Thursday, May 22, 2014 7:44 PM Local Time
Oshana Bests Ashton
Reigning $50,000 Poker Players Champion Matthew Ashton is in the small blind and Horseshoe Hammond Casino Champion Micheal Oshana is in the big blind when they see a flop of . Ashton bets 2,400 into the pot of 6,000 or so and Oshana raises, making it 6,300 to play. Ashton calls, then both players check when the turn brings the .
The river is the and Ashton checks again. Oshana bets 8,200 and Ashton doesn't take too long to call.
Oshana shows for a backdoored diamond flush, Ashton mucks, and Oshana takes the pot.
Micheal Oshana - 70,000
Matthew Ashton - 82,000