Actually Phillips was winning since the turn, the river did not change anything since Phillips already had the straight when the turn hit. Mabuchi could have only pushed him off preflop or on the flop. He might have been able to fold the aces had the fourth one not hit. I feel bad for the guy, he isn’t going to forget that one, although he probably feels the sting way less since he was already beat by the time the river hit. At least he has a nice story to tell his friends.
You are correct.
thanks.
It’s ironic.
If a Q, 10, or 9, comes up on the river then Mabuchi has a smaller hand than the quads, but beats Phillips.