03-07-2010 13:16 UTC-12

Phillips Doubles Up

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Dennis Phillips before play started yesterday

Dennis Phillips moved all in preflop and put himself at risk when Annie Duke made the call. Phillips showed {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

and was only slightly behind Duke's {a-Hearts}

{a-Hearts}

{5-Spades}

.

He quickly caught up on the flop of {q-Hearts}

{q-Hearts}

{k-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

and held on when the turn brought the {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

. The

{K-Clubs}

on the river secured the win, and Phillips doubled up to 286,000, just shy of his starting stack.