Phil Ivey is arguably one of the greatest poker players ever to grace the felt. But even the best can sometimes find themselves in the blender - forced to either make a hero call or a fantastic fold. At the final table of a $50,000 Triton Poker tournament in Jeju, Ivey finds himself in exactly this situation against Thailand’s poker hero - Punnat Punsri. Holding a broadway straight, Ivey was met with a huge check-raise from Punsri, who has a flush. Can Ivey piece it all together and make the right decision, and show the world that Phil Ivey is back?
At final tables, being aware of stack sizes is crucial due to the implications of the Independent Chip Model (ICM). When you hold a middling stack, you’re often incentivized to avoid big confrontations whilst there are shorter stacks still at the table. Larger stacks are able to put a lot of pressure on middling stacks due to them having to play tighter because of the ICM implications. Because of this, it is important to tighten up across all positions, especially when battling against players who can bust you from the poker tournament.
Phil Ivey ‘The Tiger Woods of Poker’, or ‘RaiseOnce’ on PokerStars, is an American professional poker player and a regular at the highest stakes poker tournaments and cash games all around the world. He has over $47,300,000 in live poker tournaments, putting him in the top 20 on the all-time money list. He has 11 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) bracelets (only Phil Hellmuth has more). Phil Ivey is considered by many to be one of the greatest all-round poker players.
Punnat Punsri is a Thai poker player. He has over $27,000,000 in live poker tournament earnings, putting him in the top 100 on the all time money list. Punsri’s biggest cash of $3,107,000 came from a 3rd place in the $250,000 Luxon Invitational tournament during Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London.
Triton Poker was founded in 2015 by Paul Phua and Richard Yong; their aim was to attract a healthy mixture of recreational poker players and seasoned poker professionals. Part of what makes the Triton Series so special is that it’s open to a wide range of poker players, not just a select few. They envisioned Triton as a series of poker events providing excellent entertainment value for audiences passionate about poker. Some of the most famous poker players to have appeared at Triton events have been Phil Ivey ‘RaiseOnce’, Tom Dwan ‘Durrr’, Patrick Antonius ‘The Finn’, Michael Addamo ‘imluckbox’, Chris Brewer, Jason Koon, Tony G, Dan Cates ‘Jungleman’, Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’, Stephen Chidwick ‘stevie444’, Linus Loeliger ‘LLinusLLove’, Isaac Haxton ‘philivey2694’, Mikita Badziakouski ‘fish2013’, Timofey Kuznetsov ‘Trueteller’ and many more.
This was during the Triton Jeju Series at the Landing Casino, Shinhwa World - Jeju, South Korea; it had 19 poker tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $15,000 up to $150,000 in No Limit Hold’em (NLHE), Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) and Short-Deck (SD), and ran from March 5th - March 21st, 2024.
$50,000 - 2024 Triton Poker Series Jeju Event #8 - Results
🔍 Preflop:
On the final table of a Triton poker tournament, Punnat Punsri raises to 675,000 from the small blind holding T3 of hearts. Phil Ivey defends his big blind with KJo and the two poker players head to the flop.
💸 Flop - Ad Qh Ts:
Punsri starts with a check from out of position, having flopped bottom pair with a backdoor flush draw. Ivey bets 400,000 with the nut straight, and Punsri continues in the form of a call.
💣 Turn - Jh:
A jack of hearts on the turn brings in the one liner to a broadway straight. Punsri picks up a backdoor flush draw and decides to check again. Ivey, still with the nuts, chooses to check behind.
🌊 River - 9h:
The nine of hearts on the river brings in Punsri’s disguised backdoor flush. He checks again, prompting Ivey to go for some value with his straight. Ivey fires out 800,000, and after some tanking Punsri decides to check raise to 3,400,000. Ivey is now in a brutal spot and has to decide whether to call for the majority of his stack or make a hero fold. What will arguably the greatest poker player in history do? Stay tuned to the end of this video to find out.
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