button in SafariRiess Almost Folded
Level 4
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Daniel Pidun raised 40,000 from the button and Ryan Riess defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Riess check-raised the 25,000 bet of Pidun to 75,000 which was called.
The turn was the 
, Riess continued with a bet of 75,000 and now Pidun raised to 225,000 after using a time-bank. Riess called.
The river completed the board with the 
for Riess to check for the last time. Pidun fired a bet of 250,000 over the line. Riess used a time-bank and then made the call.
Pidun smiled and tabled 
for the turned pair of nines. Riess quickly flipped over 
for the higher pair of jacks.
"You almost got me to fold," Riess commented.