JC Tran Eliminated in 2nd Place ($22,000)
and then Phil Laak reraised all in with the 
. Tran couldn't pass up his ace and made the call.The flop came down
and Laak improved to a pair of sevens and took the lead. The turn was the 
and Tran needed an ace on the river.The river was the
and that was it. The defending champion had a great showing in his first heat back, earning 11 points and $22,000 for his finish. Laak took the very important win and locked up 16 points.