Jaffe Spikes the River to Take a Big Pot From Riess
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Mike Leah was second to act before the flop and he opened to 2,500. He was called by Ryan Riess on the button and Jonathan Jaffe called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and action checked to Riess who led out with a bet of 4,000. Jaffe then check-raised to 10,500 and Leah quickly folded. Riess then re-raised, making it 30,000 to go. Jaffe called.
The turn was the 
and Jaffe checked again. Riess put out a bet of 40,000 and Jaffe called after giving it some thought.
On the 
river, Jaffe decided to bet out of flow, making it 52,000. Riess didn't waste too much time to call. Jaffe showed down his 
for rivered trips and Riess looked dumbfounded across the table as he sent over the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000 | 241,000 |
|
153,000 | -97,000 |
|
116,500 | -133,500 |