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Omaha-8
Ian Gordon raised the small blind and Richard Ashby made the call in the big blind. The flop landed 
and Gordon fired a bet with Ashby calling.
The turn was the 
and Gordon bet again before Ashby moved all in for another 140,000. Gordon made the call
Gordon: 
Ashby: 
The river was the 
and Ashby doubles up to 1.4 million with Gordon at 3.5 million.
Omaha-8
Richard Ashby is back! Very next hand, Ashby raised from the small blind and the fired bets on every street on a board of 
. Eugene Katchalov called him down but mucked when Ashby tabled 
for a straight and low to scoop!
He's back up to 2.8 million as the boys on the rail are finding voice with Katchalov looking unhappy as he's back to 1.55 million.
Omaha-8
The chips must be getting tired going back and forth between Richard Ashby and Eugene Katchalov. In the first of two big hands, Katchalov raised, and Ian Gordon called. Ashby three-bet, and both opponents called. The flop came 
, and Gordon checked. Ashby bet, and Katchalov called while Gordon folded. The turn brought the , and Ashby check-raised. Katchalov called, then called one more bet after the river. Katchalov showed 
for the nut low and bottom pair. Ashby also had the nut low with 
, but he got the whole high half of the pot with aces up. Katchalov was quartered down to one million.
Katchalov went after those chips a few hands later. All three players limped preflop to see the 
flop. Katchalov bet out, and only Ashby called. Ashby flatted bets on the turn and 
river as well. Katchalov showed 
for the ten-high flush. For the second time tonight, Ashby had a smaller flush and got scooped by Katchalov. Eugene was back to 1.8 million, and Richard had 2.3 million after the hand.
Razz
As we moved around to razz, Richard Ashby turned to his entourage and laughed, "This is where the skill comes in now boys!"
In the first two hands, Ashby had some mixed "skill".
Ashby won the first pot after completing and then firing a bet on fourth, before check-calling fifth against Eugene Katchalov. Ashby took the lead again on sixth and took it down with a bet as Katchalov folded.
Ashby: (X-X) / 
Katchalov: (X-X) / 
Next hand, Ian Gordon completed before Richard Ashby raised. Gordon re-raised and Ashby called. Gordon called a bet on fourth before leading the betting on fifth, sixth and seventh. Ashby was forced to fold the river when he bricked out.
Gordon: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Ashby: (X-X) / / ()
Ashby is back down to 1.85 million.
Richard Ashby's rail has been drinking for awhile now, mostly the champagne they brought with them. (And we have to applaud their class and forethought in bringing real champagne glasses as well.) Ashby joined the celebration a few hours ago and is quite a bit more talkative now. He just had two giant plastic cups of white wine delivered to the final table. Ashby's friends finally succeeded in getting Ian Gordon to order a cocktail. He just got his vodka Red Bull, but he doesn't seem to be drinking it. Katchalov, who has send under ten words since they went three-handed, is sticking with the Naked smoothie he hasn't touched in at least an hour.
Stud
Eugene Katchalov completed with Ian Gordon making the call. Gordon led the betting on fourth and fifth before checking sixth street. Katchalov fired a bet, but Gordon put in a cheeky check-raise. Katchalov called but angrily folded on the river when Gordon fired one more bet.
Katchalov: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
Gordon: (X-X) / / (X)
Gordon extends his lead as Katchalov is crippled to just 365,000 chips.
They decided to make this one ten minutes, cause that will make all the difference.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,350,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
||
|
1,505,000
-295,000
|
-295,000 |
|
|
||
|
365,000
-1,235,000
|
-1,235,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 0
Stud-8
Ian Gordon was the bring in and Eugene Katchalov thought for a few moments before announcing a raise. Gordon quickly re-raised and Katchalov called off his last chips.
The boards ran out as follows:
Gordon: () / / (
)
Katchalov: (
) / / (
)
Gordon made two pair on the river to leave Katchalov drawing to only a low to chop. He'd need a deuce, five, six or seven to survive and he found it with the deuce to take the low.
