2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2b
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Theo-Cracy

Tran's the man
Tran's the man
Theo Tran has had a fine post-dinner run to put him up to around 130,000.

He raised preflop and then called a reraise. He and his opponent checked the {8-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {2-Clubs} flop, and Tran check-called a 6,100 bet on the {A-Clubs} turn. Come the {4-Diamonds} river, Tran bet out 45,000, enough to put his opponent all in, and the player folded.

That put him up to 100,000.

Then, a little later, there was a three-way all in at his table, Tran holding {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} and his opponents holding {K-Hearts} {J-Spades} and {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} respectively. Not enough help for the all in two on the {K-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {3-Spades} board, and Tran was over 130,000.

"Anthony, don't write that down," he urged our field reporter, "I don't want people to know I pick up chips with aces."

Jennifer Harman turned to Anthony. "And the rest of them with kings," she added.

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And if that weren't enough, the very next hand Tran found pocket tens and ran into an opponent holding pocket threes for quads on a {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {J-Spades} {5-Hearts} board -- and managed to lose no more than 5,000 or so. He's resting on a shade below 130,000 currently.

Tags: Theo Tran