Event #50: $1,500 8-Game Mix

History was made late Friday night as Phil Ivey claimed his 10th World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Ivey rose to the top of the 485-player field in Event #50: $1,500 Eight-Game Mix and ultimately defeated Bruce Yamron heads up to claim the title and $167,332 in first-place prize money.

As the WSOP celebrates 10 years hosted in the halls of the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, it's only fitting that one of poker's most celebrated characters claimed his historic 10th championship bracelet. Ivey joins the likes of fellow 10-time winners Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan. While Ivey seemingly plowed through the day, things weren't always easy on his path to glory.

The day began with 14 players returning to the felt with the hopes of winning the 50th event on this summer's schedule. Ivey came into the day third overall in chips and seemingly became a magnet for chips early on in the day. Players like Devin Looney, Christian Pereira, Yehuda Buchalter, Amnon Filippi, and Abdel Hamid all fell during the early stages of the day. All the while, Ivey rose to the top of the chip counts and left his opponents in the dust. Six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu fell in ninth place, allowing the field to re-draw to the unofficial final table of eight.

When the two remaining tables combined, Ivey held a significant chip lead over his competition. Shortly after the redraw, Alex Rocha became the official final table bubble player when he fell by the hands of Dan Heimiller.

Christoph Haller was the first casualty of the official final table, eliminated during a round of limit hold'em. Haller was eliminated by Yamron and collected $15,720 in prize money. Yuebin Guo followed Haller out the door in sixth place, unable to catch up to Heimiller during a hand of stud eight-or-better.

After a lengthy five-handed match, Stephen Chidwick was the next player eliminated. On Chidwick's final hand, he went head-to-head with Ivey in a hand of 2-7 triple draw. By the final draw, Ivey tabled an eight-perfect, leaving Chidwick drawing thin. He was ultimately unable to get there and was forced to settle for a fifth place finish.

The battle continued four-handed with short stacks doubling several times and the chip lead changing hands. All of the while, Ivey relentlessly clawed back toward the top of the counts. Eventually, the four-handed match came to a head when 2011 WSOP bracelet winner Aaron Steury got the rest of his stack in against Heimiller during a hand of limit hold'em. Heimiller flopped top pair and left Steury drawing looking for a queen on the turn or river to stay alive. He did not find help on the final streets and was eliminated in fourth for $44,286.

Heimiller was the next to go, finding elimination by eventual champion Ivey during a no-limit hold'em round. A short-stacked Heimiller open-shipped from the button and Ivey called out of the big blind. Ivey flopped top pair and there was no looking back for the the nine-time champion. Heimiller collected $66,246 for his finish and left Ivey and Yamron to go heads up for history.

Ivey began heads up play with a slight chip disadvantage but gained the chip lead on the very first hand. From there, Ivey dominated an entire round of seven-card stud, winning most of the pots and pulling ahead by a significant margin. Despite doubling up once, Yamron was never able to gain any footing against Ivey. The match finally came to a head during a round of Omaha eight-or-better. On the final hand, Yamron's chips went in on the turn with two pair only to find that Ivey held a better two pair. Yamron failed to improve and he was eliminated in second place for $103,375. The rest, as they say, was history.

Final Table Payouts

PokerNews extends its deepest congratulations to Phil Ivey for claiming bracelet #10. That does it for our coverage of Event #50: $1,500 Eight-Game Mix. Be sure to check out our Live Reporting page for live updates from all of the remaining events at the 2014 WSOP. Goodnight!

Omaha 8

Phil Ivey raised from the button and Bruce Yamron called from the big blind. The flop came down     and Yamron checked. Ivey continued out for a bet and Yamron called.

The   dropped down on the turn and Yamron checked again. Ivey fired out, Yamron came over the top with a raise and Ivey quickly made it three bets to go. Yamron called and the   finished off the board. Yamron checked, Ivey bet, and Yamron let it go.

Phil Ivey	1,874,000	250,000
Bruce Yamron	310,000	-250,000

Stud

Ivey:    /    
Yamron:    /    

Bruce Yamron was the bring in and Phil Ivey completed. Yamron called and the two were off to fourth street. Ivey fired out a bet and found a call. He led again on fifth street and Yamron opted to let it go.

Ivey:    /    
Yamron:    /    

A couple of hands later, Yamron brought in with a trey and Ivey completed with a nine. Yamron raised and Ivey quickly made it three bets. Yamron called. Ivey fired out on both fourth and fifth and Yamron folded his cards on fifth street. With this hit, Yamron is down to just 290,000 in chips to Ivey's 1.894 million.

Phil Ivey	1,894,000	230,000
Bruce Yamron	290,000	-230,000

No-Limit Hold'em

Phil Ivey had the button. He raised the action to 50,000 only to find a three-bet to 170,000 from Bruce Yamron. Ivey four-bet shipped all in over the top and Yamron let his cards go. Ivey picked up the pot and took the chip lead with 1.264 million.

Phil Ivey	1,264,000	215,000
Bruce Yamron	920,000	-215,000

The players are taking a five-minute restroom break.

Bruce Yamron	1,135,000	-10,000
Phil Ivey	1,049,000	174,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Bruce Yamron limped his small blind and Phil Ivey raised from the big blind. Yamron called to see the draw. Each of the competitors pulled two new cards on the first draw and Yamron check-called a bet from Ivey.

The second time around, each player pulled one new card. Yamron checked once again and Ivey led at the pot. Yamron stayed the course and pulled one card on the third draw. Ivey stood pat and the action went check-check.

Ivey tabled      , prompting a muck from Yamron. Ivey pulled the pot and now has 875,000 in chips.

Bruce Yamron	1,145,000	-155,000
Phil Ivey	875,000	205,000

Limit Hold'em

Action folded around to Aaron Steury in the small blind and he cut out a raise. Dan Heimiller made it three bets to go from the big blind and Steury came right back over the top with a four-bet. Heimiller capped and Steury called with just 5,000 behind.

The flop came down     and Steury tossed in his last 5,000. Heimiller called and the hands were turned over.

Heimiller:   
Steury:   

Heimiller outflopped Steury by pairing his jack and had a significant lead in the hand. Steury found no help on the turn ( ) or the river ( ) and he was eliminated from play in fourth place for $44,286.

Dan Heimiller	460,000	151,000
Aaron Steury	0	-155,000

Pot-Limit Omaha

Bruce Yamron raised to 40,000 from the button and Aaron Steury called from the big blind. The two saw     fall on the felt and action checked to see the   hit the board on the turn. Steury led at the pot for 56,000 and Yamron called. Both players checked the   river and Yamron rolled over     , playing his ace-king for top pair. Steury folded his hand and Yamron was awarded the pot.

Yamron now has roughly 755,000 while Steury has dropped to 358,000.

Bruce Yamron	755,000	69,000
Aaron Steury	358,000	-52,000

The final four players have gone through the Omaha 8 and Stud rounds with no interesting or significant hands.