Matthew Ashton Eliminated in 3rd Place ($86,437)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Kristopher Tong raised from the button, and Matthew Ashton put in a reraise from the small blind. Tong called, and the dealer fanned out a flop of 
. Ashton bet out, and Tong made the call. The turn brought the 
, and the two players got in a raising war that saw all of Ashton's chips get in the middle.
Tong: 
Ashton: 
Tong had caught an inside straight draw to get the better of Ashton, who was looking for a jack and a jack only to survive. Unfortuantely for him, the river was the 
, knocking the Brit out in third place, and getting us to our heads up battle!
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