Hand #59: Ryan Riess Tanks For 8+ Minutes Before Calling a Bluff From Terry Schumacher

Ryan Riess (pictured) completes the small blind to 50,000, Terry Schumacher reraises from the big blind to 150,000, and Riess calls.

The flop comes , Riess checks, Schumacher bets 210,000, and Riess calls.

The turn card is the , Riess checks, Schumacher bets 450,000, and Riess calls.

The river card is the , Riess checks, Schumacher bets 600,000, and Riess tanks for nearly eight minutes before somebody asks for a clock. Riess is visibly conflicted the entire time, and near the end of his final minute, Riess calls.

Schumacher shows for eight high, and Riess turns over to win the pot with two pair, kings and queens.

Matt Savage uses this moment to remind everyone that the upcoming Monster WPT Tournament of Champions, which begins tomorrow, uses a 30-second shot clock.

Riess says, “I’m normally very fast.”

Seat 1.  Tim West  –  335,000
Seat 3.  Ryan Riess  –  4,630,000
Seat 5.  Terry Schumacher  –  1,465,000
Seat 6.  Alan Sternberg  –  7,530,000