Vanessa Rousso doubled through Theo Tran just before the dinner break. On a flop, Rousso checked out of the small blind, an early-position player bet 5,000, Tran called the bet, and Rousso check-raised to 16,500. After the initial bettor folded, Tran put Rousso all in for her last 26,000 and after much contemplation, Rousso called, showing ; Tran flipped up . Tran was still ahead when the came on the turn, but the on the river wasn’t as kind to Theo.
“That’s so gross,” Tran said, as the dealer pushed the pot to Rousso.
“Hey, I’m just lucky . . . and it’s my birthday,” Rousso responded.
After the hand, Tran was left with approximately 30,000 in chips, while Rousso’s stack is up to 97,000.