Richard Ashby complete to 4,000 only to have Bruno Portaro make it 8,000 straight. The bring-in player folded as Ashby made the call before Portaro fired out bets on fourth, fifth and sixth street with each player's board reading as follows.
Ashby: (X)(X) / / (X)
Portaro: (X)(X) / / (X)
On seventh street, the dealer dealt both player's cards face up to reveal Ashby's and Portaro's .
Calling the Tournament Director over to resolve the issue, both players opted to disregard the verdict as they checked it through.
Portaro tabled his / for two-pair and the high as Ashby tabled his / for an eight-seven low as the pot was chopped up.
Bruno Portaro brought in for 1,500 and Daniel Ospina made the call before Richard Ashby completed to 4,000.
Both Portaro and Ospina made the call as Ospina took the lead on fourth street with only Ashby making the call as Portaro passed.
Ospina bet 8,000 on fifth street and Ashby quickly splashed in a raise to 16,000 as Ospina smooth-called before check-calling 8,000 on sixth and seventh street.
Bruno Portaro brought-in and the action folded around to Casey Kastle who raised it up before Richard Ashby re-raised. Portaro quickly folded and Kastle called. Ashby check-called Kastle's bets on both the fourth and fifth streets before leading out on sixth street.
Kastle raised, Ashby called and led out again on the river; Kastle made the call.
Kastle: (X)(X) / / (X)
Ashby: (X)(X) / / (X)
Ashby showed down but was no good against Kastle, who had hit Broadway with . Kastle has now chipped up to more than 90,000.
Dane Coltman brought-in, Portaro raised and found two callers in Daniel Ospina and Oliver Gill before Coltman folded. Portaro opened on fourth street and again, Ospina and Gill called before folding to Portaro's bet on fifth street.
Casey Kastle brought-in and then called Richard Ashby's complete before fourth street was checked. Ashby fired out 6,000 on fifth and Kastle made the call before quickly folding on sixth street.
Ashby: (X)(X) /
Kastle: (X)(X) /
The following hand, Kastle and Ashby would again tangle when Kastle completed and Ashby made the call. Ashby took the lead on fourth street, but a bet on fifth was enough for Kastle to win the pot.
Oliver Gill brought-in and Casey Kastle raised before Richard Ashby called. Gill Also called and Gill ended up folding on fifth street before Kastle opened on sixth street.
Ashby called, then both players checked on seventh street before showdown, but Ashby's was good enough to take the pot.
Paul Ravesi brought-in and Richard Ashby completed to 3,000 with Casey Kastle making the call along with Ravesi.
All three players committed 3,000 on fourth as Ashby continued his aggression with a 6,000-chip bet on fifth. Kastle passed, but Ravesi committed his final 6,800 with Kastle calling.
Ashby: /
Ravesi: /
Ashby caught a and Ravesi an as seventh street was dealt face down.
Ashby quickly exposed his repeat to leave him with a ten-six as Ravesi had outs to stay alive with any ten, nine, eight, seven, five or three.
Unfortunately for Ravesi, he paired up also as he caught the to end his tournament in seventh place for an AUD$2,040 payday as Ashby climbs to 118,000 in chips.
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and Portaro's 
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for six-five low and seven-high straight as Ospina tabled his 
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. Kastle has now chipped up to more than 90,000.
was good enough to take the pot.