Poker legend Phil Ivey nearly won another title to add to his already incredible resume, a high roller event in Sochi.<\/p>\n
And it was thanks to a brutal bad beat for one of his opponents, although sometimes, you need a little bit of luck to win a tournament.<\/p>\n
Lets break down the hand and get to the drama: Ivey was dealt a pair of Aces and Sam Greenwood went in with King-8 of clubs. The flop was Ace of clubs, 8 of spades and Queen of clubs.<\/p>\n
That gave Greenwood a flush draw and Ivey three Aces. At that point, Ivey (6.9 million chips) bet 200,000 and Greenwood (4.3 million) simply called, hoping for another club.<\/p>\n
But the turn was the fourth Ace for Ivey, giving him quads and the winning hand at that point. Ivey smartly checks and Greenwood decided to take the free card.<\/p>\n
And that free card was the Jack of clubs. Greenwood got his flush, a hand that would normally be HUGE. Instead, he was drawing dead before that card came out and didnt know it.<\/p>\n
You can guess what happened next: Ivey bet 400,000, Greenwood raised to 1.95 million, Ivey went all in and Greenwood called. Ooooooffff.<\/p>\n
Ivey also won a big hand against Greenwood thanks to a10 on the flop earlier in the night:<\/p>\n
Ivey eventually finished in second place to Wai Kin Yong<\/p>\n
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