Clinging On
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Richard Ashby must be a Star Trek fan as he continues to 'cling on' by the skin of teeth. He was previously down to just 800, but despite building up a stack, he's now slipped to 1,750 and was last seen pushing all in from the button. Both the blinds released their hands and Ashby lived to fight another day.
His first recorded win came in a Seven-Card Stud event back in 2001, but since then Ashby has collated a near $1.2 million in live tournament winnings including final table appearances in the Aussie Millions, GUKPT, WSOP and UK Open.
Richard's greatest moment, however, came at this year's World Series when he won his first bracelet, taking down the $1,500 Seven Card-Stud event for $140,467. Two weeks later, he finished second in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship for a further $378,027.
Now back on home soil, Ashby will be looking to make up for that near miss and snap up his second bracelet here at the Empire Casino. He's got the talent, but at the moment he doesn't have a stack, and with players like Tony Cousineau starting to pull away from the pack, Ashby will be keen to double up before the upcoming dinner break.