Grisa Spikes River to Score Double Elimination & Vaults Into Chip Lead

Switzerland's Luigi Mario Grisa just got lucky to knock out two opponents. It also vaulted him into the chip lead.

It happened when Grisa opened for 700 from middle position and received a call from Russia's Andrey Shatilov. Italy's Pietro Alerci then called from the button, and Japan's Shinobu Tanaka three-bet all in for roughly 12,000 from the big blind. Grisa called, Shatilov folded, and Alerci four-bet jammed for 24,250 total. Grisa, who was sitting on a big stack kind of shrugged and dropped in a call.

Grisa:
Alerci:
Tanaka:

Tanaka was ahead in the main pot, while Alerci was the side pot favorite. The flop changed nothing, and neither did the turn. The only way for Grisa to win was to catch an ace on the river, and much to the dismay of his two opponents, that's exactly what happened when the spiked!