May 31, 2023
Photo: Juan Carlos Orozco
After the elimination of WPT Anchor in 11th place, it’s time to begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, but there is already a hand in progress at the other table.
Juan Carlos Orozco moves all in from the cutoff for 45,000, and Phil Ivey calls from the big blind with . Orozco turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board comes , and Ivey pairs his five on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Orozco in 10th place, bursting the Money Bubble without the need for hand-for-hand play.
Phil Ivey – 525,000 (53 bb)
Juan Carlos Orozco – Eliminated