Stud
Matt Glantz completed and Richard Ashby made the call after bringing it in. Ashby check-called on every street with Glantz the aggressor through to showdown.
Glantz: (
) / 
Ashby: (
) / 
Glantz showed trip jacks and was disgusted that Ashby had made his wheel. Great comeback from Ashby sees him now at 1.3 million with Glantz down to 1.15 million.
Stud
Ian Gordon completed as Richard Ashby tried to play the rush as he made the call. Gordon fired bets on fourth, fifth and sixth before Ashby eventually released.
Gordon: (X-X) / 
Ashby: (X-X) / 
Ashby is back to 1.05 million with Gordon at 2.35 million.
Stud
Eugene Katchalov: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Ian Gordon: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Katchalov completed, and Gordon called. On fourth, Katchalov check-called. He liked his hand much more when he paired his ten on fifth, making it less likely that Gordon had another ten hidden. Gordon called bets on fifth and sixth, but he grimaced at his last card and tossed his hand into the muck. Katchalov moved up to 2,350,000, taking the lead from Gordon. Ian still has plenty of chips though, 1,890,000 to be exact.
In case you're not the kind of person who is overly impressed with live poker achievements, here is who is battling it out on the felt in terms you can related to.
Richard Ashby - CHUFTY
Matt Glantz - PokerGodZeus
Ian Gordon - IggyMcFly
Eugene Katchalov - MyRabbiFoo
Marco Johnson - Crazy Marco
Stud
Eugene Katchalov brought it in and Ian Gordon completed. Richard Ashby made the call as did Katchalov. Three ways to fourth street, and Gordon led with a bet before Ashby raised to force a fold from Katchalov. Gordon made the call.
Gordon check-called on fifth before both players checked down sixth and seventh.
Katchalov: (X-X) / 
Gordon: (
) / 
Ashby: (X-X-X) / 
Aces for Gordon is enough to take it down. He's up to 2.6 million with Ashby back down to 800,000.
Stud-8
In the first hand of Stud-8, Richard Ashby completed and Eugene Katchalov called after bringing it in.
Ashby led with a bet on fourth before both players checked fifth. On sixth, Ashby checked, Katchalov checked and Ashby called before both players checked the river.
Ashby: (
) / 
Katchalov: (X-X-X) / 
Neither player wanted to open their cards and when Ashby opened just a pair of fours, everyone looked at each other with a strange look on their face as Katchalov mucked. Incredibly a pair of fours for Ashby is good for the scoop! He's up to 1.1 million.
Stud-8
When stud-8 pots get to showdown, most end up chopped. It's rare to see three big scoops in one round, but we're not complaining when there's something to see.
In the second of the three, Matt Glantz started things off, and Marco Johnson called.
Glantz: (X-X) / / (X)
Johnson: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Glantz bet fourth, fifth, and sixth, and Johnson called each time. After checking his last card, Glantz checked. "Nines up," said Johnson, showing 
. Glantz stood up and shook his head, having a hard time believing that he couldn't beat it, but he couldn't and had to muck. Marco moved up to 1,330,000. Glantz fell hard to 500,000.
In the third big stud pot, Eugene Katchalov completed, and Ian Gordon called.
Katchalov: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Gordon: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Gordon check-called all the way. Katchalov showed for the king-high flush and a seven-five low to scoop. His chip lead increased, while Gordon was left with 1,350,000.
Hold'em
Richard Ashby seems to be in the middle of everything at the moment and once again he was mixing it up in a hold'em hand against Ian Gordon.
Catching the action on a flop of , Gordon checked, Ashby bet and Gordon check-raised. Ashby made the call and a dangerous looking hit the turn. Gordon checked and Ashby fired a bet. Gordon tanked for a long time before finally making the call and the hit the river. Both players quickly checked it down.
Ashby opened for a set which was good as Gordon mucked.
"Nice turn card Rich!" exclaimed his railbirds and Ashby agreed but he was happy enough to rake in the pot and move up to 1.45 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,450,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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1,350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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1,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,100,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
|
||
|
850,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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Omaha-8
It's been an interesting few hands for Matt Glantz. He was ready to pack his things after this one:
Glantz raised, and Ian Gordon and Richard Ashby both called in the blinds. The flop came 
, and Ashby checked to Glantz, who bet. Gordon folded, and Ashby called. The turn brought the . Glantz checked, and when Gordon bet, he folded in disgust, leaving himself just 330,000.
But after this hand, Glantz is back in business:
Gordon raised, but Richard Ashby had already put the chips to limp out in front of him. He tried to make it look like he'd just suddenly decided to shuffle a few extra inches away from himself, but no one was going to buy it so he gave up quickly and called the raise. Glantz and Eugene Katchalov both called as well.
The flop fell , and from the small blind, Glantz put in 50,000 bet. Katchalov folded, but the other two came along. All three checked the turn to see a free on the river. Glantz bet one of his last 100,000 stacks, and Gordon folded. Ashby called, and Glantz tabled 
for a jack-high flush. Ashby could only muck his nine-high flush, sending the giant pot to Glantz. He's back out of the danger zone and over 800,000 now.
