Ashby Takes the Lead

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Richard Ashby won four small pots in a row. None of them got beyond fifth street.

Then Christine Pietsch won two small pots in a row, none of them making it past fourth - the second one she raked in to cheering from our friend who works as a cleaner at the Rio (you get to know everyone here rather well over the Series) and who had already confided in us her hopes that a woman wins a bracelet in a open event.

Then this happened.

Ashby: {2-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} (X) / {2-Spades} {9-Spades} {a-Spades} {10-Spades}
Pietsch: {k-} {j-} (X) / {a-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {j-Clubs} {k-Spades}

Ashby brought in and called Pietsch's completion. Pietsch bet out on fourth street and again on fifth; both times Ashby smooth called.

On sixth, Pietsch checked and then called a bet from Ashby; on seventh she check-called again. She tabled two pair, kings and jacks - but Ashby's three deuces were better, and he moved into the chip lead on 1,015,000. Pietsch is now trailing on 850,000.

Tags: Christine Pietsch Richard Ashby