Tough Call for Tran
The flop came out , and John Tolbert checked. Thanh dat Tran bet 85,000 on the button, and Tolbert check-raised to 170,000. Tran called, and the turn brought the . This time, Tolbert bet out 200,000. Tran called again, leaving himself 400,000 behind. The river was another trey, the . Tolbert applied maximum pressure, moving all in to force Tran to risk his tournament life. And somehow, Tran made the call - will for second pair. Tolbert could only show for a missed flush draw. "Nice hand," he said as he doubled Tran to 1.585 million. Tolbert fell to 330,000.