Gruneberg Gaining Ground

Zach Gruneberg is one of those lifetime highs that's rare amongst curmudgeonly poker players. "HustlerGruney" just came over to our table to tell us the details of a big pot moments ago.

"I just made a big call in a 50k pot with ace-high," he said excitedly. "And the guy showed queen-high."

Gruneberg went on to relay the details of the hand that began with him opening to 5,600 from the cutoff seat. The big blind defended, and they both checked through the {10-} {6-} {4-} flop. When a {5-} hit the turn, the big blind led out with 8,000, and Gruneberg floated to see a {2-} on the river. The big blind instantly led out with 13,000, and Gruneberg felt his {A-} {9-} was good enough for the call.