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Back-to-Back Limit Hold'em Pots for Ashton
Limit Hold'em
The first pot saw a flurry of raises in a hand between Matt Ashton and tournament chip leader James Obst.
Obst raised from the button and was called by Ashton in the big blind. Ashton checked the 10♦5♣A♥ flop over to Obst who put out a bet, prompting Ashton to check-raise. Obst responded by putting in a third bet, which Ashton called.
The turn brought the 10♥, pairing the board and yet another raise, as Obst raised the bet put out by Ashton, with Ashton calling.
A final raise from Ashton on the 4♣ river in the form of a check-raise versus Obst's bet would lead Obst to fold and Ashton to win the pot without a showdown.
The next hand saw Ashton involved again, this time in a four-bet pot against Nacho Barbero, after Ashton three-bet a late position raise from Eric Wasserson on the button and Barbero four-bet from the big blind. Both players would call.
Both Wasserson and Ashton called a continuation-bet from Barbero on a 4♥8♥J♠ flop and Ashton would call again on the turn 6♥ after another bet from Barbero, with Wasserson folding.
The 10♠ went check-check with Barbero showing down A♣K♥ for ace-high and Ashton tabling Q♦10♦ for a rivered pair of tens.