Wow, What a Pot
William Stabler had raised and chip leader Kevin DeTienne reraised. Stabler reraised and made it 310,000 to go, which DeTienne called.
The flop came down 
and Stabler bet 400,000 with 245,000 behind. DeTienne immediately announced all in and Stabler went into the tank. After a minute or two, he made the call and a massive pot was created, but first there was a little issue to be resolved.
Dennis Phillips immediately piped up when Stabler made the call and halted the action, claiming that he thought the pot was short. He mentioned that when DeTienne called the 310,000, he didn't put enough chips in. The dealer then pulled things in, but DeTienne was short. The pot was reconstructed and it turned out that Phillips was right and DeTienne owed another 100,000 to the pot. He tossed it in and things were good to go.
DeTienne turned over the 
for a flush draw and Stabler the 
for an overpair of nines.
The turn brought the 
and the river the 
, giving Stabler the pot and moving him way up the board to the top with nearly two million in chips. DeTienne was knocked back to 1.1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,961,000
1,290,000
|
1,290,000 |
|
1,100,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
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Dennis Phillips opted to check. Phillips' opponent, Kevin DeTienne fired out 160,000. Phillips' response was to move all in for 431,000 more. DeTienne then went deep into the tank, pondering the right course of action.
for a pair of fives to much the approval and surprise of the crowd and table.
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and Wise took the lead.
and Kaplan pleaded, "How about a ten?" as he had just one card left to stay alive.
Stuart Spear checked and Dennis Phillips bet out. Spear then check raised, prompting a few moments of pondering for Phillips before making the call.
on the turn brought a bet of 225,000 from Spear. Phillips was in a tough spot and asked if he could see his opponent's cards if he folded. Spears agreed and eventually after some more pondering Phillips folded 
allowing Phillips to breathe easy knowing he made the right fold.