Phil Souki just eliminated Leo Fernandez (pictured) in two hands to rocket his stack up the chipcounts. First, Souki held and squeezed a good slice of value on a queen-high board. Then, in the next hand and against Fernandez again, he opened with
and called the immediate shove that came from Fernandez for 31,100. The Team PokerStars Pro held
,started behind and finished the same through a board of
.
Souki has made the maximum from his two premium hands and is right back above average.