It's Good to Be the Chip Leader
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Toni Ojala raised to 61,000 and Phillips reraised to 130,000. After a moment's deliberation, Ojala called. They saw a
flop and Ojala checked it. Phillips bet 160,000, and the pot was his.A few hands later and woefully short-stacked Cornel Cimpan shoved under the gun for a mere 140,000. It folded around to Phillips in the big blind, who couldn't really help but call.
Phillips:
Cimpan:
Board:
Cimpan doubled to around 320,000. This did not deter Phillips, though -- next hand it folded around to him in the small blind, and he raised to cover Cimpan's new stack. A laughing Cimpan folded.