JC Tran
J.C. Tran is absolutely dominating his table. He has won two huge pots and is now up to 180,000 in chips.
In the first hand he had the worst of it when the money went in, holding Q-10 on a flop of Q-J-10 against his opponent's Q-J. But a 10 on the turn gave him the pot.
In the second hand, his opponent slowplayed a set of eights and Tran was able to bust him when he hit a flush on the turn.
Two more hands and still the bubble has yet to burst. There are a few short stacks, but overall everyone has plenty of chips due to the speed at which the tables condensed and the structure of the tournament.
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel raises to 3,500 UTG and it is folded around to Brad Simmons on the big blind. He is short stacked, so if he calls it will put him all in.
He goes into the tank.
He stays in the tank.
He is still in the tank.
Eventually, he calls and turns over . Seidel has .
The flop is and it is like the entire tournament is holding their breath. If Seidel's pair of sixes hold up, we are in the money.
The turn card is the and the players let out a collective groan. Seidel smiles.