Hands #10-14: Katz Keeps Rising

Hand #10: Cary Katz seized the momentum early on. After winning a huge pot with pocket eights, Katz looked down at in the small blind. He was facing an open-raise to 60,000 from hijack Jake Schindler who had . Katz three-bet to 200,000 but Schindler wasn't interested in fighting.

Hand #11: Ryan Riess picked up for the second time in a short span and he raised to 55,000 from the hijack. Kristina Holst called from the big blind with and she flopped the nut-flush draw on .

Riess, however, checked behind and he was rewarded with a turn card. He fired a delayed c-bet and Holst paid the 75,000 to see the river miss her draw. She checked for the final time and Riess ended the hand with a bet of 155,000.

Hand #12: Riess opened to 60,000 with and button Katz opted for a loose flat with . Both blinds folded, leaving Riess and Katz in a heads-up pot on the flop. Riess checked to Katz who bet 75,000 in position to take it down.