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Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008

Ivey climbs to top of Money Makers list

Ivey tiptoes to the top of the November Money Makers list.

By Sarah Polson

Full Tilt Poker has been pretty quiet for high-stakes action this month despite Patrik Antonius going on a hot streak early in the month. He was sitting pretty in the No. 1 seat of the Top 100 Money Makers list, but now Phil Ivey has crept up to steal the spot from him.

Phil Ivey didn't make his way to the top spot through mega-sized pots and multimillion-dollar sessions at Full Tilt Poker. Instead, he's been grinding his way to more than $1.5 million in earnings for the month in some smaller sessions.

One of those sessions took place Sunday against Matt Hawrilenko in a Limit Hold'em game on Full Tilt Poker. After a two-and-a-half-hour session of heads-up $2,000/$4,000, Ivey came out ahead with an extra $300,000 in cash.

That's just the tip of the iceberg, as Ivey had accumulated more than $1 million through 1,609 hands through the previous few days against Hawrilenko.

All the losses put Hawrilenko just under $40,000 short of being the player with the top losses for the month. He's just behind lady marmelade, who was a big donor to Patrik Antonius' success early in the month.

Ivey and Hawrilenko played more than 500 hands on Sunday, with Ivey taking down seven of the top 11 pots they played. Two of the big hands Ivey took down were for $64,000 pots.

The second of the two big hands can be watched in our hand replayer, or you can read the text version below.

Game: $2,000/$4,000 - Hold'em Table: Matt Hawrilenko Players: Matt Hawrilenko, Phil Ivey

Date: Nov. 16,2008 4:16 p.m. ET Hand ID: 9008863493

Table Setup

Matt Hawrilenko : Seat 1 - Stack size: $76,979. Phil Ivey : Seat 2 - Stack size: $342,814. Matt Hawrilenko posts small blind of $1,000. Phil Ivey posts big blind of $2,000.

Pre-Flop

Dealing down cards. Matt Hawrilenko raises $3,000. Phil Ivey raises $4,000. Matt Hawrilenko calls $2,000.

Flop [K 9 2]

Phil Ivey bets $2,000. Matt Hawrilenko calls $2,000.

Turn K 9 2 [T]

Phil Ivey bets $4,000. Matt Hawrilenko raises $8,000. Phil Ivey calls $4,000.

River K 9 2 T [6]

Phil Ivey checks. Matt Hawrilenko bets $4,000. Phil Ivey raises $8,000. Matt Hawrilenko raises $8,000. Phil Ivey raises $8,000. Matt Hawrilenko calls $4,000. Phil Ivey shows 7 8. Matt Hawrilenko mucks. Phil Ivey wins $64,000.

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