A Costly Mistake and a Bad Beat for Ashton
Eric Brooks: 
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Matthew Ashton: / 
Ashton brought it in, Brooks completed, Ashton raised, and Brooks re-raised. Ashton called. When Brooks paired his king on fourth, he bet double the limit (6,000). Ashton, thinking it was a single bet, tossed out half of a call (3,000). Ashton then realized his mistake, and opted to forfeit the chips, folding his hand.
"I thought it was a queen," he admitted after the hand.
A few hands later, he and Andre Akkari capped the action preflop, then Akkari got his last 1,200 in on fourth street.
Akkari: (
) / 
Ashton: (
) / 
Akkari made better trips when fifth street gave him the 
, but Ashton improved to a full house with the 
. Not to be outdone, Akkari made a better full house on sixth with the , and Ashton was unable to make quads on sixth or seventh.
Akkari doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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35,000 | |
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10,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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