Hands #16-19: Phillips Takes The Lead
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Hands #16: Samuel Phillips opened from early position and made it 325,000 with 
. Ji Zhang called in the hi-jack with 
and Hossein Ensan in the big blind called with 
The flop was 
and Ensan led out for 385,000. Phillips called and Zhang folded. The turn card was the 
and Ensan gave it some thought before folding. Phillips reached for chips and bet 675,000.
Ensan wanted to know how much Phillips was playing before making the call. The river card was the 
and Ensan check-called a bet of 1,375,000 from Phillips to put Phillips in the chip lead.
Hand #17: Phillips opened for 325,000 with 
and took the antes and blinds.
Hand #18: Phillips was under the gun with 
and again opened for 325,000. Lettau in the cut-off had but let it go. Shatilov though defended the big blind with 
. The flop was 
. Shatilov checked and a bet of 275,000 from Phillips got the job done.
Hand #19: Andrea Dato was on the button with 
made it 1,000,000. No callers and he took the antes and blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,125,000
745,000
|
745,000 |