Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship is the talk of the town at the 2024 World Series of Poker, as poker legend Phil Ivey is now heads-up for his 11th bracelet.
The Poker Hall of Famer, one of the most iconic figures in the poker world, is just one opponent away from claiming his first WSOP title in a decade. The last time Ivey adorned his wrist with WSOP gold was back in 2014. To secure this monumental win, he must overcome one-time bracelet winner Danny Wong.
Should Ivey clinch victory, he will become only the second player in poker history to have more than ten WSOP bracelets. This achievement would position him only behind Phil Hellmuth, who holds a record-setting 17 bracelets, and ahead of Johnny Chan, the late Doyle Brunson, and Erik Seidel, who each boast ten bracelets.
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The 2-7 Championship event was slated to conclude Wednesday, but intense competition at four and three-handed play forced the tournament into a fourth day. The action resumed Thursday at 4 p.m. PT under the bright lights of Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This extension has also disrupted Ivey’s travel plans. He mentioned on Day 3 that he had a flight to Los Angeles to catch on what has become Day 4. However, his jet-setting adventures are temporarily on hold, with hopes that it will all be worth it if he can take to the skies with a new piece of bling on his wrist.
Starting the day with just 11 big bets, Ivey was at the bottom of the pack but quickly picked up steam that turned the tide in his favor.
The former Full Tilt Poker pro made a wheel (7-5-4-3-2) in a huge pot at the expense of Jason Mercier to essentially become the joint chip leader with Wong. Mercier, who was hoping to capture his seventh bracelet, made his own Number 1 the hand after but raked in fewer chips than Ivey did.
Mercier’s stack continued to reduce, with Ivey and Wong each taking chunks. In the end, he was ousted by Wong, paving the way for his heads-up showdown with Ivey. You can follow the heads-up action on PokerGO or via the free PokerNews live reporting coverage.
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