Jerry Van Strydonck raised to 225,000 from middle position and was met with a three-bet to 460,000 from Pius Heinz on the button. Both blinds got out of the way, Van Strydonck called, and the flop came down .
Van Strydonck was first and checked to Heinz, who bet 350,000. Van Strydonck responded with a check-raise to just 700,000. Heinz quickly released his hand, dropping to six million in the process.
Under the gun, Hilton Laborda raised to 220,000, and he found calls from John Esposito and Martin Staszko, the latter joining the fun for a discount from the big blind.
The flop brought , and it checked around to the turn. There, Staszko led out into the pot with 285,000, Laborda called, and Esposito folded out of the way. Heads-up now, the river came the , and Staszko put out one last bet, 675,000. The call came from Laborda, but we'd never see his cards. Staszko showed for the straight, and it's good enough to earn him that pot.
Ben Lamb opened to 225,000 from middle position, Guillaume Darcourt three-bet to 575,000 from the hijack seat, and Nicolas Fierro four-bet shoved from the cutoff. The action folded back to Lamb and Darcourt who both released, and Fierro picked up the pot.
Andy Hinrichsen raised to 210,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Aleksandr Mozhnyakovm who made the call from the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the flop, which was followed by the turn. Mozhnyakov was first to act and checked, opening the door for Hinrichsen to bet 275,000.
With the pressure back on Mozhnyakov, he decided to turn the table and check-raise to 675,000; however, that plan quickly backfired when Hinrichsen three-bet to 2.53 million, which inspired Mozhnyakov to fold.
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Scott Schwalich survives to play another hand.
Bryan Devonshire opened to 220,000 from late position, and Scott Schwalich moved all in for about 2 million from his direct left. The action folded back to Devonshire who called, and the hands were tabled.
Showdown
Devonshire:
Schwalich:
It was a race, and Schwalich took a commanding lead when the flop fell . Devonshire would need one of the two remaining sevens in the deck to score the knockout, but Schwalich survived when the turn and river came , respectively.
Schwalich more than doubled to just under 4 million chips, while Devonshire floats just above 4 million.
Kyle Johnson raised to 205,000 from under the gun, and it folded to Gregory Kaplan on the button who shoved all in for his last 2.095 million. The blinds skedaddled, and Johnson called the reraise.
Johnson:
Kaplan:
The flop was great for Kaplan, coming to give him both straight and flush draws to go along with his two live cards. The turn brought the , completing the straight for Kaplan and making the river no matter.
Kaplan catapults to 4.43 million, while Johnson slips to 2.625 million.
Bryan Devonshire opened to 210,000 from under the gun, Ben Lamb called in middle position, and Nicolas Fierro three-bet to 555,000 from the hijack seat. Ahtoh Makiievskyi moved all in from the big blind, and the action folded back to Fierro who released as well.
First into the pot from middle position, Ryan Lenaghan raised to 220,000, and Hilton Laborda defended his big blind with a call.
The flop came , and Laborda took the betting lead with 230,000. Lenaghan flatted there, and he called another 435,000 behind the turn. The on the river put four spades on board, and Laborda took his time stacking out one last bet of 640,000. Lenaghan made the call, showing up . It was good. Laborda's cards hit the muck, and he's given another chip increase to Ryan Lenaghan.
He's just shy of 16 million now, sitting with about 15.7.
Just before the last break came a big hand between Tri Huynh and Nelson Robinson that resulted in a significant exchange of chips.
Huynh opened with a raise to 180,000 from middle position, and got one caller in Robinson from the small blind. The flop came . Robinson checked, Huynh bet 300,000, then Robinson check-raised all in for 3.515 total. Huynh called.
Huynh showed for two pair, while Robinson had for the open-ender. The turn and river then came , giving Robinson running two pair to survive.
Robinson bounded all of the way up to 7.93 million there, while Huynh fell to 945,000.
Gruissem doesn't have as stout of a tournament record as Kelly, as he only has three live results we can dig up, but they're for some decent numbers. Gruissem's best result is a third-place finish in EPT Berlin's €10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - 8 Max event for €67,000 ($95,355).
Those results total $132,315, which means that Gruissem has already more than doubled that with this result here. As you can see, Gruissem has never had a WSOP cash, making this his first. He's sitting with approximately 4.7 million in chips, which is just slightly under the average stack.
In order to keep up with Gruissem's progress for the rest of the 2011 WSOP Main Event, be sure to keep your browser glued right here to PokerNews. You can also follow along with the PokerStars Blog for some more detailed coverage.
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, and it checked around to the 
turn. There, Staszko led out into the pot with 285,000, Laborda called, and Esposito folded out of the way. Heads-up now, the river came the 
, and Staszko put out one last bet, 675,000. The call came from Laborda, but we'd never see his cards. Staszko showed 
for the straight, and it's good enough to earn him that pot.
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flop, which was followed by the 
turn. Mozhnyakov was first to act and checked, opening the door for Hinrichsen to bet 275,000.
. Devonshire would need one of the two remaining sevens in the deck to score the knockout, but Schwalich survived when the turn and river came 
to give him both straight and flush draws to go along with his two live cards. The turn brought the 
, completing the straight for Kaplan and making the 
river no matter.
. It was good. Laborda's cards hit the muck, and he's given another chip increase to Ryan Lenaghan.
. Robinson checked, Huynh bet 300,000, then Robinson check-raised all in for 3.515 total. Huynh called.
for two pair, while Robinson had 
