Tran Doubles Through Deak
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Quan Tran kicked things off in the cutoff and pot-raised to 3,500,000, leaving himself just 500,000 behind. Action folded to Ferenc Deak in the big blind, who raised, and Tran was all in.
Quan Tran: A♥A♦7♥5♣
Ferenc Deak: Q♦Q♥8♥3♥
The flop came down 3♦4♥6♠, improving no hands, and Tran was still ahead with his pair of aces. But the 2♣ turn meant drawing dead for Deak as Tran had completed his straight. The J♠ river was just to complete the board, and Tran doubled up to stay alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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68,400,000
5,600,000
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5,600,000 |
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9,500,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
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