New Chip Leader Emerges
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. Phillips checked to Ang, who bet 8,800. Phillips quickly called.The turn paired the board with the
. Again Phillips checked, and again Ang bet, this time for 19,000."How much more are you playing?" Phillips asked.
"About 65,000," replied Ang. Phillips then called.
The river was the
. Phillips checked a third time, causing Ang to move all in."Count it," Phillips instructed. The count came to 74,000. Phillips cut 74,000 from his own stack, leaving just 20,000 behind.
"He's pretty certain," Phillips muttered. "Two queens? Wow. This is pretty damn sick." Phillips then pushed his chips over the betting line and held his breath. Ang turned over
. At first Phillips didn't realize that Ang had rivered a full house, and delightedly turned over his own 
. Then he understood what Ang had shown down."For f*ck's sake," Phillips wailed. "How did he river me?"
A player on Phillips' left was surprised by his call and asked Phillips how he could do so.
"What the f*ck do you mean? It's why you can't win a poker tournament for your life."
Ang is now the chip leader with approximately 220,000 chips.
. He got all in for a total pot of almost 150,000 chips against an opponent who tabled 
. The board four-flushed in hearts to make a heart flush for Obst's opponent. Obst was left with just 4,000 chips as a result.
against Anthony Phillips' 
.
gave Phillips a pair of aces to end the dream for Sombero.
. Matibag showed 
. That loss knocked Matibag back to about 60,000 chips and doubled Mariakis to about 50,000.
. He managed to hit a straight on the river against an opponent holding 
on a board of 
. Ellis' opponent held 
on the turn gave Ellis almost half the remaining deck to draw at, but she missed when the 
fell on the river.