Gruissem Tries to Get Tricky

Fazez Dawood opened in middle position, Philipp Gruissem three-bet on his direct left, and a third player cold four-bet to just under 10,000 on the button. The action folded back to Gruissem, who tank-called.
The dealer fanned . Gruissem checked, his opponent fired 7,200, and the German called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the
completed the board. Gruissem tanked for 30 seconds or so, studying both the board and his opponent, then tossed out 12,000. His opponent immediately called.
"Ace-jack," Gruissem announced, frowning.
He tabled the , and his opponent then showed
for a pair of kings. Gruissem slipped to around 20,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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