Tripp Kirk raised to 500,000 on the button, Ryan Riess defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Both players checked.
The turn was the , and Riess led out for 375,000. Kirk called.
The river was the , and Riess led again - this time for 625,000. Kirk released, and Riess showed his cards to his rail, then mucked.
The next hand, Riess raised to 575,000 in the small blind, and Kirk defended. The flop was , and Riess led for 725,000. Kirk raised to 1.425 million, which is less than a min-raise - but it didn't matter because Riess quickly folded.
Ryan Riess raised to 525,000 from the button and Tripp Kirk reraised to 1.375 million from the small blind. Riess called, and the flop came down . Kirk bet 1.25 million, and Riess called.
The turn was the to pair the board, and Kirk checked. Riess bet 1.6 million, and Kirk check-raised to 3.2 million. Riess folded.
It's nearly 7:00 AM here in Hammond, Indiana, and the players are definitely feeling a bit tired. Just recently, Josh Williams was dealt a hand. He checked his hole cards, then looked at the dealer, than back to his hand, then up to the tournament director and then asked, "Is today Tuesday?"
Yes, Mr. Williams. Today is Tuesday, and you've been playing poker for nearly 18 hours.
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. Both players checked.
, and Riess led out for 375,000. Kirk called.
, and Riess led again - this time for 625,000. Kirk released, and Riess showed his cards to his rail, then mucked.
. Kirk bet 1.25 million, and Riess called.
to pair the board, and Kirk checked. Riess bet 1.6 million, and Kirk check-raised to 3.2 million. Riess folded.
, and Riess led out for 1.45 million. Kirk raised all in for effectively 4.975 million, and Riess snapped it off.
, and Kirk doubled.
, and Kirk was eliminated in third place, earning him $180,403.