Kurganov Falls Into Gruissem's Trap
Level 6
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Igor Kurganov raised from the hijack seat to 4,500, and Philipp Gruissem reraised to 14,000 from the big blind. Kurganov called, and the flop came down 
. Gruissem checked, Kurganov bet 10,500, and Gruissem made the call.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
pair the board on the river. Gruissem checked, and Kurganov took his time before moving all in for 61,300. Gruissem snap-called.
Kurganov tabled the 
for a rivered flush, but it was the same river card that gave him the flush that also gave Gruissem a full house with the 
. Kurganov was eliminated, and Gruissem moved to about 275,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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275,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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