02-18-2010 07:59 UTC-12

JC Fights Back to Earn Match #1 Victory

[user72279]

After being down to about 30,000 in chips, JC Tran fought back to earn the victory in the first match against Daniel Negreanu. In two different situations, Negreanu and Tran both held top pair, with Tran holding the superior kicker.

The final hand saw the players see a {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{8-Diamonds}

flop, and Negreanu moved all in with {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

. Tran made the call with {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{8-Spades}

. The turn was the {j-Diamonds}

{j-Diamonds}

and the river was the {q-Diamonds}

{q-Diamonds}

securing the win for Tran.

The players shook hands, redistributed the chips and started match two immediately.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu JC Tran