Gruissem Cracks Hellmuth's Aces
Phil Hellmuth raised under the gun to 330,000 and Philipp Gruissem defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Hellmuth bet 325,000. Gruissem raised it up to 850,000 and Hellmuth snap-called.
The river was the 
and Gruissem fired out 1,700,000. Hellmuth was not happy, but after tanking for a while he made the call showing 
. Gruissem had 
and his flush took down this big pot! Hellmuth was steaming again as his pocket aces got cracked while Gruissem jumps up on the leader board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,150,000
3,750,000
|
3,750,000 |
|
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|
5,320,000
-3,280,000
|
-3,280,000 |
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