Phillips Takes Another Hit as Nikiforov Doubles
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ilya Nikiforov raised to 25,000 in the cutoff and Tyler Phillips three-bet to 80,000 in the big blind. Nikiforov then moved all in for 123,000 and Phillips called.
Ilya Nikiforov: A♠K♠Q♣4♥3♦ 
Tyler Phillips: K♥K♦7♦4♣3♣
Nikiforov hit two pair on the A♥9♥Q♦ flop to take the lead, while the rest of the board ran out 10♥2♦ and Phillips was forced to hand over another pot as Nikiforov doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
250,000
20,000
|
20,000 |