Checking It Down

Level 13
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Mike McDonald limped in from the small blind, and Phil Ivey checked his option out of the big blind. The flop came down , and both players checked to see the
land on the turn. Both checked again, and the river was the
. Once final time, both players checked.
McDonald showed the , and Ivey mucked his hand.