Phillips Builds Massive Stack
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Thomas Phillips has continued his strong Day 1a by adding another knockout to his resume. The hand began when Phillips raised to 16,000 from early position. Phillips faced an all-in from the button for 68,000 and made the call to put his opponent at risk.
Opponent: A♦2♠
Thomas Phillips: 2♥2♣
Phillips found himself in the uncommon situation where his pocket deuces had his opponent dominated, but he lost some of his leverage when the flop came 9♥9♣3♦ to introduce some counterfeit outs to his pocket pair.
The 7♣ turn did not help his opponent, and the Q♠ river completed the board as the ducks held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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655,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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