Ivey Gains $105,000 To Rise To 6th
July 9, 2009 by Kris Jones
Filed under Sports
1724 remain and Phil Ivey has ascended to 6th by adding 105,000 chips to his stack for a 325,000 total. For perspective, Troy Weber is first with 453,200 and Dan Bilzerian is second with 439,500. At this point, you have to believe the Amazing Ivey has a great shot at advancing far. Ivey is scary talented and now smells the greatest title of them all – the ultimate feather in his cap.
No doubt, he has a ways to go, but with so many chips Ivey only becomes more dangerous as he has more room to operate because he won’t have to make many decisions for his tournament life. In effect, other players will be playing under pressure.
Updating from yesterday, both JC Tran, Josh Arieh, and Kenny Tran are also in the top 25. 2007 second place finisher Paul Wasika (don’t know if he’s considered a pro) is also in the mix.
This may be the year of the pro. There is still 1,724 players left but with so many big names in the top of the field it is a very real possibility we get to see some high drama in November.
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