FSPC Event 1 (Flight 1E): A Bunch Of Shorties Makes For A Nice Pot

2017 Florida State Poker Championships
Event 1 - $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 7 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 160

Simon Philip (Pensacola, FL) 

Compared to the first two afternoon flights of this event, there is an abundance of action across the tournament area today.  With three players all-in for around ten bigs or less, one would think that the pot isn't very notable...but that wasn't the case for Simon Philip (Pensacola, FL).  If Simon's pocket jacks could hold against the three other hand, he'd chip up to almost double the current average.

Simon's J♠ J♥ was up against (K♣ J♣), (10♠ 8♠), and (K♥ 5♠), and while the J♦ 2♠ 4♣ flop basically shut the door, Philip would have to fade a one-outer as the K♦ came on the turn.  The final king in the deck would not show up on the river, and Simon raked in the pot worth just over 20,000.  Simon is only a few months removed from his largest tournament cash, finishing runner-up in a $365 No Limit Hold'em WSOP Circuit event in New Orleans this past May.  While finishing one spot short of the prestigious may have stung a bit, he did get to walk away with $33,352.

Simon Philip - 44,000