A Good Call Unrewarded
The flop came out , and both players checked. Fourth street brought the action card though, the . After another Phillips check, Bentley fired a bet of 15,000. Phillips then stuck in a check-raise to 40,000 straight, and Bentley eventually announced a covering all-in reraise. Phillips went deep into the tank for several long minutes as he debated the decision for his tournament life. The Team PokerStars Pro had about 80,000 chips left in front of him, and he finally shrugged and made the call.
Showdown
Phillips:
Bentley:
It was a fine call by Phillips for the rest of his chips, but his good play would go unrewarded. The peeled off on the river to four-flush the gregarious pro right out of the tournament. The two men exchanged a few kind words as Phillips pushed his stacks over to his opponent. As he shipped the last two towers, Phillips mumbled, "Here you go. Have another mound of chips."
Phillips is out, while Bentley is up in second place with about 740,000 chips.