Gruesome Ace Sends Gruissem to the Rail
Soon after being moved to Table 10, Philipp Gruissem raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and was met with a three-bet to 32,000 by Joseph Cheong in the small blind. After the big got out of the way, Gruissem moved all in for approximately 85,000 and Cheong made the call.
| Showdown |
Gruissem:  |
Cheong:   |
Gruissem was ahead with his big pocket pair and looking to dodge an ace, but he couldn't do it as the flop brought the 
. Both the turn and river blanked, and Cheong increased his stack to over a million while sending a tough competitor to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000 | 170,000 |
|
Busted |