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Kenny Tran has the button. He raises to 36,000. Jonathan Jaffe reraises to 125,000. Tran thinks briefly before making the call. Both players check a highly coordinated flop of . Jaffe again checks when the turn comes . Tran fires off a 150,000 bullet, which Jaffe calls. On the river , Jaffe came out firing for 275,000. Tran went into the tank for a minute before folding. Jaffe flashed the .
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The players are seated at the TV table in the Milwaukee's Best Light No-Limit Lounge. Play should be underway shortly. After this match concludes, Vanessa Selbst will play Alec Torelli in the other semifinal match. Then the best-two-out-of-three finals will start, currently scheduled for 7pm.
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Kenny Tran has his sights set squarely on a finals berth
We're down to the final four players in Event #25, $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship. Following the late conclusion to the final quarterfinal matchup, where Alec Torelli ousted Lyle Berman, the semifinal pairings have been set:
Vanessa Selbst vs. Alec Torelli
Kenny Tran vs. Jonathan Jaffe
In the semifinal, each player will start off with 1,280,000 chips, with blinds beginning at 6,000/12,000. The semifinal winners will then square off in a best 2-of-3 showdown for the title.
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. Jaffe again checks when the turn comes 
. Tran fires off a 150,000 bullet, which Jaffe calls. On the river 
, Jaffe came out firing for 275,000. Tran went into the tank for a minute before folding. Jaffe flashed the 
.
