Phan vs Avila Round 2
Another big pot was developing between John Phan and Carlos Avila. The flop read 
. Phan checked over to Avila who was on the button. Avila put in a bet of 5,500 which was called by Phan.
The turn was the 
. Phan checked again and Avila put out a bet of 8,000. Phan thought for a while, methodically leaned down to take a sip from the straw in his drink a few times, then raised to 20,000. Avila paused for a moment before making the call.
The river was the 
, completing any possible flush draws. Phan took a few more drinks from his straw and stared down Avila for about a minute before checking to which Avila quickly checked back.
Phan announced "ace" and showed the 
which was just barely good enough to pip Avila's weaker ace with the 
.
The brewing interesting matchup between the two has so far gone round 1 to Avila and round 2 to Phan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
65,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |