01-23-2009 15:22 UTC+11

Ruecker Runner-Runners His Way Near the Top

[user75032]

It's a simple fact -- aggression pays off in poker. Dixon Ruecker was the preflop aggressor with a raise to 30,000 that was called by Chris Chronis from the button and Christian Heich from the big blind. Ruecker didn't let up on the {8-Spades}

flop, betting 75,000 after Heich checked the action to him. Chronis folded, but Heich called.

Both players checked the {K-Clubs}

turn. When the river fell a third club, the {2-Clubs}

, Heich led out for 125,000. He had no way of knowing that Ruecker was holding {5-Clubs}

, but he quickly found out when Ruecker called and tabled his hand. The club flush was plenty enough to take down the pot. Heich never showed his cards.

Ruecker has gone skipping up the counts over the course of the last hour. He now has just less than one million chips.

Tags: Christian Heich Dixon Ruekcer