WSOPC dealt by Velo Event #9: No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT

Quan Tran Takes Down Choctaw Main Event for First Circuit Ring and $336,412

Quan Tran is the latest Main Event champion of the 2021/2022 World Series of Poker Circuit season after he topped a massive field of 1,411 entries to walk away with the Choctaw Durant $1,700 Main Event title, a $336,412 top prize, and a seat into the 2022 Tournament of Champions.

Tran came into the final day second in chips and eliminated four players to start off the day to take the chip lead into the final table where he eliminated three of eight opponents. The final table dominance secured Tran's first gold ring, which was a very special moment for him, and taking down over $336,000 to go along with it was rewarding as well...

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Jessica Vierling Eliminated in 3rd Place

All three players paid the big blind to see the flop, which came    .

Quan Tran, from the big blind, bet 600,000. Raul Garza folded. Jessica Vierling ripped in her final 3,100,000 and Tran called.

Vierling tabled   . Tran flipped over   . "I have the nine!" Tran exclaimed as his rail began to cheer.

The turn was the   and the river the  . Tran took down the pot, his rail erupted, and Vierling's Main Event came to an end.

Quan Tran - 35,930,000
Jessica Vierling - Eliminated

Quan Tran raised to 700,000 on the button. Raul Garza defended his small blind with a call and Jessica Vierling did the same in the big blind.

All three players checked the flop and turn, leaving a completed board that read      .

Garza bet 500,000. Vierling folded. Tran called. Garza tabled    for two pair queens and eights. Tran followed by flipping over    for a better two pair.

Quan Tran - 24,500,000
Raul Garza - 10,450,000

 Hayden Fortini Eliminated in 4th Place

Hayden Fortini raised to 550,000 from the cutoff only to have Quan Tran three-bet to 1,500,000 from the button. 

Action folded back around to Fortini who four-bet jammed for 11,750,000 and Tran called holding 300,000 more in chips.

Hayden Fortini:   
Quan Tran:   

Both players held the same hand and were expecting a chop until the     flop gave Tran the diamond flush draw. 

The sweat didn't last long as the dealer dropped the   on the turn, completing Tran's flush and left Fortini drawing dead to the   river. 

Quan Tran - 23,775,000
Hayden Fortini - Eliminated

Jessica Vierling raised to 500,000 from the hijack. Nate Steuer called in the small blind. Raul Garza three-bet to 4,450,000 from the big blind. The re-raise left Garza with just 500,000 behind.

Vierling folded. Steuer contemplated for a bit, then announced "all-in," having Garza covered.

Garza called and turned up    to Steuer's dismay. Steuer threw down his   .

The board ran out      . Garza's Big Slick held for the full double. Steuer paid up 4,950,000 total.

Raul Garza - 10,650,000
Nate Steuer - 2,000,000

There was four-way action after a     flop and action was checked to Quan Tran who fired out 2.1 million into a 2 million pot from the button. 

Raul Garza raised all in for 2,785,000 from the big blind and action folded back to Tran who called. 

Raul Garza:   
Quan Tran:   

Garza flopped top pair but had a sweat as Tran held the heart flush draw. 

Luckily for Garza, the   turn followed   river improved his had to a full house and secured his double-up. 

Jessica Vierling - 14,800,000
Hayden Fortini - 10,645,000
Quan Tran - 8,320,000
Raul Garza - 7,830,000

There was heads-up action between Jessica Vierling from the small blind and Hayden Fortini from the big blind with a      board showing.

With over 2.1 million already in the middle, Vierling check-raised to 3.3 million after Fortini fired out 1.4 million. Action was back on Fortini who three-bet jammed for 5,610,000 and Vierling called. 

Hayden Fortini:   
Jessica Vierling:   

Fortini was way ahead after flopping a set of threes as Vierling needed a six to score the elimination. 

Luckily for Fortini, the   river secured his double-up. 

Hayden Fortini - 13,200,000
Jessica Vierling - 8,100,000

Jonathan Bennett Eliminated in 6th Place

Jonathan Bennett open-jammed under the gun for 780,000 and action folded to Nate Steuer who decided to look him up from the big blind. 

Jonathan Bennett:   
Nate Steuer:   

Bennett was ahead until the     flop hit the felt giving Steuer trip kings. 

The   turn gave Bennett a little hope if another ace were to fall on the river, but the   completed the board and ended his Main Event in sixth place for $73,224. 

Nate Steuer - 2,875,000
Jonathan Bennett - Eliminated