Coughlin Puts Tran to the Test
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
David Coughlin raised to 400 from the hijack, and the cutoff made the call, as did Howard Mash in the small blind. Trung Tran three-bet to 2,500 from the big blind, and Coughlin, the cutoff, and Mash all called.
Mash checked the 
flop to Tran, who bet 2,000. Coughlin and the cutoff called, while Mash folded.
Tran bet 3,000 on the 
turn, and only Coughlin called.
The 
fell on the river, and Tran checked. Coughlin pushed his entire 14,000 stack into the middle, and Tran, who had 11,000 behind, spent half-a-minute in thought before releasing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | 34,000 |
|
19,500 | 19,500 |
|
11,000 | -9,000 |
flop, and Silverstein raised to 2,000. Margagilione called.
turn, and Silverstein bet 5,000.
.
flop hit the felt, and action checked to a player in middle position, who bet 1,500 into the 3,000 chip pot. RecPoker founder Steve Fredlund made the call in the hijack, and everyone else folded.
turn, and Fredlund bet 2,000. That did the trick as the middle-position player folded.
hit the turn, and Navas tanked for a bit before raising to 10,000. Reyes three-bet shoved for 20,900 and Navas quickly called.
river, and the stacks were counted down.