Grundy Gains Ground
Under the gun, Najib Bennani opened with a raise to 55,000. In the cutoff seat, Ben Grundy made the call, and it was heads up to the flop.
It came down . Bennani continued out with what appeared to be a full-pot bet. After a minute of careful consideration, Grundy moved all in for 257,000, and Bennani called.
Showdown
Bennani:
Grundy:
Grundy was looking at top two pair, but he needed to fade his opponent's flush draw to stay alive. To his dismay, the ripped off on the turn, putting Grundy behind and in dire need of a longshot redraw. And like a bolt of lightning, the struck fifth street, drawing a thunderous reaction from the railbirds as it improved Grundy to the winning full house. He has earned a big double up over 500,000, while Bennani has slipped all the way back to just 115,000.