Event 17 (Day 3): 8th Place - Ivy ($9,549)

Level 22 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Average: 762,857

8th Place - Jonathan Ivy

In a battle between the two biggest stacks at the table, Brian Hastings emerged victorious and now has more than half the chips in play.

Jonathan Ivy put out a pre-flop raise to 30,000, knocking everyone out of the hand except for Hastings.

Flop: K♦ J♣ 9♣

Ivy bet 50,000 before Hastings re-raised to 130,000. Ivy immediately announced a raise to 300,000. Hastings thought for maybe 30 seconds before putting Ivy all-in, which he agreed to do.

Ivy: K♣ K♠     Hastings: Q♠ 10♠

If the top players were all-in, you had to know they both had monster hands. Ivy flopped top set, but Hastings had a straight. A pair on the board would have given Ivy a full house, but it ran out 6♦ 2♥, sending Ivy home in 8th place.