Collins Loses Some Chips, Wins Them Back
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Phil Collins raised to 8,000 from under the gun and found one customer in the shape of Raymond Matthaei in the big blind. The pair of bracelet hopefuls watched on as the dealer put the first three community cards into view: 
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Matthaei led out for 10,500 and Collins folded his hand.
A couple of hands later, Gregory Kolo opened the betting with an early position raise to 8,000. Collins called from the big blind then checked when the flop fell 
. Kolo continued his aggression with a continuation bet of 12,000 but quickly ducked out of the way when Collins responded with a check-raise to 25,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000 | 18,000 |
|
86,000 | 11,000 |