Bruno Portaro opened to 7,000 from under the gun only to have Oliver Gill slide in a stack of chips from the button amounting to 23,000.
With the action on Richard Ashby in the big blind, he pushed roughly 130,000 into the pot - albeit slightly more than pot - as Portaro folded.
"Well I'm live!" stated Gill as he slid roughly his last 70,000 into the middle.
Ashby:
Gill:
The flop kept Ashby in the lead as the on the turn gave both players a sweat.
"And bink!" yelled a now standing Gill as the dealer dropped the on the river to end Gill's tournament in fifth place for a AUD$4,760 payday as Ashby soars to 279,000 in chips.
The action folded to Richard Ashby who completed the small blind and Bruno Portaro checked from the big blind to go heads-up to a flop of . Ashby opened for 3,000, Portaro raised to 8,000 and Ashby called before check-calling Portaro's bet of 12,000 on the turn of the .
Ashby then checked again on the river of the , only to fold after Portaro led out for 20,000. And with that, play on, says the umpire.
Full Tilt Red Pro Richard Ashby is now dominating this final table, moving up to more than 300,000 in chips after clashing with Bruno Portaro.
Ashby limped in from under the gun and Portaro raised before the others folded around back to Ashby, who called before drawing two cards against Portaro's one. Ashby check-raised Portaro's bet, but Portaro reraised. Ashby called and both players elected to stand pat before Ashby check-folded to Portaro's bet.
In the very next hand, Portaro limped in from under the gun and Ashby was the only one to come along, checking his option from the big blind before drawing three cards. Portaro drew two cards, then Ashby check-called Portaro's opening bet before electing to draw two cards.
Portaro drew one, then opened after Ashby checked. Ashby check-raised, Portaro four-bet it and Ashby called before both players stood pat on the last draw and both checked before the showdown:
Ashby:
Portaro:
That's about as close as you can get in this game folks! Portaro couldn't help but laugh at his misfortune, but he's now down to 125,000 in chips and will have some work to do.
Bruno Portaro has managed to claw back some chips from both Daniel Ospina and Casey Kastle as play continues four-handed at the $1,100 8-Game Mixed final table.
Ospina limped in from under the gun and Portaro checked from the big blind before check-calling Ospina after the flop of . Portaro then quickly fired out on the turn and Ospina didn't hesitate to throw his hand into the muck.
Two hands later, Portaro opened from the button and Kastle called from the big blind before both players checked the flop of . Kastle led out on the turn of the , only to muck after Portaro raised.
Daniel Ospina opened to 10,000 from under the gun and Richard Ashby three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind.
Ospina made the call to see a flop with Ashby continuing for 5,000 before Ospina made it 10,000. Ashby smooth-called as the fell on the turn and he checked over to Ospina who fired out 10,000.
Ashby check-raised to 20,000 before both players checked the on the river.
Ashby tabled his to collect the pot to move to 450,000 as Ospina mucked and slipped to 29,000 in chips.