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Monday, June 30, 2008 4:01 PM Local Time
J.C. Tran had the button. John Conroy raised to 155,000 from the cutoff, and Peter Nguyen called from the small blind. Rasmus Nielsen folded from the big blind, and we were heads up to the flop.
The flop came
. Nguyen checked, and Conroy quickly moved all in.
For the second straight hand, Conroy was putting Nguyen to the test. This time Conroy had Nguyen covered. Nguyen had 510,000 left.
Again, Nguyen took about three minutes, and again Nguyen folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:57 PM Local Time
It folded to John Conroy, who raised to 155,000 from the button. J.C. Tran folded from the small blind, and Peter Nguyen, in the big blind, asked for a count of Conroy's chips. After the raise, Conroy had 535,000 behind. Nguyen made the call.
The flop came
. Nguyen bet 175,000, Conroy quickly moved all in. It would be 360,000 for Nguyen to call.
Nguyen stood up and leaned over his chips. He had just 670,000 left, so to call and lose this hand wouldn't leave him much with which to continue.
Finally, after three minutes, Nguyen folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:52 PM Local Time
Joe Pelton had the button. John Conroy completed from the small blind, then J.C. Tran raised all in from the big blind. Conroy quickly folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:51 PM Local Time
Rasmus Nielsen had the button. It folded to John Conroy, who enjoyed a walk in the big blind.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:51 PM Local Time
J.C. Tran raised to 130,000 from cutoff, and Nguyen reraised all in for 785,000 from the button. It folded back around to Tran, who went into the tank.
Nguyen sat with his right hand shading his face from Tran. After a couple of minutes, Tran let it go. Nguyen showed Big Slick as he dragged the chips.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:49 PM Local Time
J.C. Tran had the button. It folded to Peter Nguyen who completed from the small blind, and Rasmus Nielsen checked behind.
The pair checked down the
board. Nguyen showed
for ace-high, good enough to take it.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:46 PM Local Time
John Conroy had the button. It folded around to J.C. Tran who completed from the small blind. Peter Nguyen checked from the big blind.
The flop came
. Tran bet 100,000, and Nguyen folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:45 PM Local Time
Joe Pelton pushed all in from the button, and J.C. Tran asked for a count from the big blind. 355,000 total, came the reply, meaning it would cost Tran 305,000 more to call.
Tran, with 1.1 million behind, decided to pick another spot.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:43 PM Local Time
Rasmus Nielsen had the button. J.C. Tran raised to 130,000 from under the gun, and Nielsen called from the button. The blinds got out of the way.
The flop came
. Both checked. The turn was the
. Tran bet 200,000, and Nielsen reraised to 700,000. Tran folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:41 PM Local Time
Peter Nguyen raised to 150,000 from the button, and Rasmus Nielsen reraised to 1,250,000 from the small blind. All folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:40 PM Local Time
Rasmus Nielsen, who came in to today's final table with almost a 2:1 chip lead over second place, has just re-secured his chip lead at the table. With more than 4.2 million in chips, Rasmus has a 4:1 chip lead over second place, and nearly a 5:1 chip lead over everyone else.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:39 PM Local Time
J.C. Tran raised to 130,000 from the button, and the blinds folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:38 PM Local Time
John Conroy had the button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 150,000 from the cutoff, and all folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:34 PM Local Time
The last hand of the level began with Joe Pelton having the button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 110,000 from the cutoff, and J.C. Tran called from the big blind.
The flop came single-suited --
. Tran checked, and Nielsen bet 165,000. Tran called.
The turn was the
. Tran again checked, and this time Nielsen bet 400,000. After a small amount of deliberation, Tran called.
The river brought the
. Tran checked once more. Nielsen looked at the board, back at his stack, then at Tran. Then he bet 1 million.
Tran riffled his chips. The pot now held almost 2.4 million. After about two minutes, he made the call.
Nielsen showed pocket nines for the full house, and Tran mucked. Nielsen has retaken the chip lead.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:28 PM Local Time
Rasmus Nielsen had the button. It folded to Joe Pelton, who raised to 120,000 from the small blind, and John Conroy folded from the big blind.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:27 PM Local Time
Peter Nguyen had the button. It folded to Rasmus Nielsen, who completed from the small blind, and Joe Pelton checked behind.
The flop came
. Nielsen bet 55,000, and Pelton folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:26 PM Local Time
No one seems to want to mess with new chip leader J.C. Tran right now. On this one it folded to Tran, who raised to 105,000 from the button, and the blinds folded.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:25 PM Local Time
JC Tran - 2.9mil
Rasmus Nielsen - 2.6mil
Peter Nguyen - 1.1mil
John Conroy - 930,000
Joe Pelton - 460,000
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:25 PM Local Time
John Conroy had the button. It folded to J.C. Tran who raised to 120,000 from the small blind. Peter Nguyen folded from the big blind.
Monday, June 30, 2008 3:23 PM Local Time
Joe Pelton had the button. All folded to J.C. Tran in the big blind.