I know it's HIM, but seriously?

[snoopdarr]

You people simply don't understand the higher level thinking Phil has (and you never will).

His thinking was NOT to simply call, because of the risk a hand like AJ will flop his ace, and he gets nothing with his premium hand. So he raises big to make this hand fold.

THEN, something changes when the person thinks about calling. Now Phil KNOWS he is in a commanding 67-33 or better position if the player pushes. So of course he wants him to move in. And it was an awful play. It's even more disgusting after that flop when he's 85-15ish. He shoulda flipped the whole table over. Good thing he's got flabby little arms and couldn't do that if he tried. "three days of nearly perfect play" should never go down the tubes like this!