2009 World Series of Poker

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

2009 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Phillips' Five-Bet Shove

Dennis Phillips
Dennis Phillips
Thai Tran opened the pot with a smallish raise to 70,000. Dennis Phillips was two seats over, and he put in a reraise to 180,000. Steve Sanders came in with the call, and the action was back around on Tran. He cut out a big stack of chips -- too many to call with -- and stuck in a healthy reraise to 605,000. That play sent Phillips deep into the tank, and he would take several minutes to act. When he did finally make make his move, it was a big one. He announced, "All in," committing his final 1,950,000. Sanders would reluctantly fold his hand away, and Tran would take his time deciding as well. Finally, he too let his cards go, and Phillips picks up an uncontested pot worth more than 1,000,000 chips.

That hand marks the third time Phillips has four- or five-bet here at the featured table. He's taken down the pot each time, and it's been worth well over 1.5 million to his stack. This latest five-bet bumps him all the way up to the 3,000,000-chip mark!

Tags: Dennis PhillipsSteve SandersThai Tran