Sadly, one of the fan favorites, and pro favorites for that matter, will not win the World Series of Poker main event this.
Everyone’s favorite darling Phil Ivey busted out on the first day of the WSOP. His demise began when he went all in with pocket queens against Yuji Masaki. Masaki had pocket kings, but it looked like Ivey would win the hand when a queen hit on the turn, giving Ivey a set. But a king hit on the river, giving Masaki the win. The tough beat left Ivey with about 1,900 in chips, and he exited the tournament a few hands later.
Ivey wasn’t the only top pro to exit the Everest tournament early. Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, J.C. Tran, Hevad Khan, Freddy Deeb, Gavin Griffin, Alexander Kravchenko and Cyndy Violette were all bounced from the event as well.
Some well-known amateurs who also failed to survive the day include Shannon Elizabeth, Orel Hershiser, Trishelle Cannatella and last year’s second-place finisher, Darvin Moon
It just seems like more and more that we will never have another pro actually win the WSOP main event. It seems like it will never happen again, though we can only hope they play poker online.
