Dennis N. Phillips (born December 1954) is a professional

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player from

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. Phillips qualified for the

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(WSOP) Main Event through a $200 satellite tournament at

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St. Louis, his local Harrah's casino. He entered the final table as chip leader with 26,295,000 in chips, and finished in third place, earning $4,517,773. In his final hand, chip leader

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, 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)
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, 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
/ref> 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 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,000,000 and currently placed at 100th on the United States all time money list.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Dennis American poker players Living people Blackburn College (Illinois) alumni People from St. Louis 1954 births