Phua Hurts The Germans
Level 8
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
The flop read 
and Fabian Quoss checked from the small blind. Philipp Gruissem sat in the big blind and he checked as well which put the control in Paul Phua's hands. Phua bet 28,000 and both his opponents called.
On the turn the 
peeled off and once again it was checked to Phua who bet 62,000. Quoss didn't hesitate too long and called, as did Gruissem creating three-way river action.
The river showed the 
and both Germans checked for the third consecutive time. Phua tanked for about a minute and then announced he wanted to bet 160,000.
Quoss immediately folded his cards but Gruissem wasn't so sure. After a few minutes he made up his mind and decided to make the call. Phua quickly showed 
and raked in this very big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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736,000
441,000
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441,000 |
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430,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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250,000
475,000
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475,000 |
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