Tran Moving Way Ahead
Quan Tran opened for 500,000 in cutoff and got a three-bet to 1,700,000 from Matthew Barnett leaving around 5,000,000 behind.
Tran starts talking to no one in particular saying that he thinks Barnett had kings, then made the call. Upon making the call, he asked Barnett, "Do you have kings?" He then warned Barnett that if the board paired, he would put it all-in, then turned to the dealer and said, "Give me a pair, just not kings."
The flop came 8♦4♣3♣ and Tran picked up a whole stack and jammed all-in with his huge stack. He coaxed Barnett to call, and called he did.
Matthew Barnett: A♠A♦K♠2♥ 
Quan Tran: A♣Q♦9♣7♣
Barnett was ahead with aces but Tran had a flush draw. The turn K♣ completed Tran's flush. The river J♠ completed the board. Barnett left the table quietly as Tran added the pot to his monstruous stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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17,950,000
6,950,000
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6,950,000 |
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Busted | |