2008 World Series of Poker

Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$550,601
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
1,592
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 1,592

The Trans Are Coming

If your last name is Tran, you're doing well in this tournament.

All three of our Trans remaining, J.C., Theo, and Jimmy, have been working their way steadily up towards the top of the leader board.

In this latest hand, we catch up with Jimmy Tran involved in a pot on fourth street. The board shows {Q-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Tran checks, and his lone opponent makes a bet of 10,000. Tran check-raises all in, having the other player covered. His opponent puts in his last 14,000 and turns over {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}.

Tran says, "Pocket sevens? You're killing me," as he turns over the best hand: {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. The river rags off {2-Diamonds}, and Jimmy Tran knocks a player out of the tournament. His stack now stands 95,000.