Tran Leaves Champ on Fumes; Is Later Eliminated
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Action folded to Lynda Tran in the small blind who completed. David Brookshire raised his option from the big blind and Tran called. The two saw a 
flop and Tran checked. Brookshire made a continuation-bet and Tran called, bringing the 
turn. Tran again check-called Brookshire's second barrel and the river came 
.
Throughout the hand, there was a light, fun energy to the blind-on-blind battle. In that fashion, Tran started to laugh a little.
"Okay, check," she said.
"Okay, bet!" said Brookshire as he put in one final bet. Tran shrugged and called.
Brookshire tabled 
for Broadway and Tran turned over 
for a full house, aces full of jacks. Tran mentioned after the hand that she thought she might be behind. Brookshire confirmed she was ahead the whole way.
After the hand, Brookshire was down to his last 1,100 chips as the game switched to Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better. A few hands later, he was seen wishing his tablemates good luck as he stood up and exited the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | |
|
Busted |
in a blind-versus-blind battle between Norman Chad in the small blind and Yuval Bronshtein in the big blind. Each player had put 3,000 into the pot postflop and action was on Chad, who bet. Bronshtein looked at his cards and looked at Chad before ultimately relinquishing his hand.
between a player in early position, a player in middle position, and DJ Buckley in the cutoff. The player in early position bet and received two calls, bringing a turn of 
. Action again saw the early position player bet and get called twice. The river came 
and action went check-check before Buckley put in a bet. Both players called.
as he took in the pot and added to his stack.
