2012 World Series of Poker

Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$654,797
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,158,000
Entries
4,620
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Van Tran Pretty Good, Too

Nghi Van Tran was just now involved in a hand versus a single opponent in which they'd reached the river with the board showing {K-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{A-Spades}. Both players checked, and Van Tran was reluctant to show his hand, though he had to first.

"You're good," he said, showing {7-Hearts}{5-Spades} for fives. He was right, as his opponent had {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, although Huck Seed across the table provided some encouragement.

"What do you mean 'you're good'? He could've had pocket fours!"

While he might've had the second-best hand there, Nghi Van Tran is pretty good himself. He's just a day removed from a fourth-place finish in another large-field, low buy-in event, Event 54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em where he earned $158,512.

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