Tran's Third Bet Gets it Done
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Goran Mandic raised it up to 60,000, and JC Tran tossed in the call from the hijack. The flop came down 
, and Mandic checked to Tran, who fired out 85,000. Mandic called, and the turn brought the 
. Mandic check-called another bet from Tran, this time of 220,000, and the river was the 
. Mandic checked a third time, and Tran thought it over for a bit before sliding out a big bet of 390,000.
The two players, who are sitting on both sides of the dealer, stared each other down for about two minutes before Mandic finally waved the white flag, folding his hand. Tran took down the pot to get over 2.3 million, while Mandic dropped to under a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,365,000 | 230,000 |
|
960,000 | -425,000 |