Level: 55
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 25 - $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
256
Level
63
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Hand #52 - Kenny Tran
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Hand #53 - Jonathan Jaffe
Hand #54 - Jonathan Jaffe
.Tran checks to Jaffe who bets 65,000. Kenny then check-raises, making it a total of 190,000 to go. Jaffe makes the call, prompting the dealer to burn and turn the
.Both players check and 5th street brings the
putting a straight on the board. Tran checks, sending the action over to Jaffe who moves all in. Kenny thinks for a few moments before eventually tossing his cards in the muck.As Jaffe raked in the pot, he accidentally exposed a king, which would've made him a king-high straight.
Hand #55 - Jonathan Jaffe
Hand #56 - Jonathan Jaffe
Flop:
Tran checks to Jaffe who fires a continuation bet of 100,000 which is all it takes to force Tran out of the pot.
Hand #57 - Kenny Tran
. Both players check it through, to a turn of 
. Jaffe checks again. Tran bets 80,000, enough to win the pot.
Hand #58 - Kenny Tran
Tran and Jaffe check down a board of
and at the showdown Kenny reveals an ace which is good enough to take down the pot.
Hand #59 - Jonathan Jaffe
Action checks all the way through to the river on a board of
. At the river, Jaffe bets 55,000 and Tran quickly calls. Jaffe has 
for nines and sevens, enough to take down the pot.
Hand #60 - Kenny Tran Eliminates Jonathan Jaffe; Advances to Finals!
"It would be another 970,000 should Kenny wish to call. He does have Jonathan covered.... barely," said tournament director and emcee Robbie Thompson.
While in the tank, Kenny talks to himself out loud and goes through the motions before surprising practically everyone in the room with a call!
Jonathan:
Kenny:
As the dealer spread the flop, Kenny stepped away from the table, not watching to watch:
Flop:
Turn:
River:
A safe board for Kenny Tran sends him sailing into the finals. "Let's hear it for 'Sick-call Kenny!' said Thompson as Tran threw his arms up into the air.
Semi-finalist Jonathan Jaffe will take home $108,288 in prize money for his efforts, while Tran now awaits the winner of Vanessa Selbst v. Alec Torelli which is scheduled to begin in just a few minutes.
Stay tuned -- more action to come!