Kihara Leaves Cassidy Short; Ausmus Fires at Three-Way Pot
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Naoya Kihara: XxXx/A♦10♥8♣Q♠/Xx
Joe Cassidy: XxXx/5♦2♦6♠J♦/Xx
Naoya Kihara completed and Joe Cassidy called.
Kihara continued betting on each street down to seventh. Cassidy called, then called another bet on seventh. Kihara showed 10♣10♠3♦ for trips, and Cassidy mucked.
At the other table, Brad Ruben, Jeremy Ausmus, and James Cheung were tangling in a pot.
Jeremy Ausmus: XxXx/10♥Q♣2♠4♥/Xx
Brad Ruben: XxXx/Q♠K♣3♥5♠/Xx
James Cheung: XxXx/10♠A♥5♥ - folded on fifth street
Ruben completed, Ausmus raised, and Cheung and Ruben called.
Ausmus bet on fourth street and both opponents called. He then bet on fifth and Cheung folded, while Ruben called.
Ausmus bet again on sixth and seventh. Ruben called, and Ausmus showed A♠A♣7♠ and won the pot with his aces.