| Jun 19, '12 |
2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 31 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em |
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Carter Phillips Wins Event no. 31 ($664,130)
Jun 19, '12
Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Carter Phillips Wins Event no. 31 ($664,130)
Joe Cada Eliminated in 2nd Place ($412,424)
Carter Phillips began Level 31 with a 2:1 chip lead over Joe Cada, but Cada scored a double up with 7 7 against Phillip’s A Q to take the lead. Cada got it all in good before the flop and the board came K6689. Cada’s pair of sevens held and he doubled up to about 7 million that hand, taking the chip lead once again.
Carter Phillips came back from the next break and won a huge showdown worth 8 million to steal the lead yet again. Phillips flopped top pair on a J7443 board with AJ and and got paid off on every street. Cada shipped almost 4 million across the table that hand along with the chip lead as Phillips had Cada out chipped by more nearly 3:1 as the level came to an end.
Joe Cada entered Level 32 on the short stack but quickly doubled back to even after getting it all in good before the flop with 22 against Phillips’ A7. The board came 1063JJ, offering no help to Phillips as Cada doubled up to about 6.2 million that hand.
Cada went on to take a slight lead over Phillips until he found a huge double up that put him way out in front with almost 12 million to Cada’s 685,000. All of the money went in on the turn with Phillips holding 99 for a set against Cada’s flopped top pair with J10. Left with under 700,000, Cada managed to double up quickly by getting it in good before the flop with 99 against Phillips’ A10. The board came JJ3J8, giving Cada a full house on the turn do double up to abut 1.4 million.
Cada was all in again with the short stack, but this time would be his last. On the final hand of the night, Cada shoved the button for 1,350,000 and Phillips called from the big blind.
Cada was all in for his tournament life and trailing before the flop with 97 against Phillips’ QJ.
The board came 105356, offering no help to Joe Cada who was eliminated in 2nd place ($412,424). Carter Phillips wins Event no. 31, taking home the $664,130 grand prize and the thirty-first gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event.
Player Tags: Carter Phillips, Joseph Cada
Level 30 Update: Phillips Leads Cada Heads-Up; Chambers 3rd ($290,875), Andrews 4th ($210,083)
Jun 19, '12
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,811
Average Chip Count: 6,324,750
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 4 — Joe Cada — 3,500,000
Seat no. 9 — Carter Phillips — 9,100,000
Players Eliminated:
Tom Chambers — 3rd Place ($290,875)
Cherish Andrew — 4th Place ($210,083)
Live Updates:
Cherish Andrews Eliminated in 4th Place ($210,083)
Joe Cada opened the cutoff for 205,000, Cherish Andrews moved all in for about 1.9 million on the button and Cada called.
Andrews was all in before the flop for her tournament life and had the lead with 88 against Cada’s AK.
The board came J5243, giving Cada a running straight on the river to win the pot and eliminate Cherish Andrews in 4th place ($210,083). Cada moved up to 7.2 million after the hand.
Tom Chambers Eliminated in 3rd place ($290,875)
Carter Phillips opened the button for 200,000, Tom Chambers moved all in from the small blind, Joe Cada re-shoved the big blind and Phillips folded.
Cada was ahead before the flop with KK against Chambers’ 88.
The board came A535J, offering no help to Tom Chambers who was eliminated in 3rd place ($290,875). Joe Cada took the chip lead over Carter Phillips going into heads-up play with 8.9 million to 3.7 million.
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Tom Chambers, Cherish Andrews, Carter Phillips, Joseph Cada
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| Jan 26, '11 |
2011 Aussie Millions |
Aussie Millions Main Event |
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| Jul 13, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
8 |
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Level 15 Hour Two Update: Mercier Makes a Mistep
Jul 13, '10
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 801 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 274,120
Card Player Chip Counts
Adam Schoenfeld — 290,000
Jon Freidberg — 92,000
Shannon Shorr — 403,000
Tony Dunst — 423,000
Matt Matros — 445,000
Josh Brikis — 880,000
Andrew Brokos — 465,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Theo Jorgensen – 1,275,000
2. Matt Affleck – 1,160,000
3. Martijn Schirp – 1,120,000
4. Bartolome Gomilaromero – 1,080,000
5. Matthew Brown – 1,030,000
6. Duy Le – 1,025,000
7. Isaac Krantz – 1,014,000
8. Phil Galfond – 900,000
9. Gerasimos Deres – 885,000
10. Max Casal – 861,000
Notable Eliminations:
none
Big Hands:
 Mercier Takes a Hit
We got to the table just in time to see Jason Mercier playing a big pot. His opponent held A A and Mercier showed A 9.
The board ran out 7 910QJ and Mercier doubled the player up to over 400,000 and Mercier was left with just 90,000.
Brown Cracks a Million
Matthew Brown cracked the one million chip mark when he got his opponent to move all-in with AQ and he called with 1010.
The board came 94542 and Brown’s pair held up and he moved up to 1,030,000.
 Smith Moves All-in and Survives
Action folded to Gavin Smith in middle position and he moved all of his 43,000 chips into the middle and everybody folded around to the blinds. Both players contemplated calling, but eventually folded.
Smith showed KK while he picked up the blinds and antes and is around 57,000.
South Drops One
Cole South raised from the cutoff and the small blind called. Both players checked the flop of QJJ.
The 4 came on the turn and the small blind checked over to South, who bet 18,500. The small blind made it 45,000 and South put in another raise to 138,000. The small blind made the call and they saw the 9 come on the river.
Both players checked and the small blind showed A10, giving him an ace-high flush. South went to go muck his hand, but one of the players at the table asked to see his hand so the dealer flipped up the K5, giving him the king-high flush.
Player Doubles Up Through Phillips
With over 100,000 in the middle, the board read 87Q4 and Carter Phillips bet 63,000.
His opponent moved all-in for 215,000 more. Phillips made the call after a while with A8 and his opponent showed AQ. The 7 on the river and Phillips slipped to 225,000.
 Dunst Chips Up Without Showdown
The flop was A109 and Tony Dunst bet out 3,500, which was called by his opponent.
The 5 came on the turn and both players checked to see 6 peel off on the river. Dunst moved all-in for 190,000 and his opponent thought for quite some time before folding. Dunst moved up to 565,000 with the pot.
Shorr Picks On a Girl
Lauren Kling raised to 10,000 from middle position and Shannon Shorr three-bet to 28,000 next to act. Kling made it 60,000 to go and Shorr went into the tank.
Shorr called after a couple of minutes of thought and the flop came Q76 and both players checked. The 7 and fell on the turn and Kling checked again. Shorr thought for almost a full three minutes before firing a bet of 75,000 out into the middle.
Kling folded instantly and slipped to 185,000 while Shorr moves to 460,500.
Player Tags: Gavin Smith, Shannon Shorr, Cole South, Tony Dunst, Jason Mercier, Lauren Kling, Carter Phillips
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| Jun 09, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 16 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed |
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Level 25 Update: Carter Phillips Wins
Jun 09, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 1,663
Average Chip Count: 2,494,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Carter Phillips — 7,483,500
Eliminations:
4. Hugo Perez — $124,690
3. Craig Bergeron — $189,661
2. Sam Gerber — $298,726
Elimination Hands:
Hugo Perez Eliminated in 4th Place ($124,690)
Huge Perez moved all in for 385,000 with the Q8 and Craig Bergeron made the call with the KJ. Bergeron flopped a pair of jacks and Perez was unable to catch up. He was eliminated and Bergeron was at 2,200,000 after the hand.
Craig Bergeron Eliminated in 3rd Place ($189,661)
Carter Phillips raised on the button and Craig Bergeron reraised to 295,000 from the small blind. Phillips four-bet shoved with the J7 and was called by the 77 of Bergeron. The flop brought a jack for Phillips and it held to eliminated Bergeron. Phillips was at 5,800,000 after the hand.
Sam Gerber Eliminated in 2nd Place ($298,726), Carter Phillips Wins Event No. 16 ($482,774)
From the button, Samuel Gerber bet 100,000 and Carter Phillips three-bet to 275,000. Gerber moved all in and Phillips made the call. Phillips tabled the AK and was head of the Q8 of Gerber. The board ran out A97J5 and Phillips won the bracelet.
Player Tags: Craig Bergeron, Sam Gerber, Carter Phillips, Hugo Perez
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| Jan 13, '10 |
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship |
3 |
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Mike Matusow Eliminated
Jan 12, '10
 We didn’t catch the action, but it appeared that Mike Matusow limped in the small blind and was shoved on by Carter Philips.
Matusow insta-called with AQ and Phillips showed two live cards with K8. The board fell K89J and Matusow was eliminated, ending the day with 24 players remaining.
Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Carter Phillips
Carter Phillips Eliminated in 12th Place ($51,450)
Jan 13, '10
 Joe Cada raised to 18,000 on the button and Carter Phillips moved all in for his last 131,000 from the big blind.
Cada tanked for a few minutes before he made the call, turning over A6. Phillips revealed pocket threes, but they weren’t any good on a board reading A10764. Cada chipped up to 475,000. Phillips picked up $51,450 for the cash.
Player Tags: Carter Phillips, Joseph Cada
James Calderaro Eliminated in 16th Place ($41,160)
Jan 13, '10
 Carter Phillips raised to 10,500 in middle position and James Calderaro reraised to 25,500. Sandra Naujoks then moved all in from the button for 150,000.
Phillips then reraised all in to isolate, but Calderaro called as well. Naujoks showed pocket nines, Calderaro showed pocket kings and Phillips was praying for an ace with AK.
The board came JJ947 and Naujoks just about tripled up. Calderaro was eliminated and Phillips fell to 145,000.
After the hand, Matt Marafioti informed the table that he folded 94, so Naujoks actually hit a one-outer to survive and triple up. Calderaro earned $41,160 for his in the money finish.
Player Tags: James Calderaro, Sandra Naujoks, Carter Phillips
Rajkumar Eliminated By Carter Phillips
Jan 13, '10
Vivek Rajkumar never fully recovered from his encounter with Sandra Naujoks and just busted when his A10 went up against Carter Phillips and his AJ.
The board fell QJ8J5 and Rajkumar took the long walk down the hallway. The remaining 17 players are now on the money bubble.
Player Tags: V R, Carter Phillips
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| Jan 12, '10 |
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship |
2 |
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Mike Matusow Eliminated
Jan 12, '10
We didn’t catch the action, but it appeared that Mike Matusow limped in the small blind and was shoved on by Carter Philips.
Matusow insta-called with AQ and Phillips showed two live cards with K8. The board fell K89J and Matusow was eliminated, ending the day with 24 players remaining.
Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Carter Phillips
Carter Phillips Eliminated in 12th Place ($51,450)
Jan 13, '10
Joe Cada raised to 18,000 on the button and Carter Phillips moved all in for his last 131,000 from the big blind.
Cada tanked for a few minutes before he made the call, turning over A6. Phillips revealed pocket threes, but they weren’t any good on a board reading A10764. Cada chipped up to 475,000. Phillips picked up $51,450 for the cash.
Player Tags: Carter Phillips, Joseph Cada
James Calderaro Eliminated in 16th Place ($41,160)
Jan 13, '10
Carter Phillips raised to 10,500 in middle position and James Calderaro reraised to 25,500. Sandra Naujoks then moved all in from the button for 150,000.
Phillips then reraised all in to isolate, but Calderaro called as well. Naujoks showed pocket nines, Calderaro showed pocket kings and Phillips was praying for an ace with AK.
The board came JJ947 and Naujoks just about tripled up. Calderaro was eliminated and Phillips fell to 145,000.
After the hand, Matt Marafioti informed the table that he folded 94, so Naujoks actually hit a one-outer to survive and triple up. Calderaro earned $41,160 for his in the money finish.
Player Tags: James Calderaro, Sandra Naujoks, Carter Phillips
Rajkumar Eliminated By Carter Phillips
Jan 13, '10
Vivek Rajkumar never fully recovered from his encounter with Sandra Naujoks and just busted when his A10 went up against Carter Phillips and his AJ.
The board fell QJ8J5 and Rajkumar took the long walk down the hallway. The remaining 17 players are now on the money bubble.
Player Tags: V R, Carter Phillips
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| Jan 08, '10 |
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event |
4 |
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Carter Phillips Eliminated
Jan 08, '10
 Justin Bonomo opened with a raise and Carter Phillips moved all in. Bonomo was racing with K-9 against Phillips and his pocket sevens.
The board brought a nine, boosting Bonomo’s stack to 980,000. EPT Barcelona Champion Phillips was eliminated.
Player Tags: Justin Bonomo, Carter Phillips
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| Oct 02, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VI |
PokerStars EPT London Main Event |
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Level 5 Update -- Moorman Has Work To Do
Oct 02, '09
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Players Remaining: 255 out of 305 (Unofficial)
Average Chip Count:
36,000
Notable Eliminations:
Joep van den Bijgaart
Ludovic Lacay
Hand of the Level:
 A Tense Situation For Moorman
Chris “Moorman1” Moorman played a tough hand against a very deep stacked opponent to close out the level. Moorman raised to 900 and the aforementioned player on the button reraised to 3,000.
Moorman thought for a bit before making the call and the flop came out 662. Moorman checked, his opponent bet 6,250 and Moorman called.
The turn was the K and his opponent bet 12,300. Moorman thought for a long while before calling and the river was the A.
Moorman checked and his opponent picked up a big stack of yellows, asking the young online superstar how much he had left.
Moorman announced a stack of 28,000 and the button decided to check behind, showing K10. Moorman could only shake his head in disgust, flashing the 10, implying he had pocket tens and was three-outered on the turn.
Left In The Deck:
Carter Phillips Sits With Tough Company
The most recent EPT Champion, Carter Phillips is having a rough day. Perhaps he’s a bit hampered by the two pros on his immediate left, not allowing to take advantage of the weaker players at the table.
To his left is Johan “busto soon” Van Til and then Erik Seidel. Thing has better change soon for the young pro, because he’s already lost half of his starting stack, putting his bid for back-to-back wins in jeopardy.
Player Tags: Chris Moorman, Carter Phillips
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| Sep 09, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona - Season VI |
PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event |
6 |
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Tick Tock Tilt?
Sep 08, '09
 Carter Phillips raises 95,000, Matt Lapossie calls, and Marc Goodwin reraises it to 330,000. The atmosphere bursts as Phillips rereraises it to 620,000. It’s 295,000 for Goodwin to call.
The pot is now 1,136,000.
Goodwin calls and the pot increases to 1,431,000.
The flop is Q 10 9 and both players check.
The turn is the A and Phillips bets 700,000. The pot bursts at the seams at 2,131,000 in chips.
Goodwin goes into the tank and it looks like it could be a call or shove.
One or two minutes go by and Santiago Terrazas calls clock, much to the amazement of everyone watching, and at the table. Within seconds Goodwin folds and shows A-K.
Phillips shows 8 6 and scoops in his chips.
Goodwin looks crushed and loses 620,000.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Carter Phillips is EPT Barcelona Champion (€850,000)
Sep 09, '09
 Carter Phillips bets 275,000 and Marc Goodwin calls.
The flop is K 5 4 and Goodwin checks.
Phillips bets 310,000, Goodwin raises it to 1,160,000. It’s 850,000 for Phillips to call.
Phillips makes the call, and the turn is the Q. Phillips checks, Goodwin bets all in for 4,295,000 and Phillips tanks.
He thinks for a good while and says, “It’s so sick that you’re flopping so well every time I flop!” He almost looks in pain, putting both hands on his head, and exhaling loudly.
The pot is worth 7,165,0000.
He eventually calls showing K J, and Goodwin stands up throwing his cards face up: A 10. Goodwin needs a jack for the straight or an ace for the better pair. However the turn is neither, just a 5, and Carter Phillips is the PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona champion.
Phillips goes home €850,000 richer, while Goodwin takes home €530,000 for a fantastic runner-up finish.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Phillips Ahead Once Again
Sep 09, '09
Marc Goodwin bets 250,000 from the small blind and Carter Phillips raises 700,000. Goodwin calls.
The pot is now 1,400,000.
The flop falls K 9 8 and both players check.
The river is the 6, Goodwin checks, and Phillips bets 1,400,000 to take it right there.
The players are now having a quick break. Their chip counts are:
Phillips: 9,040,000
Goodwin: 5,335,000
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Back to Square One
Sep 09, '09
 Carter Phillips bets 250,000 and Marc Goodwin calls. The board comes 10 6 4 and Phillips bets 275,000. Goodwin takes it up a notch by raising it to 975,000.
Phillips calls. The pot is now 2,450,000.
The turn is dealt the A and Goodwin moves all in. Phillips calls almost immediately and shows 6 2.
Goodwin shows 10 4 for two pair. The river is the 8 and Goodwin takes down a tasty pot of 7,160,000.
Phillips now has 7,215,000 and Goodwin has 7,160,000.
Player Tags: Carter Phillips
Phillips Makes a Nice Call
Sep 09, '09
Carter Phillips raised to 250,000 preflop and Maarc Goodwin made the call. The flop was dealt J109 and both players checked. The 10 fell on the turn and Goodwin bet 250,000. Phillips made the call and the river fell A. Goodwin bet 500,000 and Phillips made the call. Goodwin showed down K and Goodwin turned over 52. Phillips won the hand to take back the lead.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Marc Goodwin Takes the Chip Lead
Sep 09, '09
 Carter Phillips raised to 250,000 preflop and Goodwin made the call. The flop was dealt KQJ and both players checked. The 2 fell on the turn and Goodwin checked, Phillips bet 275,000. Goodwin raised to 725,000 and Phillips then reraised to 1,775,000. Goodwin made the call and the river was dealt J. Both players checked and Phillips mucked when Goodwin showed down K-9.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Toni Ojala Eliminated in Sixth Place (€160,000)
Sep 09, '09
 Mihai Manole raised to start the action under the gun and Carter Phillips called on the button. Toni Ojala reraised to 400,000 and Phllips reraised to 980,000. Ojala thought for a few moments and then Ojala reraised all in. Their cards:
Ojala: QQ
Phillips: AA
Board: 1053J7
Ojala was eliminated in sixth place and he will take home €160,000. Phillips jumped back into the chip lead (6.1 million) with the win.
Player Tags: Toni Ojala, Carter Phillips
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| Sep 08, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona - Season VI |
PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event |
5 |
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Tick Tock Tilt?
Sep 08, '09
Carter Phillips raises 95,000, Matt Lapossie calls, and Marc Goodwin reraises it to 330,000. The atmosphere bursts as Phillips rereraises it to 620,000. It’s 295,000 for Goodwin to call.
The pot is now 1,136,000.
Goodwin calls and the pot increases to 1,431,000.
The flop is Q 10 9 and both players check.
The turn is the A and Phillips bets 700,000. The pot bursts at the seams at 2,131,000 in chips.
Goodwin goes into the tank and it looks like it could be a call or shove.
One or two minutes go by and Santiago Terrazas calls clock, much to the amazement of everyone watching, and at the table. Within seconds Goodwin folds and shows A-K.
Phillips shows 8 6 and scoops in his chips.
Goodwin looks crushed and loses 620,000.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Carter Phillips is EPT Barcelona Champion (€850,000)
Sep 09, '09
Carter Phillips bets 275,000 and Marc Goodwin calls.
The flop is K 5 4 and Goodwin checks.
Phillips bets 310,000, Goodwin raises it to 1,160,000. It’s 850,000 for Phillips to call.
Phillips makes the call, and the turn is the Q. Phillips checks, Goodwin bets all in for 4,295,000 and Phillips tanks.
He thinks for a good while and says, “It’s so sick that you’re flopping so well every time I flop!” He almost looks in pain, putting both hands on his head, and exhaling loudly.
The pot is worth 7,165,0000.
He eventually calls showing K J, and Goodwin stands up throwing his cards face up: A 10. Goodwin needs a jack for the straight or an ace for the better pair. However the turn is neither, just a 5, and Carter Phillips is the PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona champion.
Phillips goes home €850,000 richer, while Goodwin takes home €530,000 for a fantastic runner-up finish.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Phillips Ahead Once Again
Sep 09, '09
Marc Goodwin bets 250,000 from the small blind and Carter Phillips raises 700,000. Goodwin calls.
The pot is now 1,400,000.
The flop falls K 9 8 and both players check.
The river is the 6, Goodwin checks, and Phillips bets 1,400,000 to take it right there.
The players are now having a quick break. Their chip counts are:
Phillips: 9,040,000
Goodwin: 5,335,000
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Back to Square One
Sep 09, '09
Carter Phillips bets 250,000 and Marc Goodwin calls. The board comes 10 6 4 and Phillips bets 275,000. Goodwin takes it up a notch by raising it to 975,000.
Phillips calls. The pot is now 2,450,000.
The turn is dealt the A and Goodwin moves all in. Phillips calls almost immediately and shows 6 2.
Goodwin shows 10 4 for two pair. The river is the 8 and Goodwin takes down a tasty pot of 7,160,000.
Phillips now has 7,215,000 and Goodwin has 7,160,000.
Player Tags: Carter Phillips
Phillips Makes a Nice Call
Sep 09, '09
Carter Phillips raised to 250,000 preflop and Maarc Goodwin made the call. The flop was dealt J109 and both players checked. The 10 fell on the turn and Goodwin bet 250,000. Phillips made the call and the river fell A. Goodwin bet 500,000 and Phillips made the call. Goodwin showed down K and Goodwin turned over 52. Phillips won the hand to take back the lead.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Marc Goodwin Takes the Chip Lead
Sep 09, '09
Carter Phillips raised to 250,000 preflop and Goodwin made the call. The flop was dealt KQJ and both players checked. The 2 fell on the turn and Goodwin checked, Phillips bet 275,000. Goodwin raised to 725,000 and Phillips then reraised to 1,775,000. Goodwin made the call and the river was dealt J. Both players checked and Phillips mucked when Goodwin showed down K-9.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Toni Ojala Eliminated in Sixth Place (€160,000)
Sep 09, '09
Mihai Manole raised to start the action under the gun and Carter Phillips called on the button. Toni Ojala reraised to 400,000 and Phllips reraised to 980,000. Ojala thought for a few moments and then Ojala reraised all in. Their cards:
Ojala: QQ
Phillips: AA
Board: 1053J7
Ojala was eliminated in sixth place and he will take home €160,000. Phillips jumped back into the chip lead (6.1 million) with the win.
Player Tags: Toni Ojala, Carter Phillips
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Adam Johnson moved all in preflop for 58,000 UTG+1 and Carter Phillips made the call on the button. Their cards:
J
