An Tran Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,122)
The flop was . Everyone checked to Mercier, who bet 36,000. Biondino foilded, Burkholder check-raised to 111,000 and Tran three-bet all in for an additional 298,000. Mercier folded and Burkholder called.
Tran
Burkholder
It was the dreaded set-over-set, Burkholder's set of fives leading Tran's set of deuces. The turn was the , the river was the and Tran could not improve, hitting the rail in 8th place. He'll take home $25,122 for his finish.
With that pot, Burkholder took the chip lead with 925,000.