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Dennis N. Phillips (born December 1954) is a professional poker player from St Louis, Missouri.〔(Dennis Phillips, Poker Biography, Jennifer Newell, pokerpages.com )〕 Phillips qualified for the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event through a $200 satellite tournament at Harrah's St. Louis, his local Harrah's casino.〔(Pokerlistings.com: 2008 WSOP: Introducing the November Nine )〕 He entered the final table as chip leader with 26,295,000 in chips, and finished in third place, earning $4,517,773.〔(USA Today: Final nine hold 'em for now, wait until November to play )〕 In his final hand, chip leader Peter Eastgate, with more than 62 million in chips, raised Phillips in the big blind 1.5 million in chips, Phillips called and the flop brought . Eastgate, first to act, bet 1.5 million in chips, Phillips then raised the rest of his 14.4 million, all-in, and was called instantly by Eastgate, holding for a set of 3s to Phillips . Phillips did not get the running straight cards necessary to win the hand, eliminating him in third place.〔(PokerNews live reporting (temp ref) )〕 In the 2009 World Series of Poker Phillips followed his third-place finish by finishing 45th, earning $178,857. Phillips also took third place in the 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Championship in Las Vegas for $125,000.〔(Hendon Mob Database: Dennis Phillips )〕 Dennis has also had two top 10 finishes in the WSOP Senior Event. In 2012, he finished second, earning $372,895. In 2014, he finished fifth, earning $153,883. These finishes make Phillips one of the few, if not the only, poker player to have three top 10 finishes and a fourth deep finish in tournaments with more than 4,000 entrants. As of 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Phillips (poker player)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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