 We are coming closer and closer to the Main Event of World Series of Poker, and still nothing changed: poker professionals are dominating this years field.
And it was same way this time: JC Tran took down event #49 of WSOP 2008, another $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event.
Final table at start:
Seat 1: Christoph Köhnen (Moers, Germany) - 293,000
Seat 2: Joe Pelton (Irvine, California) - 1,093,000
Seat 3: Jesper Hoog (Stockholm, Sweden) - 320,000
Seat 4: John Conroy (Dublin, Ireland) - 501,000
Seat 5: Robert Kalb (Offenbach, Germany) - 456,000
Seat 6: JC Tran (Sacramento, California) - 1,438,000
Seat 7: Chad Siu (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - 185,000
Seat 8: Peter Nguyen (Tustin, California) - 870,000
Seat 9: Rasmus Nielsen (Copenhagen, Denmark) - 2,998,000
Rasmus Nielsen had more then a 2:1 chip advantage over JC Tran as the heads-up battle started. However, Tran quickly gained the lead when his two pairs were enough to cripple floped top pair from Nielsen. Then shorty after he scooped two more big pots ( 1.6 and 1.5 million ) and never again let Nielsen regain the lead!
Final blow: Tran raises preflop and Nielsen calls. Flop brings    , Nielsen goes for check-call. Turn brings  , Nielsen checks, but this time after Tran's bet he moves all-in. Tran calls with   against   ! River is the and Tran wins his first WSOP bracelet and $631,170!
Final results:
1. J.C. Tran $631,053
2. Rasmus Nielsen $389,557
3. John Conroy $278,255
4. Peter Nguyen $233,734
5. Joe Pelton $191,069
6. Chad Siu $150,258
7. Jesper Hoog $113,157
8. Robert Kalb $85,332
By: Defrag
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