Van Hiep Tran Bad Beats Nicholas Palma
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
In a battle of the blinds, a raising war saw Van Hiep Tran all in and at risk out of the small blind and Nicholas Palma looked him up with the dominating hand.
Tran: 
Palma: 
The board ran out 
and Tran let out a "yesss" and a fist pump, and doubled up for 135,000. "He already got me in a big hand before," Palma said after his stack had melted all the way to just a mere big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
132,500
|
132,500 |
|
35,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |