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J.C. Tran is playing poker like a man possessed. Last night, he continued his winning ways by taking down a $3,000 no-limit hold'em event at the Five-Star World Poker Classic for $272,320.
Tran is ranked the top player in the world, according to Card Player Magazine's Player of the Year chart, with 4,332 points. James Van Alstyne is second with 2,848, followed by Gavin Griffin (2,352), Marc Karam (2,080), and J.C. Alvarado (2,061).
Click here to view the entire Player of the Year list.
Tran has been running well since October. Since then, he's cashed 10 times, winning four tournaments for more than $1.5 million. He also finished second at the World Poker Tour's L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 championship event, which was good for another $1.177 million.
The top five finishers of the $3,000 no-limit hold'em event at the Five-Star World Poker Classic were:
This was the fourth warm-up event at the Five-Star World Poker Classic. The series climaxes with the $25,000 WPT Championship, a weeklong event that starts Friday, April 21. All the events have attracted deep fields loaded with the world's best players.
For example, the final dozen of the $5,000 event that's set to conclude today include Clonie Gowen, Jason Lester, Kevin Song, David Singer, and James Van Alstyne. Play begins at 3 p.m. PT, and just as all the events at the Five-Star World Poker Classic, CardPlayer.com is there to provide live updates.
Click here to view the event lists where links to the live update archive for all the events that have already taken place can be found. CardPlayer.com is the only source providing live updates of all the Five-Star World Poker Classic events.
Van Alstyne goes into the last day of the $5,000 event with $100,000 in chips and needs a top three finish to keep the pressure on Tran in the Player of the Year race.
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