Merson Doubles Through Gruissem
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Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
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With about 90,000 in chips in the middle on the board, Philipp Gruissem fired a bet of 35,000. Greg Merson raised all in for 107,600, and Gruissem went into the tank.
"Why would you shove?" he questioned after a minute or two of thought. "It makes no sense."
Another minute or two passed, and then Gruissem called with the . Merson had the
for two pair, but needed to dodge a few outs that Gruissem had.
The river completed the board with the , and Merson successfully doubled to a little over 300,000 in chips. Gruissem was knocked back under 300,000, down to about 270,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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306,000
151,000
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151,000 |
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270,000
-120,000
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-120,000 |
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