Riess Doubles Through Koon
Level 19
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ryan Riess raised from the cutoff for 350,000, leaving himself with just 10,000 behind. Action folded to the button where Jason Koon just called.
The flop came 
and Riess used the entirety of his 30 seconds before checking. Koon checked behind quickly.
On the 
turn, Riess repeated the process of waiting 30 seconds then checking. Koon checked behind quickly.
The river was the 
and Riess once again waited 30 seconds then checked. Koon checked behind and mucked when Riess showed 
for ace-king high.
After the hand, some players toyed with the idea of possibly playing hand for hand to avoid tanking for pay jumps.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,275,000
-375,000
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-375,000 |
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820,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
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