An Tran Poker Tournament Updates

Final Table Update: Vic Park (9th) and An Tran (8th) Eliminated

Jun 03, '09

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 809

Chip Counts:

1. Kevin Iacofano — 905,000
2. Steven Burkholder — 886,000
3. Jonathan Tare — 840,000
4. Matt Giannetti — 358,000
5. Jason Mercier — 285,000
6. Dario Alioto — 216,000
7. Chris Biondino — 84,000

Average Chip Count: 520,000

Notable Eliminations:

9. Vic Park — $22,053
8. An Tran — $25,122

Elimination Hands:

Vic Park Eliminated in Ninth Place ($22,053)

Vic Park raised to 42,000 from middle position and Matt Giannetti made the call from small blind. The flop was dealt J106 and Giannetti bet enough to put Park all in. He called and they flipped up their cards:

Park: AK32
Giannetti: KKQQ

Turn and River: 24

Park missed a collection of outs and Giannatti won the hand with kings and grew his stack to 415,000. Park was eliminated in ninth place

An Tran Eliminated in Eighth Place ($25,122)

In a limped and checked pot with a flop of K52 sitting on the table, Jason Mercier bet 36,000 under the gun. Chris Biondino mucked UTG+1 and Steven Burkholder check-raised to 111,000 from the small blind. An Tran three-bet all in for 298,000 and Mercier mucked. Burkholder called and they flipped up their cards:

Tran: J622
Burkholder: A1055

Turn and River: KQ

Burkholder won the hand with a set of fives to grow his stack to 925,000 while Tran was eliminated in eighth place, taking home $25,122.

Player Tags: An Tran,   Matt Giannetti,   Steven Burkholder

$1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Rousso Doubles Up

Jul 01, '08

Note: Players are now 20-minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante.

Players Left: 144 of 2,693

Chip Leaders:

Greg Hartwick: 181,000
Alvin Zeidenfeld: 180,500
Nath Pizzolatto: 150,000
Feming Chan: 105,400
Anders Fraulund: 103,600
Joesph Neiman: 98,800
Henry Majdik: 98,500
David Daneshgar: 98,000
Daniel Heimiller: 97,000
Elliot Smith: 96,700

Average Stack: 56,104

Big Hands:

A Pair of Ladies for the Lady Maverick

Vanessa Rousso moved all in for 28,000 from middle position. Action folded around to the player in seat 8 on the button. He took some time to think before deciding to make the call. "Queens," Rousso announced from across the table as she turned over QQ. Seat 8 showed 99 and needed help. The board ran out A5474 and Rousso's ladies helped her double up to 56,000.

On the next hand, seat 8 moved in for his remaining 9,600 from the cutoff and action folded to Rousso in the big blind. She made the call and showed KJ. Seat 8 was trailing as he showed Q9. The flop changed everything as it came down 994. The turn essentially ended the hand as the 9 fell, giving seat 8 quads. The river was the 2 and Rousso gave some chips back, but was still around 49,000.

An Tran Shows the Muscle

The player in seat 3 raised preflop to 6,500. Action folded around to Tran and he reraised to 20,000 total from the small blind. The big blind folded and action was back on seat 3. He looked at his cards one last time before he threw them in the muck and Tran took the pot. He was around 90,000 after the hand.

Mimi Tran Gets Out of the Way

On a board of 855, Mimi Tran led out for 8,000. The player in seat 6 grabbed one of his stacks and tumbled it into the pot. It totaled 25,000 and Tran had a decision to make. She took a couple of peeks at her cards, then flicked them into the muck. She was down to 44,000 after giving up the pot.

Player Tags: Mimi Tran,   An Tran,   Vanessa Rousso

$1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Rousso's Struggles

Jul 01, '08

Blinds/Antes: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Left: 180 of 2,693

Chip Leaders:

Keith Carberry: 203,000
Alvin Zeidenfeld: 180,500
Feming Chan: 105,400
Anders Fraulund: 103,600
Joesph Neiman: 98,800
Henry Majdik: 98,500
Elliot Smith: 96,700
Satoru Ishii: 90,400
Scott Sitron: 88,600

Average Stack: 42,746

Big Hands:

An Tran Busts Opponent

Tran raised to 4,200 from the button preflop and the player in seat 7 moved all in from the small blind. Tran made the call and showed down A2. His opponent turned over K10. The board ran out J3267 giving Tran a pair of deuces, although his ace high would have also been good enough to take the pot. He was around 75,000 in chips after the hand.

Here Comes Mimi

Mimi Tran arrived at table 2 and the players there could not have been happy to see that. "No Mimi," Donald Blakely said from seat 8 as Tran took her seat. "No. Go somewhere else," he kept joking. "I did," Tran answered back. "They just broke it so they sent me here with you again." Tran took her seat and went straight to work.

On the first hand she saw at her new table, Tran raised to 5,000 under the gun. The player to her left in seat 3 called all in for 4,000. Action folded around to the player in seat 9 who called Tran's bet and the two contested a side pot. The flop came down Q66. Seat 9 bet out 6,000 and Tran came over the top, making it 14,000 to go. Seat 9 mucked his hand and Tran took the side pot. She then had to contest seat 3 for the main pot. Tran showed KK, but she had been outflopped by seat 3's 86. The board finished out with the 7 and the 9 and Tran lost the main pot. In the end, she came out ahead with 1,000 and her stack was at around 65,000.

Rousso Struggling

Vanessa Rousso finished Day 1 by tripling up with pocket kings, improving her starting stack for Day 2 to 31,000. But the early going was tough for Rousso in Day 2.

The player in seat 8 raised to 4,500 from the cutoff and Rousso called from the big blind. The flop came down AJ8 and Rousso checked. Seat 8 fired 7,000 and Rousso went into the tank. She stacked up a call, then puckered her lips as if she had just sucked on a lemon. She let her hand go, but her struggles continued after that.

Rousso raised to 4,000 from late position and the action folded to the player in seat 5. He reraised 8,800 more from the small blind and Rousso mucked again. After the pot had been pushed to seat 5, Rousso asked where her change was since she threw out an orange "5,000" chip for her raise. Both seat 5 and the dealer apologized and seat 5 slid her a yellow "1,000" chip. "You don't need it," Rousso said with a half-hearted smile. Her stack was down under 20,000.

 

Player Tags: Mimi Tran,   An Tran,   Vanessa Rousso

$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 9 Recap

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 300/600

Players Left: 116 of 480

Chip Leaders:
Daniel Negreanu – 50,000
Daniel Makowsky - 49,200
Eric Buchman - 46,500
Alon Croitoru - 33,700
Casey McCarrell - 31,600
Ayaz Mahmood - 30,700
Brendan Taylor - 30,300
Hien Tran - 30,100
Ardell Willis - 30,000
David Rood - 29,300

Average Stack: 16,550

Eliminations:
Brad Augsburger

Big Hands and Storylines:

Negreanu’s Ascent Continues

Daniel Negreanu started the day 4^th in chips but has quickly risen to become chip leader. In the first hand, Negreanu, from the small blind, called Lee Nelson’s pre-flop raise. On a J97 flop, Negreanu check-raised Nelson, who decided to call and see the turn. Negreanu bet out at the 8 turn, garnering another call from Nelson. The river brought the 8 and Negreanu fired another barrel. Nelson had had enough though, and folded quickly. Nelson was left with only 10,000 after the hand.

Only a few hands later Negreanu’s luck would continue. An Tran raised under-the-gun and was met with a three-bet from Negreanu on the button. Tran called and the pair saw a QJJ flop. Negreanu was checked to and forced Tran out of the pot with a bet. “Two tens, boss,” stated Negreanu, who confirmed his statement by tossing his cards in face-up. Negreanu has chipped up to about 50,000 after today’s first round of play.

Don’t Mess with Matros

Matt Matros opened the betting with a raise from the cutoff and was quickly met with a re-raise from Jed Dickerson on the button. Matros called the bet and checked a Q76 flop. After Dickerson made a continuation bet, Matros raised him, causing Dickerson to lay down his hand. After this hand Matros’ stack was boosted to a hearty 28,000. Dickerson is languishing with only 12,000.

Mike Patrick Doubles off Hawrilenko

Shortstack Mike Patrick raised to 1,200 from middle position and got one caller in Matt Hawrilenko from the small blind. Hawrilenko check-called the 754 flop. He checked again on the J turn, and after Patrick had bet, asked to see how much he had left. Patrick lifted his hands to reveal a paltry 700 left behind. Hawrilenko tossed in his chips to make the call. The river was the 8 and Hawrilenko again checked. Patrick put in his final chips and Hawrilenko shook his head and folded. Hawrilenko is now left with 11,000 in chips while Patrick was able to double his stack to about 7,000.

Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood,   Daniel Negreanu,   Eric Buchman,   An Tran,   Casey McCarrell,   Ardell Willis,   Matt Hawrilenko,   Brendan Taylor,   Lee Nelson,   Hien Tran,   Alon Croitoru,   Daniel Makowsky,   Jed Dickerson,   Mike Patrick,   David Rood,   Brad Augsburger