Tran Takes One Out
Eugene Todd and JC Tran both checked a flop. The third player in the hand bet 2,000, enough to get a fold from Todd. But JC check-raised him to 7,500. The man called, leaving himself about 6,000 behind. Tran moved his whole stack in dark, putting the guy to a test for his tournament life since he had no rebuy chips left. The turn brought the , and Tran's opponent decided to call.
Tran: for two pair and a queen-high flush draw on the flop and top set on the turn
Opponent: for the nut flush draw
The on the river didn't fill a flush, and Tran sent the player packing. JC is up to 36,000 but all out of rebuys.