Hand #45: Riess "The Beast" Takes the Chip Lead
Level 36
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Marc-Etienne McLaughlin had the button in Seat 6.
Ryan Riess raised to 1.1 million from the hijack seat, and Amir Lehavot reraised to 2.5 million from the cutoff seat. McLaughlin took some time on the button, then stuck in a cold four-bet to 4.75 million. Action got back to Riess and he five-bet to 11.1 million. Lehavot and McLaughlin quickly folded, giving Riess the pot and moving him into the chip lead.