06-03-2009 09:42 UTC-12

From This, an Empire was Built...?

[user75032]

Pot by pot, Tim Phan is rebuilding an empire of poker chips. He very patiently let his board develop (X-X) / {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{6-Clubs}

{8-Hearts}

{A-Diamonds}

while Eric Drache's board came (X-X) / {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{4-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

{6-Hearts}

. Drache bet every street until sixth, when both players checked. Down the river it was Phan who fired out a bet that Drache called. Phan turned over {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{8-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

in the hole for his second Dead Man's Hand in half an hour, aces and eights. He continues to climb in the counts.

Tags: Eric Drache Tim Phan