Philipp Gruissem Claims PSC Monte Carlo Title for €485,135

The 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo is in full swing in the wealthy principality situated on France’s Mediterranean coastline, with a number of notable pros having already collected titles, including Spain’s Adrian Mateos Diaz at the €50,000 Super High Roller for €908,000.
The latest player to walk away with a PSC event also qualifies as a superstar of the game, namely Germany’s Philipp Gruissem, who took part in the €25,500 Single-Day High Roller, eventually beating back a field of 58 players and 27 re-entries, to claim a first place prize worth €485,135.
As one might expect, the event was packed with some of the world’s best poker talent, and amongst those hitting the rail outside of a money spot was Dan Colman, Mike Watson, David Yan and Erik Seidel, all of whom had bought in three times during the tournament. Brazilian Rafael Moraes subsequently bubbled in 12th place, leaving all the remaining players guaranteed a return of at least €52,060 for their efforts.
Philipp Gruissem (A-K) then took care of David Peters (6-6) in 10th to claim the chip lead, after which he eliminated Nick Petrangelo in 9th and Jason Mercier in 8th to further consolidate his position as the table leader. Continuing his assault, Gruissem (4-4) sent Justin Bonomo (K-Q) to the rail in 4th, and after Steve O’Dwyer (8-8) did likewise to
John Juanda (K-Q) in 3rd, the heads-up phase got underway between Gruissem and O’Dwyer for the title.
Content to lock up a deal, O’Dwyer ensured himself €494,665 for his bigger chip stack, while Gruissem collected €465,135, with €20,000 left over for the eventual winner. Two hands of going all-in blind later, and Gruissem then claimed the win for €485,135, having bought in just once during the event, as opposed to four times by Steve O’Dwyer.
Final Table Results:
1: Philipp Gruissem €485,135
2: Steve O’Dwyer €494,665
3: John Juanda €266,550
4: Justin Bonomo €205,100
5: Oliver Weis €162,450
6: Mikita Badziakouski €127,030
7: Daniel Dvoress €100,000
8: Jason Mercier €78,100
9: Nick Petrangelo €59,350