Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Ryan Riess opened to 225,000 with the 
in the cutoff and Nicola Grieco three-bet to 600,000 in the small blind with 
.
"You have a really good hand again?" Riess inquired and moved all in shortly after. Now it was up to the Italian, who asked: "You got a good card?"
Riess replied with a "that's a good question" and turned over his ace after Grieco had folded.
Grieco opened to 245,000 with 
on the button and Manig Loeser called with the 
in the big blind. The flop brought 
and Loeser checked before calling a bet of 200,000. The 
turn was checked by both players and the 
river improved Loeser to the nut flush.
Loeser bet 700,000 and Grieco folded and flashed his ace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,570,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
6,130,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
||
|
4,850,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
4,320,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
3,760,000
-1,240,000
|
-1,240,000 |
|
||
to give Riess an open-ended straight draw. The 
turn gave Huang the spade draw, but Riess got there with the 
river to double.
, Viktor Katzenberger three-bet the cutoff to 520,000 holding 
and Grieco peeled.
flop and check-called 380,000 from Katzenberger. Both players checked the 
river, Grieco checked, Katzenberger bet 950,000, and Grieco folded the best hand after burning a time bank.
. Manig Loeser had 
and Manig Loeser called with 
, Loeser checked and called a bet of 120,000 before checking again the 
turn. Huang had paired up and now made it 260,000 to go, Loeser glanced at his opponent and sent his cards into the muck.
and Ryan Riess raised to 320,000 with the 
in the big blind. Loeser once again gave up the pot and Riess scooped the pot.
. Riess used one time bank and moved all in for 1,680,000 in total.
on the river completed a myriad of draws and went check/check again to move Katzenberger up even further.
in on the button but Nicola Grieco wasn't having it. He three-bet to 390,000 from the small blind with the 
took down the pot right there.
and Huang raised to 225,000 with the