Phil Ivey Eliminated by Aleksejs Ponakovs
Jul 15, 2023
Photo: Phil Ivey
Aleksejs Ponakovs raises to 22,000 from middle position, and Phil Ivey calls on the button.
The flop is 
, Ponakovs bets 23,000, and Ivey calls.
The turn is the 
, Ponakovs bets 75,000, Ivey raises all in for 304,000, and Ponakovs calls after about 30 seconds with 
for a pair of tens, trailing Ivey’s 
for nines and eights.
The river is the 
, giving Ponakovs a better two pair of tens and sixes to eliminate Ivey.
Aleksejs Ponakovs – 1,450,000 (145 bb)
Phil Ivey – Eliminated
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