Ryan Riess is no stranger to live tournaments and the World Series of Poker. This East Lansing, Michigan native has over $300,000 in live tournament cashes and found himself in seventh place with 5,570,000 chips going into Day 6 of the 2013 WSOP Main Event. He ultimately took the tournament down for $8.3 million.

Riess had three previous cashes in the 2013 WSOP including 139th place in Event #49 for $3,276, an 11th place finish in Event #30 for $20,015, and a 110th place finish in Event #6, the Millionaire Maker, for $7,278. His biggest cash to date came in an impressive second place finish in 2012 in a WSOP Circuit Event at Horseshoe Hammond for $239,063. Riess is definitely is one of the up-and-comers in the poker world and a proud fan of the Detroit Lions.

Riess found himself accumulating chips throughout Day 5; however, not everything was going smoothly. With the blinds at 10,000/20,000, Riess min-raised to 40,000 in chips with pocket fours from middle position and was subsequently called by Mark Newhouse from the hijack. Chris George then called all of his chips with 8-6 offsuit before the hand went to a flop. Riess hit his set on a 4-2-5 flop and bet 40,000, which Newhouse called.

With the king hitting the turn, Riess was hoping to sucker Newhouse in with a 75,000 bet; however, Newhouse folded. George’s tournament life was saved when a miracle seven hit the river, coolering Riess on a potentially big hand.

With the blinds at 20,000/40,000, Riess min-raised to 80,000 chips with pocket tens from early position. Seated to his left was well-known poker pro, Yevgeniy Jovial Gent Timoshenko, who flat called. In what may have seemed like a squeeze play, Victor Cianelli, 3bet all-in his remaining 615,000 chips. Riess promptly called and, after tanking for a bit, Timoshenko folded.

Cianelli found himself in a coin flip situation with A-Q; however, was very behind when a ten hit the flop. Unlike the previous hand reported, Cailli missed his miracle on the turn and river and Riess found his chip count catapult to approximately 6.8 million.