U SON, Ziigmund, Phil Ivey Date: Jan 04,2009 16:09:33 ET Hand ID: 9855228303

Table Setup
MR B 2 U SON : Seat 3 – Stack Size : $19,199.
Ziigmund : Seat 4 – Stack Size : $88,196.
Phil Ivey : Seat 6 – Stack Size : $72,600.
MR B 2 U SON Posts Small Blind of $200.
Ziigmund Posts Big Blind of $400.

Preflop
Dealing Down Cards.
Phil Ivey Raises $1,400.
MR B 2 U SON Calls $1,200.
Ziigmund Calls $1,000.

Flop [J66]
MR B 2 U SON Checks.
Ziigmund Bets $3,200.
Phil Ivey Raises $11,200.
MR B 2 U SON Folds.
Ziigmund Calls $8,000. 

Turn J66 [T]
Ziigmund Checks.
Phil Ivey Bets $22,800.
Ziigmund Calls $22,800. 

River J66T [9]
Ziigmund Checks.
Phil Ivey Bets $37,200.
Ziigmund Calls $37,200.
Phil Ivey Shows TJJA.
Ziigmund Mucks.
Phil Ivey Wins $146,599.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Ivey rocking multiple high-stakes tables over the next couple of weeks. The action in general is slow right now, with most the high-roller players busy at the PCA, kicking it on the beaches (can you blame them?). Expect to see the action blow up again over the next week or so.

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