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Razz
Eugene Katchalov completed and Richard Ashby made the call after bringing it in. Katchalov bet on fourth before Ashby led the betting on fifth and sixth. Ashby checked the river and Katchalov checked behind.
Katchalov: (
) / 
Ashby: (
) / 
Not overly impressive boards but Katchalov caught a ten-seven on the river as Ashby wasn't thrilled to see his ten-nine was beat.
Ashby is now down to 1.1 million.
Stud
Richard Ashby and Eugene Katchalov mixed it up in a giant stud pot.
Ashby: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Katchalov: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Ashby completed, and Katchalov raised. "Last hand, boys," Ashby told his rail as he made the call. Katchalov bet all the way through seventh, and Ashby called each one though Eugene's board just got scarier and scarier. Then Ashby said "two pair," showing he'd started with buried jacks and caught the 
on the end. Katchalov said "aces" under his breath as he mucked. It seems Ashby's luck is back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
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|
2,450,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,875,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
||
|
450,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Stud
Catching the action on fourth, Richard Ashby led the betting on all streets until the river where he checked in the dark. His opponent was Ian Gordon and he checked behind.
Ashby: (
) / 
Gordon: (
) / 
Pair of sixes for Gordon but Ashby takes it with a pair of jacks. Gordon slips to 1.95 million with Ashby at 2.5 million.
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 0
Marco Johnson brought it in, Ian Gordon completed, Richard Ashby raised and Eugene Katchalov re-raised. Ashby was the lone caller.
Katchalov led the betting on all streets with Ashby finally giving up on the river.
Johnson: (X-X) / 
Gordon: (X-X) / 
Ashby: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Katchalov: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Easy come, easy go for Ashby as he's back down to 1.7 million, with Katchalov now with a clear chip lead.
Stud
Richard Ashby: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Eugene Katchalov: (X-X) / / (X)
Ashby completed, and Katchalov raised. Ashby flatted, saying "Here we go!" Ashby check-called on fourth and fifth. Eugene took over first action when he paired his king on sixth and bet out. Ashby called, and called again on seventh. Katchalov tabled 
for trip kings. Ashby grumpily showed for aces up on fifth. "I had you crushed!" he lamented, dropping down to 975,000. Katchalov increased his chip lead, stacking up 3,550,000.
Stud-8
Marco Johnson was all in for his last 350,000 chips on third street against Ian Gordon with the boards running out as follows:
Johnson: 
Gordon: 
Gordon made a pair of aces and the only low to take it down and eliminate Johnson from the tournament in 4th place for a $181,503 reward.
Hold'em
Ian Gordon completed from the small blind and Richard Ashby checked his option in the big blind.
They took a flop of 
and Gordon led out with a bet. Ashby responded with a raise and Gordon made the call. The turn brought the 
and Gordon checked to Ashby who bet again. Gordon then put in a check-raise with Ashby making the call.
The river landed the 
and Gordon led out with a bet. Ashby flung his cards back to the muck with such ferocity that one landed on the floor. They were shown as for a missed straight draw as Gordon took down the pot.
Gordon is up to 2.8 million with Ashby back down to 950,000.
Hold'em
Eugene Katchalov raised from the small blind, and Ian Gordon three bet from the big. Katchalov called to see the apparently action flop - 
. Katchalov check-raised, and Gordon three-bet. Katchalov put in a fourth bet, and Gordon suddenly looked worried but called. Katchalov bet again after the 
turn and Gordon flatted. He called one more when the 
peeled off on the river. Katchalov showed , confident he was ahead. But Gordon's was just slightly better.
Katchalov fell to 2.4 million, passing a big chip lead to Gordon with around 4 million.
