From under the gun plus one, George Fotiadis raised. Matthew Ashton was the only caller out of the big blind, and the dealer spread the flop before action proceeded. On the flop, Ashton checked, Fotiadis bet, and Ashton called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Ashton led with a bet, and Fotiadis made the call.
Ashton tabled the for two pair, jacks and eights. Fotiadis showed the for a better two pair, aces and eights, and he won the pot.
From the hijack seat, Mike Gorodinsky raised. George Danzer called from the small blind, and Alexander Lakhov called from the big blind. The three players then saw the flop come down and action checked around to see the land on the turn. Following a check from Danzer, Lakhov bet. Gorodinsky and Danzer both folded, and Lakhov won the pot.
George Danzer moved back to 290,000 after making a flush plus an eight low against Alexander Lakhov. With that pot, Danzer moved back to 290,000, while Lakhov slipped to 88,000.
We caught up with the action on the flop, which came down . Owais Ahmed and Daniel Negreanu were heads up, and Ahmed check called a bet from Negreanu. The hit the turn, and Ahmed checked again, prompting another bet from Negreanu. This time, Ahmed check raised, causing Negreanu to sit back in his chair. He eventually tossed in the call, and Ahmed bet again when the hit the river. Negreanu once again looked pained by the decision, and eventually, he tossed his cards towards the dealer.
Negreanu dropped to 105,000 after that hand, while Ahmed is now third in chips with 334,000.
After playing a hand of stud-8 against Mike Gorodinsky in which Gorodinsky made an ace-high flush and a seven low to scoop, Kelsall was knocked down to about 5,000 in chips. Shortly thereafter, Kelsall was all in against Owais Ahmed. On fifth street, Kelsall had a pair of aces and three cards to a low. Ahmed held a pair of sevens, three cards to a low, and a flush draw.
Ahmed went on to make his flush on sixth street, and Kelsall bricked off. For his finish in 15th place, Kelsall earned $7,963. Ahmed moved to 290,000 in chips.