Dennis Phillips told us ini the last few days of the World Series that the ESPN crews were calling him “red hat.” His autographed St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap was not hard to spot in the crowd. Otherwise, the accountant from Missouri is humble enough to blend into any poker tournament.
That all changed this week when Phillips emerged as the chip leader in the 2008 World Series. Now, plans to go back to work for four months and plan for what will be one of the biggest days of his life.
Here’s what he told our video blog team as he got ready to go home.