Tran in Trouble
J.C. Tran had a rocky first level today, but had chipped back close to his starting stack by the time Level 2 began. He soon lost a couple of pots, however, and had slipped back to about 215,000 when the following hand took place.
Tran opened with a raise to 20,000 from under the gun, and only Dustin Dirksen called from the button. The flop came 
. Tran bet 22,000, and Dirksen called. The turn was the 
. Tran checked, and Dirksen checked behind.
The river brought the 
. Tran wasted little time grabbing chips and tossing out a bet of 56,000. Dirksen promptly raised to 115,000, and Tran called quickly. Dirksen flipped over 
for the rivered straight, and Tran showed his 
for a sadly beaten set of sixes.
Tran is now down to 55,000 and in suddenly dire straits. Dirksen, meanwhile, is challenging for the lead with about 650,000.