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Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:49 PM Local Time
Phil Ivey came into today looking for his sixth gold WSOP bracelet. Just over three and a half hours ago, only John Monnette stood in Ivey's way.
After a couple hours of heads-up play, Monnette was dwindled down and severely short stacked as Ivey stormed to a massive chip lead. But then, Monnette rallied back with two big double ups to take back the lead. Ivey buckled down though, and grinded his way back to a 3:2 chip lead when the final hand came up.
Ivey bested a field of 147 entrants that included some of the biggest names in poker to win his sixth bracelet and further cement his name in poker history. Phil was the crowd favorite and received an outstanding round of applause when it was all said and done. The win netted Ivey $96,361 in prize money and likely earned him a little extra pocket change from sidebets.
At the conclusion of the event, Ivey snapped some quick photos with the bracelet and then jetted off down the hall to continue playing the $10,000 Mixed World Championship. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live WSOP coverage!
Congratulations to Phil Ivey!
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:40 PM Local Time
John Monnette raised then Phil Ivey shoved all in. Monnette made the call and everyone jumped from their seats. The tournament announcer stated that each player would be drawing one card.
Showdown:
Ivey:
(X)
Monnette:
(X)
Monnette was first to show and revealed a paired seven. He would be drawing dead against Ivey as Ivey rolled over a
. Monnette was covered in chips by Ivey and that was it, he would be out in second place, earning just under $60,000 for his finish.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:21 PM Local Time
The two players are trading blinds and antes back and forth, but nothing bigger than that is happening.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:14 PM Local Time
Jean-Robert Bellande, Paul Darden, and Court Harrington are here to witness the action.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:13 PM Local Time
Phil Ivey raised to 45,000 from the button. John Monnette reraised and Ivey mucked.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:08 PM Local Time
John Monnette raised to 43,000. Phil Ivey called. Ivey drew one and Monnette drew two. Ivey placed a bet of 90,000 in the middle and Monnette folded.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:07 PM Local Time
John Monnette raised to 43,000. Phil Ivey reraised to 80,000 and Monnette mucked again. The three-bet seems to be working for Ivey.
Ivey - 570,000
Monnette - 530,000
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:05 PM Local Time
Phil Ivey raised to 45,000 and John Monnette called. Monnette drew one while Ivey drew two. Monnette checked and Ivey checked. Ivey paired and Monnette's king low scooped the pot.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:04 PM Local Time
John Monnette raised to 43,000 from the button. Phil Ivey reraised to 80,000 and Monnette mucked.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:00 PM Local Time
As the clock rolls over the 10:00 PM mark here in Las Vegas, we're approaching three hours of heads-up play between these two players.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:58 PM Local Time
Phil Ivey was just all in and called by John Monnette. Both players were drawing one card. Ivey held
and Monnette held
pre-draw. Ivey drew a
and locked up the hand, with Monnette drawing dead.
Ivey doubled to over 400,000 and is right back in it now.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:53 PM Local Time
John Monnette - 880,000
Phil Ivey - 220,000
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:52 PM Local Time
John Monnette raised from the button and Phil Ivey moved all in, Monnette made the call. Both players rapped pat. Monnette showed
for the winning hand after besting Ivey's worse ten-nine low.
Monnette doubled again and now Ivey is severely crippled.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:48 PM Local Time
Phil Ivey raised from the button and John Monnette moved all in. Ivey made the call. Monnette stood pat with a
. Ivey held a nine low and was drawing to one card. When Ivey flipped his draw card, he paired his nine and Monnette won the hand. Monnette now has 480,000 chips.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:35 PM Local Time
John Monnette raised to 24,000, the minimum raise. Phil Ivey made the call. Ivey drew two and Monnette took one. Ivey was first to act and checked. Monnette checked and mucked after Phil showed him a ten-seven low.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:33 PM Local Time
Danny Wong, "Action" Jeff Garza, Roland de Wolfe, John Racener, Allen Cunningham, and David "Chino" Rheem are in the room right now to witness the action.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:32 PM Local Time
No one wants to budge in this one. If Phil Ivey raises, John Monnette folds. If Monnette shoves in, Ivey mucks. It's been like this for a good amount of hands now and the two players are just trading blinds and antes.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:18 PM Local Time
John Monnette raised to 36,000 and Phil Ivey announced that he was all in. Monnette made the fold and Ivey took the pot.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:10 PM Local Time
Phil Ivey raised to 36,000 and John Monnette called. Monnette drew one and Ivey took two. Monnette checked and Ivey checked. Monnette's ten-eight low scooped the pot.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:01 PM Local Time
John Monnette has stopped raising preflop and has been moving all in. He's done it three or four times in the past handful of hands. Phil Ivey has folded each time.