Kenny Tran has the button. He raises to 36,000 and Jonathan Jaffe makes the call. On a flop of , both players check. The turn comes . Jaffe leads into the pot for 77,000, just slightly over the size of the pot. Tran raises to 203,000 and Jaffe quickly lays it down.
Kenny Tran has the button. He completes the small blind. Jaffe raises to 47,000. Tran makes the call.
The flop comes . Jaffe leads out for 70,000. Tran thinks, then calls to see the fall on the turn. Jaffe wastes no time in checking the action over to Tran, but Tran checks behind. The river comes and Jaffe checks again. Tran bets 200,000 but Jaffe wants nothing to do with it, and immediately folds his hand.
Jonathan Jaffe has the button and makes it 36,000 to go; Kenny Tran makes the call.
The flop comes and Tran passes the first action to Jaffe who leads out with a bet of 52,000; Tran makes the call.
The turn brings the and again, Tran passes the action to Jaffe who fires another bullet - this time for 92,000. Tran quickly reaches for chips and kicks it up to 242,000. Jaffe tanks for a minute and takes another look at his cards before eventually making the call.
5th street is the and Tran unleashes a monstrous 500,000 bet, putting Jaffe to a big decision. After another dip in the tank, Jaffe ultimately opts to fold.
With the win, Tran assumes the chip lead for the first time in the match.