07-05-2008 13:39 UTC-7

Kings Reign for Tran

Shamus

J.C. Tran, from Event No. 49

J.C. Tran raised from early position before the flop and got a caller. The flop came {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

{9-Spades}

{8-Diamonds}

. Tran bet 600 and was called. The turn brought the {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

. This time Tran bet 1,000, and his opponent called again.

The river was the {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

. Tran paused a moment, then bet 2,500. Again the call. Tran showed {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{K-Diamonds}

and his opponent mucked.

After losing some chips early, Tran is back up to 21,000, just a bit over his starting stack. Tran is hoping to repeat his triumph of a few days ago when he successfully negotiated a field of over 2,700 to take down Event No. 49, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event.

Tags: J.C. Tran