Giant Pot Fills Filippidis with Chips

Keven Stammen opened to 1,300 from the hijack and Michael Filippidis called from the cutoff. Daphne Barr called from the button as did the player in the big blind. The flop came , action checked to Stammen and he continued for 3,200. Filippidis called, Barr folded and the player in the big blind raised to 8,000.

Stammen folded and Filippidis made the call. The turn was the and Filippidis was check-called by his opponent for 20,000. After a blind check, the fell on the river and Filippidis announced "all in". His opponent had just over 20,000 remaining and thought for a while before eventually making the call and tabling . Fillipidis turned over and the flush gave him a huge pot, vaulting him to what is likely the chip lead.