David Steicke limped from the small blind and J.C. Tran checked his option in the big blind.
They took a flop of and both players checked. The free card on the turn was the and Steicke took a stab at the pot with a bet 12,000. Tran made the call.
The river brought the and Steicke checked to Tran who fired a bet of 16,000 which was good to take it down.
A second pot in a row has been shipped to J.C. Tran. Tran completed his option from the small blind in front of Adrien Allain, who declined his option. The flop came all small cards, . Tran bet 15,000, then called Allain's raise to 40,000.
The turn seemed not to change much, falling . Tran checked to Allain's aggression, then called a bet of 45,000. Both player checked the river, with Tran tabling to take down the pot.
J.C. Tran raised it up preflop and Chris Chau defended his big blind with a call.
The flop of was checked and the fell on the turn. Chau checked again and then folded to the 27,000-chip bet of Tran who takes it down. Tran is up to 580,000 chips.
For the second orbit in a row, Inwook Choi opened to 22,000 with David Steicke sitting in the big blind. Steicke chose to defend and took a flop of . He checked to Choi, then called when Choi bet 30,000. Both players checked the turn and the river. Steicke tabled , a pair of sixes, which was enough to win the pot.
David Steicke popped it up to a hefty 45,000 from the small blind and J.C. Tran made the call in the big blind.
The flop came down and Steicke checked to Tran who fired 52,000. Steicke deliberated, rocked back in his chair, took a sip of his refreshing beverage and splashed out a call.
The turn was the and Steicke checked again to Tran who this time made the price 83,000 to continue. Steicke again took his time before declaring a call.
The river was the as a silent hush came over the audience in anticipation of a big river showdown. They were a little disappointed after both players thought for several moments before checking it down.
Steicke was first to show and flipped for a busted flush draw, but the king was enough to get half of the pot as Tran tabled for a double barrel bluff. Chop it up!
What started out as a promising hand between David Steicke and Adrien Allain ended without much fanfare on the flop. Steicke opened the preflop action to 43,000, then called Allain's re-raise from the blinds to 130,000. On a flop of , Allain made a large bet of 200,000. Steicke tanked for more than a minute before sending his cards into the muck.
Inwook Choi just showed that he also knows how to create pressure with his chips. He opened for 25,000 and was called by big blind J.C. Tran. Tran check-called a bet of 30,000 after the dealer spread out a flop of . The turn fell and Tran checked again. Choi followed his flop bet with a turn bet of 65,000. Tran announced a raise; Choi responded by moving all in, inducing a quick fold from Tran.