Koon Hits a Really Lucky River to Deliver a Blow to Gruissem
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Koon led out with a bet of 35,000 on a flop of 
and Philipp Gruissem raised, making it 80,000. Nich Schulman folded in the cutoff, but Koon called after giving it some thought.
The turn was the 
and Koon checked this time. Gruissem put out a bet of 225,000, enough to put Koon all in. Koon tanked his way through two time extensions before he finally decided to call.
Jason Koon: 
Philipp Gruissem: 
The river was the 
and that gave Koon a straight, allowing him to double up to 636,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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636,000
305,000
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305,000 |
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28,000
-137,000
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-137,000 |
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