JC Tran Straightens Blumenthal
Nicholas Blumenthal raised from the cutoff seat to 18,000 and JC Tran called from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Tran checked and Blumenthal bet 15,000. Tran made the call.
The turn card was the 
and Tran checked again. This time, Blumenthal checked behind to see the river card fall the 
.
On the river, Tran fired 36,000 into Blumenthal. After a minute, Blumenthal made the call, but mucked his hand when the 
was revealed from Tran's hand for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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|
230,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |