Rough Start for Riess
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Ryan Riess bet 1,000 in a pot of 1,650 and was facing a raise from Erik Friberg in the cutoff, to 4,000. The community read 
, and Riess threw in what looked like a frustration call. Friberg rolled over 
for the nut pair, and the 2013 WSOP Main Event champ winged his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,500 | |
|
16,800
-13,200
|
-13,200 |
|
||
, Fatima Moreira de Melo checked to Alexandr Merzhvinskii, who bet 600. Fatima check-raised to 2,500 and the Russian folded his hand after several seconds. Fatima raked in the pot with a big smile as she won yet another pot in the first level.
when his opponent showed 
for two pair.
rainbow and the 
and the big blind checked again. Berende bet 3,600 and the big blind called. Berende showed his tens, the big blind mucked.
, Leo Margets had 1,600 in front of her in the big blind and Alexander Paygusov had called from early position. On the button, Bertolt Schneider raised to 3,850, Margets called, and Paygusov called as well.
flop. Margets bet 3,500 on the 
to scoop up the pot.
in a battle of the blinds. His opponent had bet an unknown amount with a T5,000 chip into a pot of 4,200, and that player couldn't get away from 
. The river was a