World Series of Poker Main Event: J.C. Tran Eliminated In Fifth Place

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At 11-5 odds, long-time tournament pro and chip leader J.C. Tran was the favorite coming into the main event final table according to Caesars Entertainment. Unfortunately for the 36-year-old Sacramento, California native, he never could quite solve the unstoppable force that was Jay Farber on his immediate left.

After Marc-Etienne McLaughlin’s elimination in sixth place, Tran got the rest of his stack in just a few hands later holding A7.

Farber felt priced in with KQ in the small blind and connected as the board rolled out KJ956.

Tran was eliminated in fifth place, pocketing $2,106,893. Tran, who has two WSOP bracelets and a World Poker Tour title, moved into 15th place on the all-time tournament earnings list with nearly $10.9 million.

The elimination left Farber with a massive chip lead, being the only player over the 100,000 in chips mark.

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