PartyPoker Premier League IV

PartyPoker Premier League IV
Day: 1
Event Info

PartyPoker Premier League IV

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$400,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Entries
6
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Tran Moving Up

Tran between Laak and Rousso
Tran between Laak and Rousso
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 36,000 and JC Tran called out of the big blind. Timoshenko held {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Tran held {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}.

The flop came down {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Tran checked his top pair of queens. Timoshenko fired a continuation bet of 42,000 and then Tran raised to pick up the pot. He moved up to 434,000 chips and now sits in second place.

Tags: JC TranYevgeniy Timoshenko

Laak Showing Hands and Making Money

From the small blind, Luke Schwartz raised to 35,000 with the {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Phil Laak was in the big blind holding {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and made the call.

The flop came down {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Laak flopped another set. Schwartz fired 20,000 and Laak called.

The turn was the {6-Clubs} and Schwartz checked. Laak fired 45,000 and Schwartz tanked before folding his hand. Laak offered to show his hand for $200 from Schwartz. Schwartz happily paid it and the set of sevens were revealed.

Tags: Luke SchwartzPhil Laak

Level: 5

Blinds: 7,000/15,000

Ante: 0

Cards Back in the Air

The players have returned from the one-hour dinner break and the cards are back in the air. Here's how the chips look.

Phil Laak - 893,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 511,000
Luke Schwartz - 471,000
JC Tran - 310,000
Vanessa Rousso - 215,000

Rousso Drops to the Bottom

Rousso and Timoshenko
Rousso and Timoshenko
JC Tran and Vanessa Rousso saw a flop of {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Spades} holding the following hands.

Tran: {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Rousso: {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

After Tran checked, Rousso bet 30,000 with her straight and flush draw. Tran made the call.

The turn was the {J-Hearts} and Tran checked. Rousso didn't fire this time, opting to check behind.

The river was the {7-Spades} and Tran fired 45,000. Rousso tanked and then made the call. She dropped to 215,000 while Tran moved up to 310,000. She's now the shortest stack at the table.

Tags: JC TranVanessa Rousso

Tran Reads the Situation

JC Tran
JC Tran
Luke Schwartz raised on the button to 22,000 with {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. JC Tran called in the big blind with {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}.

The flop came down {5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Tran checked. Schwartz fired 28,000 and Tran folded.

"Yes! I beat him in a pot," said Schwartz.

"Ace high beats king high," said Tran without ever having seen the cards.

Tags: JC TranLuke Schwartz