Jimmy Tran Poker Tournament Updates

Jimmy Tran Wins A Race

Nov 19, '22

Jimmy Tran got all-in for 21,200 with AK racing against the 1010 of his opponent.

The board ran out Q878A and Tran rivered a pair of aces to secure the double up.

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Jimmy Tran Eliminated By Almedin Imsirovic

Dec 10, '17

With a flop of A4 Jimmy Tran got all-in with the A4 against Almedin Imsirovic’s 102. Tran’s two pair could not hold up, though. The 9 on the turn was a safe card, but the 3 on the river completed Imsirovic’s flush draw and Tran was eliminated a few spots away from the money.

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Jimmy Tran Doubles Through Stephen Chidwick

Jul 20, '17

Jimmy Tran was all-in preflop for around 60,000. He got called by Stephen Chidwick, who held pocket jacks. Hua was racing with the AQ.

The board ran out K65A5 and Tran paired his ace to double up to over 120,000.

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Jimmy Tran Doubles Up

Aug 01, '14

It folded to Jimmy Tran in the cutoff and he moved all-in for 16,700. Everyone got out of the way until Lynn Samples decided to make the call from the big blind with the 108.

Tran was ahead with the A5 and stayed ahead after the board ran out 653J3. With that he doubled up and Samples took a small hit to her sizable stack.

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Jimmy Tran Flushes Lynn Samples

Aug 01, '14

Lynn Samples bet out on the turn with the board reading 9846 and was raised to 6,100 by Jimmy Tran. Samples called and the river was the 7. Both players checked and Samples tabled J9, good for a pair of nines, but Tran took the pot with a rivered flush as he tabled Q10.

“Well, I guess I was right,” said Samples about her call on the turn.

Samples slid to 83,000 while Tran climbed to 39,000.

Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Lynn Samples

Tran Flops a Boat to Double

Aug 02, '14

Action folded to the hijack, who raised to 4,000 and Jimmy Tran called from the small blind. The flop was 966 and Tran checked. The hijack bet 10,000 and Tran moved all in for 22,150.

The hijack asked for a count before calling and tabling AK. Tran had flopped him dead to running aces or kings with his 99. The turn was the K to give the table a little bit of a sweat, but the river was the 3 and Tran doubled up to 51,000.

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Jimmy Tran Doubles Up

Aug 01, '14

It folded to Jimmy Tran in the cutoff and he moved all-in for 16,700. Everyone got out of the way until Lynn Samples decided to make the call from the big blind with the 108.

Tran was ahead with the A5 and stayed ahead after the board ran out 653J3. With that he doubled up and Samples took a small hit to her sizable stack.

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Jimmy Tran Flushes Lynn Samples

Aug 01, '14

Lynn Samples bet out on the turn with the board reading 9846 and was raised to 6,100 by Jimmy Tran. Samples called and the river was the 7. Both players checked and Samples tabled J9, good for a pair of nines, but Tran took the pot with a rivered flush as he tabled Q10.

“Well, I guess I was right,” said Samples about her call on the turn.

Samples slid to 83,000 while Tran climbed to 39,000.

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Tran Flops a Boat to Double

Aug 02, '14

Action folded to the hijack, who raised to 4,000 and Jimmy Tran called from the small blind. The flop was 966 and Tran checked. The hijack bet 10,000 and Tran moved all in for 22,150.

The hijack asked for a count before calling and tabling AK. Tran had flopped him dead to running aces or kings with his 99. The turn was the K to give the table a little bit of a sweat, but the river was the 3 and Tran doubled up to 51,000.

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Wright Gets No Callers For His Kings

Mar 19, '13

Larry Wright’s table, which also includes Cary Katz, Tim West, Tom Chae, Jimmy Tran and Trevor Pope, appears to be having quite a good time early on Day 2. Topics of discussion have included Wright and Katz swapping clothing styles among other things.

Down to just over 28,000 Wright took a look at one of his cards and saw it to be the K. Pope had raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, Tran called from the button, Katz called from the small blind and Weight moved all-in from the big blind.

“I only looked at one card,” Wright told his table.

But Pope, Tran and Katz decided that moment was not the time to call Wright’s all in and folded their hands.

“Let’s see what the other card was,” Pope said as wright moved his chips back across the betting ling.

Without looking Wright flashed his other hole card to the table, the K.

“I didn’t look at it,” Wright told the table of his pocket Kings and then proceeded to fist bump Katz.

The entire table appears to have a good time.

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Jimmy Tran,   Cary Katz,   Tim West,   Trevor Pope,   Hyoung Chae

Tran Loses Big Pot Set Under Set

Aug 03, '12

With a board of A429K, Jimmy Tran slid out a large bet only to have his opponent shove all-in over the top. The raise was not very big, but Tran seemed wary.

Tran eventually made the call, only to have his opponent roll over the KK for a rivered set. Tran revealed that he had turned a set himself with 99.

Tran was left with roughly 28,000 after the hand.

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Level 15 Update: Day 3 Ends

Oct 17, '10

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close and there are 41 players still in the hunt at the WPT Festa al Lago $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event. Play will resume tomorrow at noon PST. Check back in at CardPlayer.com at that time for more live coverage of the event and videos from CardPlayer TV. Stay tuned for official chip counts and a recap of the day’s events.

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 41 out of 335

Chip Counts:

1. Steve O’Dwyer — 910,000
2. Randal Flowers — 795,000
3. Jeff Madsen — 750,000
4. Jason Koon — 705,000
5. Brandon Steven — 670,000
6. Ryan Goindoo — 650,000
7. Andreas Hoivold — 470,000
8. Jared Jaffee — 426,500
9. Daniel Alaei — 415,000
10. Michael Benvenuti — 400,000

Average Chip Count: 326,829

Notable Eliminations:

Steve Brecher
Men Nguyen
Joe Tehan
Gavin Smith

Big Hands:

Gavin Smith Eliminated in 48th Place ($12,896)

Jimmy Tran raised to 17,000 from the hijack and Gavin Smith reraised all in for 47,000 from the cutoff. The two players then revealed their cards after everyone else mucked:

Tran: A J
Smith: 7 7

Board: K 10 9 3 Q

Tran made a Broadway straight, which brought Smith’s tournament run to an end in 48th place. He was awarded $12,896 in prize money.

Owen Crowe Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Owen Crowe was on an extremely short stack when he decided to move all in preflop from late position and Gavin Smith reraised all in over the top of him from the cutoff. Their cards:

Crowe: Q 10
Smith: A K

Board: J 7 4 J 7

Crowe was eliminated on the money bubble after the hand.

Allen Kessler Doubles up Through the Chip Leader

Steve O’Dwyer raised to 13,000 from middle position preflop and Allen Kessler reraised to 50,000 from the hijack. O’Dwyer asked for a count and he was informed that Kessler held 61,000. O’Dwyer moved all in and Kessler made the all-in call. Their cards:

Kessler: A K
O’Dwyer: J J

Board: A 10 7 2 2

Kessler won the hand to double up to 230,000 and O’Dwyer took a hit down to 910,000.

Joe Elpayaa Doubles up on a Long Shot

Joe Elpayaa moved all in under the gun for 68,000 seat 6 made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Elpayaa: A Q
Seat 6: 8 8

Board: 8 3 2 5 4

Elpayaa doubled up on the hand to survive with 140,000.

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Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Gavin Smith,   Allen Kessler,   Owen Crowe,   Joseph Elpayaa,   Steve O'Dwyer

Jimmy Tran Eliminated in 37th Place ($16,120)

Oct 18, '10

On a flop of QJJ, Jimmy Tran moved all in for his last 63,000 and was called by Andreas Hoivold.

Tran showed K10 and then correctly predicted that Hoivold held pocket nines. The turn was the 9 and Tran couldn’t help but let out a celebratory shout before realizing that Hoivold had filled up.

The inconsequential river was the 10 and Tran was eliminated. Hoivold now chips up to 565,000.

Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Andreas Hoivold

Level 15 Update: Day 3 Ends

Oct 17, '10

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close and there are 41 players still in the hunt at the WPT Festa al Lago $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event. Play will resume tomorrow at noon PST. Check back in at CardPlayer.com at that time for more live coverage of the event and videos from CardPlayer TV. Stay tuned for official chip counts and a recap of the day’s events.

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 41 out of 335

Chip Counts:

1. Steve O’Dwyer — 910,000
2. Randal Flowers — 795,000
3. Jeff Madsen — 750,000
4. Jason Koon — 705,000
5. Brandon Steven — 670,000
6. Ryan Goindoo — 650,000
7. Andreas Hoivold — 470,000
8. Jared Jaffee — 426,500
9. Daniel Alaei — 415,000
10. Michael Benvenuti — 400,000

Average Chip Count: 326,829

Notable Eliminations:

Steve Brecher
Men Nguyen
Joe Tehan
Gavin Smith

Big Hands:

Gavin Smith Eliminated in 48th Place ($12,896)

Jimmy Tran raised to 17,000 from the hijack and Gavin Smith reraised all in for 47,000 from the cutoff. The two players then revealed their cards after everyone else mucked:

Tran: A J
Smith: 7 7

Board: K 10 9 3 Q

Tran made a Broadway straight, which brought Smith’s tournament run to an end in 48th place. He was awarded $12,896 in prize money.

Owen Crowe Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Owen Crowe was on an extremely short stack when he decided to move all in preflop from late position and Gavin Smith reraised all in over the top of him from the cutoff. Their cards:

Crowe: Q 10
Smith: A K

Board: J 7 4 J 7

Crowe was eliminated on the money bubble after the hand.

Allen Kessler Doubles up Through the Chip Leader

Steve O’Dwyer raised to 13,000 from middle position preflop and Allen Kessler reraised to 50,000 from the hijack. O’Dwyer asked for a count and he was informed that Kessler held 61,000. O’Dwyer moved all in and Kessler made the all-in call. Their cards:

Kessler: A K
O’Dwyer: J J

Board: A 10 7 2 2

Kessler won the hand to double up to 230,000 and O’Dwyer took a hit down to 910,000.

Joe Elpayaa Doubles up on a Long Shot

Joe Elpayaa moved all in under the gun for 68,000 seat 6 made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Elpayaa: A Q
Seat 6: 8 8

Board: 8 3 2 5 4

Elpayaa doubled up on the hand to survive with 140,000.

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Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Gavin Smith,   Allen Kessler,   Owen Crowe,   Joseph Elpayaa,   Steve O'Dwyer

Jimmy Tran Eliminated in 37th Place ($16,120)

Oct 18, '10

On a flop of QJJ, Jimmy Tran moved all in for his last 63,000 and was called by Andreas Hoivold.

Tran showed K10 and then correctly predicted that Hoivold held pocket nines. The turn was the 9 and Tran couldn’t help but let out a celebratory shout before realizing that Hoivold had filled up.

The inconsequential river was the 10 and Tran was eliminated. Hoivold now chips up to 565,000.

Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Andreas Hoivold

Level 3 Update: Into the Dinner Break

Aug 20, '10

NOTE: The players will go to dinner break after the first 30 minutes of level 4. Dinner will begin at 6:40 p.m. and last for 60 minutes. Play will begin again at 7:40 p.m.

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 147 out of 186

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Soi Nguyen — 100,000
2. Jonathan Aguiar — 82,000
3. Tim Phan — 70,000
4. Ali Eslami — 65,000
5. Barry Greenstein — 62,000
6. Marco Johnson — 62,000
7. Harold Cohen — 56,200
8. Chad Brown — 55,000
9. Raymond Dolan — 55,000
10. Chris Moore — 54,000

Average Chip Count: 31,632

Notable Eliminations:

Bruce Buffer
Jason DeWitt
Joe Serock

Chip Movers and Shakers

Marco Johnson made the largest gain during the last level, growing his stack to 62,000 to join the top 10. Soi Nguyen, Tim Phan, and Ali Eslami all held strong as chip leaders and each holds 70,000 or more. Nguyen is the only player with 100,000 as the overall chip leader. Raymond Dolan and Chris Moore each joined the top 10 with more than 50,000.

Big Hands:

Suer Skewered

There was a controversy that broke during the last break concerning a hand where the board read J54Q8. All four players involved had checked the hand down to the river.

After the river card it was checked to a player in late position who bet. Two players mucked and Bobby Suer had yet to act. That did not stop the dealer from grabbing the pot and delivering it to the player in late position and then mixing all the cards into the deck.

Some players said that Suer had taken too long to act, but he held strongly to the fact that he should be awarded the whole pot because he was the only player still in it with live cards. A floor person came over and after concluding that it was impossible to reconstruct the hand he decided that the player in late position and Suer would split the pot. Suer held 8-7 in the hole.

Lauren Kling vs. Jimmy Tran

There was a board of AJ9Q3 sitting on the table and 13,000 was in the pot when Jimmy Tran moved all in for 10,900. Lauren Kling went into the tank, and after a short chat with Tran she decided to fold. Kling held 18,000 after the hand while Tran grew his stack to 25,000.

Jason DeWitt Doubles up but Eliminated Later

On a board of 10856 the small blind checked, the big blind bet 675 and Jason DeWitt raised all in for 5,275. The small blind mucked and the big blind made the call after spending some time in the tank. Their cards:

DeWitt: 97
Opponent: J10

River: K

DeWitt doubled up on the hand to 13,000 thanks to the straight but he wasn’t able to survive through level 3, busting out of the tournament.

Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Jason Dewitt,   Lauren Kling