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Tran spikes the turn against Rousso
JC Tran limped in with and then Vanessa Rousso raised to 21,000 with . Tran made the call, being in the worst shape he could be in. Phil Laak folded to take away some outs from Tran.
The flop came down and Tran checked. Rousso fired 36,000. Tran went to look back at his hole cards and moved them forward off the glass where the camera is located. Rousso thought he was folding and slid her hand forward as well before she was stopped. Tran then made the call, maybe thinking she was weak.
The turn was a miracle for Tran when the last ten in the deck fell, the . He checked and Rousso moved all in to put Tran all in. He snapped for his last 107,000 chips.
The river was the and Rousso couldn't find a queen to take back the lead. She doubled up Tran, who stayed alive in the tournament.
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised from the button to 15,000 holding . Luke Schwartz called from the big blind with .
The flop came down and Schwartz picked up a gutshot. He checked and Timoshenko fired 19,000. Schwartz called and then the turn was the . Schwartz checked and Timoshenko checked behind.
The river card was the and Schwartz fired a bet of 35,000 to win the pot.
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Luke Schwartz limped in with . Roland De Wolfe limped with . Action folded to JC Tran who just lost a lot of chips to Vanessa Rousso. He raised to 27,000 with . Schwartz tanked for some time before folding his hand and De Wolfe quickly followed suit.
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Setting the trap nicely
JC Tran raised from the button and then Vanessa Rousso reraised from the small blind. Rousso was holding and Tran held . Tran made the call and then the flop came down . Rousso's pair of aces was best and she checked. Tran bet 37,000 and Rousso just flat-called.
The turn was the and Rousso checked again. Phil Hellmuth speculated that she was going to check-raise here, but after Tran bet 68,000, Rousso just called.
The river was the and gave Rousso two pair. She checked again, really looking to trap Tran. He took a while before firing a big bet of 123,000. Rousso verified the amount and then quickly called, tabling her two pair for the best hand.
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Phil Laak limped in on the button with , perhaps trying to keep the pot small and play a pot in position. JC Tran called from the small blind holding and then Vanessa Rousso looked down at the in the big blind., She raised to 26,000 and both her opponents folded.
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Ian Frazer raised to 17,000 with two black kings. Luke Schwartz was next to act and called with a dominated . The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and a bet of 12,000 from Frazer was good enough to win the hand.
and then Vanessa Rousso raised to 21,000 with 
. Tran made the call, being in the worst shape he could be in. Phil Laak folded 
to take away some outs from Tran.
and Tran checked. Rousso fired 36,000. Tran went to look back at his hole cards and moved them forward off the glass where the camera is located. Rousso thought he was folding and slid her hand forward as well before she was stopped. Tran then made the call, maybe thinking she was weak.
. He checked and Rousso moved all in to put Tran all in. He snapped for his last 107,000 chips.
and Rousso couldn't find a queen to take back the lead. She doubled up Tran, who stayed alive in the tournament.
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and Schwartz picked up a gutshot. He checked and Timoshenko fired 19,000. Schwartz called and then the turn was the 
. Schwartz checked and Timoshenko checked behind.
and Schwartz fired a bet of 35,000 to win the pot.
. Schwartz tanked for some time before folding his hand and De Wolfe quickly followed suit.
. Tran made the call and then the flop came down 
and Rousso checked again. Phil Hellmuth speculated that she was going to check-raise here, but after Tran bet 68,000, Rousso just called.
holding the following hands.
. The flop came down