Everyone Loves a Chopped Pot!
Well, most people actually aren't really fond of chopping pots, they much rather win 'em we imagine, but that's an entirely different discussion. Back to the action.
Phil Ivey just opened to 2,400 from the hijack and Dario Sammartino on the button made the call. Mike McDonald in the big blind called as well and checked to Ivey on 
. Ivey followed his pre flop aggression up with a continuation bet of 4,000 and just Sammartino called, McDonald folded.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and so the 
on the river was seen for free. The prompted a bet of 8,000 by Ivey and Sammartino made the call just about instantly.
Ivey tabled 
but wouldn't take the entire pot, he would have to share the blinds, antes and McDonald's chips with Sammartino as the Italian revealed [Ah3]. Aces and eights with a jack kicker for the both of them and they divided the pot.