Just Another Update from Theo Tran's Wild Ride
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, Theo Tran faced a bet of about 25,000 into a pot of more than 40,000. He thought for a while, then called and saw the bad news: His opponent, Rocco Pace, held 
, and Tran is down to 78,000.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
1,592
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
, Theo Tran faced a bet of about 25,000 into a pot of more than 40,000. He thought for a while, then called and saw the bad news: His opponent, Rocco Pace, held , and Tran is down to 78,000.
Stubbs Snubbed
.The big blind, Joe Cutler, passes the betting, and Stubbs puts out 5,000 chips. Cutler check-raises to 16,000, and Stubbs moves all in for 45,000. Cutler calls, and the hands are turned over:
Cutler:
Stubbs:
The turn and river both miss Stubbs when they come
, 
respectively. Mark Stubbs has been knocked out of the field, while Cutler has upped his stack to 136,500.
Players Falling Fast
We pick up the action in another all-in hand.
Claudio Fonseca limps in from middle position, and Derek Feldman is the man who moves all in from the cutoff for another 7,400. Fonseca makes the call and tables
, while Feldman is at risk but ahead with 
.The board nails Fonseca squarely when it comes
, giving him top pair and a flush draw.The turn changes the tides, as the
puts Feldman back on top.However, the river makes Fonseca the winner, when the
gives him trips, and eliminates Feldman from the tournament.
The Volatility of Theo Tran
He has been up and down several times already, and he just became involved in another big pot, this time with his tournament life on the line.
He and Rocco Pace got all their chips into the pot preflop. Tran had been chipped down to 62,800, and he mentioned, "I need to get my chips back," as he pushed in and turned over
. Pace tabled 
, and he and Tran were racing for a big pot.Tran held when the board came
, and he has more than doubled back up to 150,000.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Theo Tran Takes a Hit
and pocket sixes in front of Tran and eights for Campbell, Tran counted up more than 40,000 from his stack and sent it over to Campbell, who is up to more than 99,000. Tran has a little bit more than 60,000.
[Removed:327] Earns a Double-up
. [Removed:327] has .[Removed:327] catches a pair on the flop when it comes down
. The turn pairs his opponent, , but the river misses both players.[Removed:326] drags the pot, and doubles up to 41,000.
Shorr 'Nuff
.Randy Pfeifer shoved his last 15,000 with
and was called by Shorr, who was in the small blind. The board of 
was no help to Pfeifer, who finished in 146th place and collected $3,476.Shorr is up to 48,000.
Phan Tries Again
and Kolesnikoff with 
.The flop was all rags, but the turn struck Phan with a set when he caught another
, leaving his opponent drawing dead.After doubling two players up in short order, Phan finally gets to drag in a pot and send a player home.
Aaron Kanter is Out