Tripp Kirk opened to 325,000 on the button, and Ryan Riess moved all in for effectively 4.16 million from the big blind. Kirk thought for a few seconds then made the call.
Kirk:
Riess:
"We don't lose flips," Ashly Butler, who is cheering on Kirk, said cooly.
The flop gave Kirk a leading pair of queens, and his friends erupted. The turn and river bricked , respectively, and just like that Kirk is back in the game.
There hasn't been a whole ton of action coming from three-handed play, but who can blame the players? After all, the clocks have just ticked past 5:00 AM local time here in Hammond. Even one of Ryan Riess' supporters is passed out dead asleep in a chair on the rail. Here are three hands of action, all coming one after another.
On the first hand, Josh Williams had the button and folded before Riess raised to 325,000 from the small blind. Tripp Kirk defended his big blind with a call, and the flop came down . Riess checked the flop, Kirk bet 265,000 and Riess called.
Then, the fell on the turn, and Riess checked again. Kirk bet 400,000, and Riess called. After that, the completed the board on the river, and both players checked. Riess showed the for a top pair, top kicker, and he won the pot.
On the next hand, Riess had the button and opened the action with a raise to 325,000. Williams made the call from the big blind to see the flop come down . Williams checked, Riess bet 315,000, and Williams called.
The paired the board on the turn, and both players checked to see the complete the board on the river. After they both checked again, Riess showed the to win the hand.
On the third and final hand of this trio, Kirk raised on the button to 325,000, and Riess made the call from the big blind. Following a flop, Riess check-folded to a bet of 265,000 from Kirk.
From the small blind, Josh Williams raised to 340,000. He was attacking Ryan Riess' big blind, but Riess pushed back with a reraise to 560,000. Williams called.
The dealer spread the flop, and Williams checked. Riess bet 610,000, and Williams made the call.
The turn was the , and Williams surprised Riess with an all-in shove for a ton of chips. Riess questioned why the bet was so large, but wound up folding with a shake of his head and letting Williams take the pot.
Josh Williams limped in from the button, Ryan Riess called from the small blind, then Tripp Kirk was up to act out of the big blind. Kirk wanted to play for a bit more and made it 685,000 to go. Williams and Riess both folded, prompting the dealer to push the pot Kirk's way.
From the small blind, Ryan Riess raised to 400,000. Tripp Kirk called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Riess bet 400,000, and Kirk made the call.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. After Riess checked, Kirk fired 1.2 million and won the pot.
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flop gave Kirk a leading pair of queens, and his friends erupted. The turn and river bricked 
, 
respectively, and just like that Kirk is back in the game.
. Riess checked the flop, Kirk bet 265,000 and Riess called.
fell on the turn, and Riess checked again. Kirk bet 400,000, and Riess called. After that, the 
for a top pair, top kicker, and he won the pot.
. Williams checked, Riess bet 315,000, and Williams called.
paired the board on the turn, and both players checked to see the 
complete the board on the river. After they both checked again, Riess showed the 
, and Williams surprised Riess with an all-in shove for a ton of chips. Riess questioned why the bet was so large, but wound up folding with a shake of his head and letting Williams take the pot.
. Riess bet 400,000, and Kirk made the call.
land on the river. After Riess checked, Kirk fired 1.2 million and won the pot.