Hand #6: Phil Ivey Wins a Pot Worth 2.4 Million
Level 26: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
John Caridad raises from middle position to 165,000, and Phil Ivey calls from the cutoff. The flop comes A

6

3

, Caridad bets 140,000, and Ivey calls. The turn card is the K

, Caridad bets 350,000, and Ivey thinks for nearly four minutes before he calls.
The river card is the 4

, and Caridad thinks for about 30 seconds before he bets 500,000. After nearly three minutes, Ivey calls. Caridad shows pocket sevens (7-7) for a pair, and Ivey shows A-J to win the pot with a pair of aces as the crowd cheers the loudest they have so far this evening.
Pot Size: 2,430,000
Seat 1. Phil Ivey - 2,750,000
Seat 2. Justin Smith - 2,640,000
Seat 3. Rob Akery - 1,795,000
Seat 4. Eric Afriat - 650,000
Seat 5. Moritz Kranich - 1,535,000
Seat 6. John Caridad - 4,760,000