Reilly Plays The Hero
Liv Boeree just called us over and pointed to Timothy Reilly. "You just missed a very interesting hand," she said and Reilly explained to us what happened.
Eric Sichere raised from early position to 2,600 and Reilly three-bet to 5,400 from middle position. The action was folded back to Sichere, and he made the call.
The flop came down 
with two diamonds and Sichere check-called 3,200. On the turn a 
hit and Sichere checked again. Reilly fired out 3,200 and his opponent decided to min-raise. Reilly called the extra 3,600 and the river was the 
.
There were now three diamonds and a four card straight on board. Sichere bet 12,000, and Reilly made the call with just 
. Sichere showed 
and lost. Reilly's call was very impressive and he's now up to 119,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,000 | 24,000 |
|
22,000 | -17,500 |