J.C. Tran hung on as long as he could but in the end just couldn't put enough pots together to come out on top. After Inwook Choi opened for 50,000, Tran moved all in for 166,000 total. Adrien Allain called, as did Choi. They checked all the way down on a board of . Tran showed down two pair, , but the dead man's hand left Tran dead against Allain's , a queen-high straight.
Tran leaves the tournament in third place with $117,470.
After our two players were re-introduced to the audience and the lovely APT models brought the prize money to the table amongst the usual APT lights, glitz and glamor, the players have taken their seats once again. Adrien Allain has a 2-to-1 chip advantage as the cards are back in the air with the trophy on the line!
After passing the blinds and antes back and forth for a few hands, we finally saw a flop. Inwook Choi raised to 50,000 and Adrien Allaine called. They checked the flop and the turn. When the river fell , Allain took down the pot with a bet of 70,000.
Inwook Choi raised the button to 50,000 and Adrien Allain called in the big blind.
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and Allain fired 50,000. Choi made the call. The river brought the and both checked it down.
Allain tabled which was the best hand as he collected the pot.
Heads-up play starts where final table play left off for Adrien Allain. He's running great. He opened to 50,000 and was called by Inwook Choi. on a flop of , both players checked. The turn was the and bought a bet of 65,000 from Choi. Allain raised that bet to 140,000. Troy called.
Both players checked the river. Choi showed down for a straight draw and a flush draw, both of which missed; Allain was much better with .
Adrien Allain raised to 50,000 on the button before Inwook Choi popped it up to 150,000 from the big blind. In the first real signs of preflop aggression heads up, Allain paused for a moment before making the call.
Choi fired a bet of 200,000 on the flop of and took down the pot.
Inwook Choi may be getting his sea legs. He opened for 50,000 and was called by Adrien Allain. Allain check-called 65,000 on a flop of but gave up when Inwook Choi bet 145,000 on the turn.
It's all over. A series of quick raises before the flop between Inwook Choi and Adrien Allain resulted in all of the chips being in the middle. Choi was the player at risk of elimination and also the player with the best hand.
Choi:
Allain:
It wasn't to be for Choi. The flop came to make a pair of treys for Allain. The on the turn left Choi drawing very thin. He was out when another jack hit the river. Choi leaves in second place with $214,158, a result that is no doubt disappointing but an excellent accomplishment nonetheless.