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Phil Ivey warms up for the durrrrnament

By Sean Lind

With the million-dollar durrrr challenge threatening to start in the near future, it's not surprising to find Phil Ivey warming up by playing multiple-table PLO.

In a recent example, another player reported to be interested in the durrrr challenge happened to be on Ivey's table. MR B 2 U SON, reported to be David Benyamine, was at the same table when this hand went down.

Although Ivey is one of the greatest players at the game, anyone could have played this hand well. There's nothing like flopping a house to make a hand easy to play.

Game: $200/$400 - Omaha Table: Barn (deep-six) Players: MR B 2 U SON, Ziigmund, Phil Ivey Date: Jan. 4, 2009 16:09:33 ET Hand ID: 9855228303

Table Setup
MR B 2 U SON: Seat 3 - Stack size: $19,199
Ziigmund: Seat 4 - Stack size: $88,196
Phil Ivey: Seat 6 - Stack size: $72,600
MR B 2 U SON posts small blind of $200. Ziigmund posts big blind of $400.

Pre-Flop
Dealing down cards.
Phil Ivey raises $1,400.
MR B 2 U SON calls $1,200.
Ziigmund calls $1,000.

Flop [J 6 6]
MR B 2 U SON checks.
Ziigmund bets $3,200.
Phil Ivey raises $11,200.
MR B 2 U SON folds.
Ziigmund calls $8,000. 

Turn J 6 6 [T]
Ziigmund checks.
Phil Ivey bets $22,800.
Ziigmund calls $22,800. 

River J 6 6 T [9]
Ziigmund checks.
Phil Ivey bets $37,200.
Ziigmund calls $37,200.
Phil Ivey shows T J J A.
Ziigmund mucks.
Phil Ivey wins $146,599.

Ivey will likely be rocking multiple high-stakes tables over the next couple of weeks. The action in general is slow right now, with most of the high-roller players busy at the PCA, kicking it on the beaches (can you blame them?). Expect to see the tables blow up again over the next week or so.

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