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 |
|---|---|---|
|
736,000 | 441,000 |
|
430,000 | -45,000 |
|
250,000 | -475,000 |
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Trickett checked, and Bloom bet 78,000. Trickett tank-called, but couldn't beat the 
that Bloom held for a rivered two pair and mucked his hand.
flop. Robl is the short stack with 11 players left in the event.
and Phua picked up the pot with a 35,000-chip bet.
and Robl was knocked down to below 20 big blinds.
. Yong and Hansen checked before Phua bet 40,000. Yong called, then Hansen check-raised all in for 224,000. Phua folded, and Yong snapped.
for top set, leaving Hansen muttering to himself and shaking his head as he rolled over the 
.
, and the river was the 
