Richard Ashby raised in the hijack, Jason McPherson called in the big blind and the flop came . McPherson check-raised Ashby, who called, and the turn was the . McPherson bet, Ashby called and the river was the . Both players checked.
McPherson showed , but Ashby scooped the pot with , leaving McPherson with just 40,000 chips.
McPherson was able to triple up not long after, but he was unable to run it up any more than that. On his final hand he raised all in in the cutoff. Brock Parker made the call.
McPherson:
Parker:
The board rolled out and McPherson was eliminated.
Roughly one hour ago, Viatcheslav Ortynskiy was the chip leader with two million chips. Now, he's out in fifth place.
The Russian called a raise our of the big blind from Shirley Rosario, who made it two bets from the cutoff, and the flop came . Ortynskiy led out, Rosario raised, Ortynskiy moved all in for 185,000, and Rosario called.
Ortynskiy:
Rosario:
The turn and river came , respectively, and Ortynskiy was eliminated.
Brock Parker raised in the cutoff, Shirley Rosario called in the big blind, and the flop came . Rosario check-called a bet, then check called two more on the turn () and the river ().
Parker tabled for a full house and the second-nut low, and Rosario mucked.
Brock Parker raised on the button, Richard Ashby called, and the Brit check-called a bet on the flop. The turn was the , both players checked, and the river was the .
Ashby bet, and Parker folded.
A few hands later, Ashby raised on the button, Parker called, and the flop came . Parker check-called a bet, then check-called another on the turn (). The river was the , both players checked, and Ashby scooped the pot with .
Richard Ashby raised on the button, Brock Parker reraised, and Ashby called.
The flop fell , Parker led out for a bet, and Ashby called. Ashby called another bet on the turn () and the river (), then mucked when Parker showed for trip eights.
Richard Ashby raised on the button, Brock Parker called, and the flop was . Parker check-raised, Ashby called, and the turn was the . Parker led out, Ashby called, and the river was the . Brock fired out a final bet, Ashby once again called, and both players tabled their hands.
Parker:
Ashby:
Both players, the dealer, and the floor person all stared at the board for a few seconds before they realized that Parker scooped with a set of threes and a live five.
Parker scooped another small pot after that one, and now has a more than two-to-one chip advantage.
In 2009 Brock Parker made headlines, winning not one but two World Series of Poker gold bracelets in the same week. In the last four years the Maryland native had made six return trips to WSOP final tables, including the 2013 National Championship, but he was unable to capture bracelet number three.
That all changed on Tuesday when the American defeated Richard Ashby heads up to win Event #10: $10,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Low Championship and $443,407. Parker entered heads-up play with a slight advantage, but Ashby fought back and took a two-to-one lead. The Brit was unable to close, however, and Parker stormed back to once again flip the script. On the final hand, Parker flopped a straight against Ashby's overpair, and the former avoided a full house to scoop the pot and win the tournament.
Along with his third piece of WSOP hardware, Parker now has over $3.1 million in career live tournament earnings. Ashby, who won a bracelet event in 2010, now has over $1.9 million in career earnings.
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy was the chip leader entering the final day, and retained his lead heading into the final table until he spiraled out of the event in fifth place. The Russian was the first player to eclipse two million chips, but a poor run of cards decimated his stack and left him with only a few big bets. On his final hand, Ortynskiy was all in with a pair of jacks and a poor low draw on an ace-high board. Shirley Rosario held a pair of aces and a better low draw, and scooped the pot.
Rosario and Melissa Burr were the only two women in the field on Day 3, and both made the final table. Unfortunately for them, Burr exited in eight place and Rosario in fourth place.
Ashby and Parker weren't the only players among the final 18 with previous WSOP wins - the third and final day also featured Perry Friedman, Jeff Lisandro, Andrew Brown, Eli Elezra, and Dan Kelly. Only one member of that quintet, Kelly, was able to reach the final table, and he promptly exited in ninth place.
Cash game specialists Ofir Mor and Jason McPherson were able to reach the final table, but ultimately came up short, busting in third and sixth places respectfully.
Parker is the second player this summer to lock up their third bracelet - Vanessa Selbst captured number three in Event #2: $25,000 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em - and he too joins an eclectic group of three-time winners like Chip Reese. Congratulations are in order for him and all of the finalists.
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