#12 Tonight???

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You either love him or you hate him- or you're like me and always on the fence. I laugh at his antics, somtimes feel like he gets what he deserves- but ALWAYS route for him at the final table...

At the time of this post, we are down to the final nine in Event #33 of the 2011 WSOP. It's the $10k Stud Hi Lo Split 8 or Better Championship and The Poker Brat is sitting with an average stack of around 550,000 chips.

A few tourneys ago, Phil almost broke out of his no limit shell by taking down the 2-7 Single Draw tournament, but John Juanda spoiled the party by coming back from a 2-1 chip deficite to capture the title.

A few events later, Phil has another chance to snag a bracelet in a non hold-em event. The table is streaming live over at WSOP.com and he's got a tough table to navigate through. Still alive are Joe Tehan, John Racener and Ted Forrest.

The competition will be tough, and if Phil can do it, it will be history well earned....

Good luck Phil!