"I would appreciate a fold," said Ryan Riess with a grin. "Or you can call... it's up to you."
His words were directed toward John Chapman, who was contemplating those two options across the table. The board read . With about 55,000 in the middle, Riess was all in for about 30,000 and Chapman — who didn't have a lot more than that — was trying to decide was to do.
Finally Chapman called, and Riess showed his for two pair. Chapman had for both a flush draw and an open-ended straight draw, and Riess immediately acknowledged that the call was worth making. The river then brought the to complete a straight for Chapman, and Riess shook Chapman's hand before departing.
A big hand just occurred over at Table 38 involving Joseph Tracy and Anthony Messina. We arrived on the turn to see a board of and Tracy having made a substantial bet. Messina, who began the hand with more than 100,000, responded by shoving all in, and Tracy called right away.
Messina had for a five-high straight, but Messina had him beat with for a six-high straight. The river was the , and Messina was eliminated.
Tracy is still stacking his chips, but it appears that hand catapults him up into the top five.