November 11th, 2009 by admin

Going into the final days of the Main Event last Saturday, Phil Ivey was the overwhelming favorite despite an underwhelming stack. A pre-event poll on the official site of the WSOP saw 78% of readers predicting championship win for Ivey. Unfortunately, his final table run ended far too soon when he went all in on hand 175.

The surrounding crowd of 1000+ was chanting the eight-time bracelet winner’s name as he and lumberjack sensation Darvin Moon went into the flop. Ivey held an Ace of clubs and a King of spades. Moon held the Ace of diamonds and Queen of spades. Fortune smiled upon the underdog when a Queen and two 6s hit the board. Ivey remained aloof when the turn revealed a 3 and bowed out respectfully when a 5 on the river ended his Main Event run. But don’t feel too bad for Ivey—he’s still taking home more than $1.4 million.