Big Stax 500 (Day 3): 5th Place - Rieg ($16,442)

Level 31 (Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000)
Total Entries: 775
Players Remaining: 4

Joe Reig (Valley Forge, PA)

Joe Reig (Valley Forge, PA) had been bringing a below average stack for about the last two hours, but watched as players were dropping (not fast by any means).  Reig navigated the stack about as long as he possibly could, and ended up getting in pre against Eric Rappaport for less than 18 bigs:

Rieg: J♦ 10♠
Rappaport: A♦ J♥

Flop: 8♥ 2♥ 10♥
Turn: Q♥
River: 9♠

Reig would flop a ten for a brief lead, but Eric ran out a flush to take the pot down.  This is Riegs third lifetime cash, more than quadrupling the earnings he had coming into this tournament.  Definitely a nice score to look forward on building on.