Hands #54-58: Katz Gets the Better of Riess
Hand #54: Cary Katz raised to 100,000 on the button with 
and Ben Tollerene shipped all in for 765,000 in the small blind holding 
. The action folded back to Katz who sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #55: Jake Schindler limped in from the small blind with 
and Riess checked his option with 
. The flop came 
and Schindler picked up the pot with a bet of 40,000.
Hand #56: Riess just called from the small blind with 
and Katz just checked his 
in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Riess led out for 40,000 which Katz quickly called. The 
on the turn paired the board and Riess checked this time. Katz tossed in a bet of 200,000 and Riess stuck around to see the on the river.
Riess checked again and Katz put on a show, using up a time extension, before finally splashing in a bet of 395,000. Riess burned a time extension of his own before tossing in a single chip to signify a call. "I'm so bad," Riess said to himself after seeing Katz table his hand.
Hand #57: Schindler limped in from the cutoff with 
and Katz completed the small blind with 
. Tollerene checked his option holding 
and the flop fell 
. The action checked to Schindler who fired 50,000 which prompted a fold from Katz and a call from Tollerene. The turn brought the 
and both players knuckled the table to the 
on the river. Tollerene checked for the third time and Schindler placed a bet of 150,000. Tollerene paid him off and Schindler climbed back into the lead.
Hand #58: Tollerene just called with 
in the small blind and Schindler raised to 120,000 in the big blind with 
. Tollerene shoved all in for 665, 000 and Schindler quickly released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,135,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
|
1,930,000
-755,000
|
-755,000 |
|
||
|
1,810,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
||
|
825,000
60,000
|
60,000 |