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Poker After Dark - How Much Do You Have, Phil?

By launchpoker, Mar 29, 2007

  One of the more interesting aspects of watching, and following, poker pros on TV is their relationships with each other. During the new hit show, NBC's Poker After Dark, most of the players know each other, and some can count each other friends. But friends are not afraid to bust each other when it comes to poker, as was seen in this hand. Only Jen Harman, Patrik Antonius, and Phil Ivey were in contention for the winner-take-all $120,000.



  Ivey, the new short stack after Jen doubled up in the previous hand through Patrik, decided he needed to make a move. He had a fair hand for move making:





... so he made the move, pushing all in. Patrik, considering his:





... for a moment, folded out of the way, and Jen looked up and asked, "How much do you have, Phil?" After a quick count of about eight thousand was made, Jen quickly called, showing she had him outkicked with her hand of:





... The Flop came down:





... killing Ivey's hopes of winning with a pair of fours. The Turn brought:





... and now Ivey could not win the hand. If a Queen fell on the River, he could chop. It wasn't the queen, however, it was:





... and Ivey was out, muttering about how he thought he should have folded the hand.