Hands #36-40: Phillips Wins Four Out of Five
Hand #36: Samuel Phillips raised to 90,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #37: Everone folded to Phillips in the big blind.
Hand #38: Andy Frankenberger raised to 100,000 from middle position, and Phillips re-raised to 255,000 from the small blind. Frankenberger folded, and Phillips won another hand.
Hand #39: Brandon Ageloff raised to 90,000, from early position and Yanki Koppel three-bet to 265,000 from the hijack. Ageloff folded, and Koppel won the pot.
Hand #40: Phillips raised to 90,000 from the cutoff, and both Ian Steinman and Mikhail Rudoy defended their blinds. The flop came , and the action was checked to Phillips, who bet 130,000. Steinman folded, and Rudoy called to see the land on the turn. Rudoy checked again, and Phillips bet 275,000, forcing Rudoy to fold his hand.