Philipp Gruissem

Philipp Gruissem (born 30 January 1987) is a German professional poker player from Krefeld.

Poker
Gruissem began playing live tournaments in 2009. He finished 28th in the 2011 World Series of Poker earning over $240,000. Gruissem's biggest live tournament cash is winning the 2014 European Poker Tour €25,000 High Roller event, earning $1,378,059.

Gruissem plays online under the nickname philbort. As of 2023, Gruissem live tournament winnings exceed $11,500,000 putting him tenth on the German all time money list.

Style
Gruissem plays with a floating range meaning he can better adjust to a spot (situation) than if he had played the same range of hands the whole tournament.

Personal life
Gruissem was born in Germany and currently resides in London. He co-founded the charity Raising for Effective Giving with fellow poker players Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree.