2010 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$8,944,310
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$68,798,600
Entries
7,319
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

A Pretty Good Miss

Carter Phillips has been hidden in plain sight all day and started a recent hand with about 60,000 in chips. He opened pre-flop for 1,200 from middle position and was called by the big blind. That player led into Phillips for 1,500 on a king-high flop, {2-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Phillips called to the turn, a board-pairing {k-Hearts}. His opponent bet 3,000 and again Phillips called.

The river was the {3-Diamonds}. Phillips' opponent fired a last bet of 5,000 that Phillips called.

"I missed," said the other player. He opened {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} -- not a miss at all, but actually a five-high straight that Phillips couldn't beat.

Tags: Carter Phillips