Bodog Beat

Nam Le represented Team Bodog at the 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic and takes home fourth place. (Bodog Beat Image)

After hanging on with the short stack longer than most expected, Nam Le found himself taking a brutal beat from dominant chip leader Phil Ivey on a hand that should have doubled him up.

With all of his chips in the middle after a raise, all-in and call, Le turned over his pocket rockets and found himself the odds on favorite against the pocket threes of Ivey. However, in further proof that today belongs to Ivey and his quest for an elusive first WPT title, Le was not destined to win this hand, despite the overwhelming odds in his favor.

Here are the hand details from WorldPokerTour.com:

Hand #97: Quinn Do has the button in seat 1, Nam Le raises from the small blind to 420,000, Ivey moves all in from the big blind, and Nam Le quickly calls with AA. Ivey shows 33, and he'll need to improve to bust Nam here.

The flop comes 1062, Nam retains his huge lead in the hand. Someone in the crowd says, "Put an ace out there. End it!" Do you believe in jinxes?

The turn card is the — 3! The crowd reacts loudly as Ivey takes the lead with a set of threes. Nam Le needs an ace on the river to stay alive.

The river card is the Q, and Ivey wins the pot with his set of threes, increasing his stack to more than 9 million.

When the 3 hit on the turn the crowd went into a frenzy and Nam just shook his head in utter disbelief. With that hand, he should have been sitting comfortably but instead will have to comfort himself with the $411,770 that he receives for his efforts.