Kenny Tran has the button. He raises to 62,000. Alec Torelli makes the call.
The flop comes down . Both players quickly check to a turn of . Again they both check. The falls on the river. Torelli checks a third time, but not Tran. He bets 100,000. Torelli makes the call; Tran immediately mucks.
Kenny Tran has the button. He raises to 72,000. Torelli double-clutches two times before making the call. He then checks the flop of . Tran fires off a continuation bet of 85,000, which Torelli calls. The turn comes . Both players check to the river and check again. Torelli shows a pair of nines, for nines and fives, enough to win the pot.
We're all set to start the second leg of this best-of-three finals. Kenny Tran has the advantage with a 1-0 lead. The gold bracelet is that much closer to his wrist.
Blinds have reset to 12,000 and 24,000. Each player once again has 2,560,000 in chips. Cards are in the air.