Riess's Check-Raise Takes it
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 4,000 under the gun and Rainer Kempe called from small blind along with Ryan Riess in the big blind.
Players saw a flop of 
and action checked to Thorel who bet 15,000. Kempe snap-folded but Riess check-raised to 50,000. Thorel gave it some thought, then gave up his hand exposing the 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,040,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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|
960,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |