Naoya Kihara completed to 200 and Matthew Ashton and a third player called before he fired out on fourth, fifth and sixth. Kihara called on each street while Ashton released on fourth.
On seventh Kihara bet out 400, and after his opponent called, Kihara tabled his for a 9-7 low. However it would be his opponent's for a 9-7 low but with a 5 to beat Kihara's 6 kicker.
Although the buy-in has been decreased, technically we have a defending champion in David "Bakes" Baker.
For Baker, he has just taken his seat on one of the outer tables alongside Scott Clements and Mike Wattel. Not only is he the reigning champion and super talented in mixed games, he is one of the hottest running players at this year's WSOP.
So far Baker has cashed four times including three final tables with his best result coming in Event 13: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo where he took 4th for $79,078, and if things continue in the same fashion, it would be no surprise seeing Baker making a run at another final table.
Ed Brogdon is not hard to pick out of a crowd. We're not sure of his height, but the man is a cut above the rest. Toss in some western wear and a big cowboy hat, and he conjures up images of a young Doyle Brunson (the two happen to be friends). While he has $100,294 in career WSOP earnings, the one thing Brogdon doesn't have is a bracelet. He's hoping to change that in this event.
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In a recent hand, Konstantin Puchkov brought it in with the and another player limped. Brogdon was showing an ace and opted to complete, which inspired Puchkov to fold and the other player to call. Brogdon proceeded to bet fourth street when he caught the , his opponent call and it was off to fifth. Brogdon fired one more bet, and this time it did the trick as his opponent scooped up his cards and sent them to the muck.
Since the start of the tournament Table 379 has been clouded in controversy due to two players speaking in Russian; with one of those being Andrey Zaichenko.
Although both Zaichenko and his friend were cooperating with the WSOP rules of no speaking in a foreign tongue while a hand is being played, they both were having conversations after every hand in Russian.
A few of the players eventually called the Tournament Director over stating that they didn't think it was fair because they could be chatting about information of other players or if they had a flush draw in a particular hand. The unknown Russian stated that if they were talking about the table, what is the difference between standing up in-between hands to chat or chatting across the table.
Tournament Director Troy Iverson informed the players that there was nothing wrong with what they were doing because it is virtually the same as an English-speaking player whispering to another tablemate or texting them once the hand is over. And since the WSOP can't prevent players from texting or talking, speaking in Russian when not in hands is allowed.
Today, Friedman is in pursuit of his second gold bracelet, but even more exciting for him is that he's sharing the experience with his father, Marc Friedman. Last night Marc was able to win a satellite into today's tournament, and while the two aren't seated anywhere near one another, they're not far from each other's thoughts.
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and another player limped. Brogdon was showing an ace and opted to complete, which inspired Puchkov to fold and the other player to call. Brogdon proceeded to bet fourth street when he caught the 
