Higgs Tames the Beast
Dylan Kehoe pointed out that Ryan Riess was just eliminated shortly before the end of Level 5. A quick glance at the table showed a massive stack for Sam Higgs and the 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific bracelet winner told us what happened.
Higgs raised to 1,000 and got two callers before Riess made it 5,000 out of the big blind. Higgs, as well as the two other opponents, called and they went four ways to the 
flop. Riess checked, Higgs bet 12,000, got one call and one fold, then the former WSOP Main Event champion check-raised all in for just over 30,000 on top of Higgs' bet. Higgs moved all in to isolate.
The cold caller folded, and Higgs showed 
. Riess was in trouble with 
, and both the 
on the turn and the 
on the river failed to improve "Riess the Beast."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | |
|
Busted |