| Buy-In: | $10,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $59,708,800 |
| Entrants: | 6352 |
2013 WSOP Champ Ryan Riess
K.
Farber was drawing live with his Q
5, but a flop of J
104
took away some of his outs.
The turn was the 3 and a teary-eyed Riess moved closer to his rail before falling to a crouch awaiting the eventual river card.
Farber needed one of the three remaining fives in the deck to stay alive, but the river was the 4, ending his tournament run in second place.
Riess and his supporters jumped in celebration, rushing the stage as an explosion of streamers and confetti littered the stage and theater.
For his runner-up finish, Farber banked $5,174,357. Riess, who was overcome with emotion in victory, earned $8,361,570 and the title of world champion.
After losing a lot of ground, Farber dug himself into an even bigger hole on hand no. 255.
Riess raised to 2.5 million on the button and Farber called. Both players checked a J-9-4 flop and the turn was another nine. Riess bet 3 million and Farber called. The river was an ace and Riess bet 8 million.
Farber called and was shown the bad news as his opponent turned over Ks9s for trips.
Farber was left with just 13.1 million to Reiss’ 177.6 million.
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Just a few hands after doubling up, Farber raised to 2.5 million on the button and Riess called. The flop was K32 and Riess checked.
Farber bet 2.8 million and Riess called. The turn was the 9 and Riess checked. Farber bet 6 million and Riess called. The river was the 3 and Riess checked for the last time.
Farber bet 13 million and after a few minutes of thought, Riess called. Farber showed 97 for a rivered flush and Riess mucked. Farber chipped up to 65.4 million and Riess was cut down to 125.3 million.
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With his stack circling the drain, Jay Farber called a 2 million raise from Ryan Riess. The flop was KQ5 and Farber checked.
Riess bet 2.5 million and Farber shoved for his last 16.3 million. Riess immediately called, tabling K10 for top pair. Farber could only show J10 for an open-ended straight draw.
The turn and river fell 9Q, however, and Farber doubled up to 36.9 million. Riess was left with 153.775 million.
Heads-up action
Riess called and both players checked a flop of AKQ. The turn was the 5 and Farber bet .
Riess called and the river was the K. Both players checked and Farber turned over pocket nines. Riess showed A6 took down yet another pot, increasing his chip lead to 176.625 million to 14.05 million.
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Since losing that big pot, Jay Farber has been unable to rebound. On a recent hand, he raised the button, was three-bet by Ryan Riess and then put in a four-bet for 25 percent of his stack.
Riess threw in another reraise and Farber was forced to fold, leaving him with 27.8 million to Riess’s 162.875 million.
On the 32nd hand, Jay Farber raised to 2 million and Riess reraised to 5 million. Farber four-bet to 8.8 million and Riess called.
The flop came down 843 and Riess checked. Farber bet 6.7 million and Reiss called. The turn was the 2 and Riess checked again. Farber bet 13.6 million and Riess called.
The river was the 7 and both players checked. Riess showed JJ and Farber mucked. The pot gave Riess a dominating 134.375 million to Farber’s 56.3 million.
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Jay Farber
The flop came down 733 and Riess bet 3 million. Farber called and the turn was the 2. Farber checked for a second time and Riess bet 5 million. Farber then check-raised to 13.45 million and Riess called.
The river was the 9 and Farber bet 24.5 million. Riess tanked for over six minutes and eventually decided to fold.
After the hand, Farber was stacked with 97.5 million, having taken the lead back from Riess with his 93.175 million.
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Ryan Riess
On hand no. 191 of the final table, the 19th hand of heads-up play, Farber raised to 2 million on the button and Riess reraied to 5 million from the big blind. Farber called and the flop fell A84.
Riess continuation bet 5 million and Farber called. The turn was the 7 and Riess checked. Farber bet 8.2 million and Riess called. The river was the A and Reiss bet 15 million. Farber folded and Reiss claimed his first lead, with 112.125 million to Farber’s 78.55 million.
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After ten hands of heads-up play, it was Ryan Riess who made the most progress, picking up about 3 million to close the gap on his opponent.
Although Jay Farber won six of the ten hands, it was Riess who won the biggest encounters. Three hands later, the two had pulled virtually even, with Farber having only a single 25,000 chip for a lead.
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