The 2014 WSOP APAC Comes to an End for "Riess the Beast"
Action folded to Brian Rast in the small blind and he raised to 2,600. Reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champ Ryan Riess responded by moving all in for roughly 25,000 from the big blind, and Rast called him.
Rast:
Riess:
Riess was drawing to just one over, and he was left wanting as the board ran out a dry .
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Higgs Runs Over Wong
We missed the elimination of Nick Wong, but the man who vanquished him, recent WSOP APAC bracelet winner Sam Higgs, was kind enough to fill us in on what happened.
According to Higgs, he check-raised the turn when Wong bet, and then the two got it all in on the river. Wong had made two pair with , but it was no good as Higgs had turned a wheel.
#WSOP @Nicholas Wong @Sam Higgs
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Gray Gutted
Jason Gray, who was crippled earlier in the night when his aces fell to Asa Smith's kings, just got his stack all in on the turn against the same opponent. The board read and the following cards were turned up:
Gray:
Smith:
Gray had turned a flush, but he was drawing dead as Smith had flopped a full house. The meaningless was put out on the river for good measure and Gray exited the tournament area.
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Ina