Kenny Tran vs. Jonathan Jaffe - Hour One

Jonathan Jaffe Strikes First

Kenny Tran raised to 36,000 and Jonathan Jaffe reraised to 125,000. Tran called and the flop came down J76. Both players checked and the turn was the 8. Jaffe checked and Tran bet 150,000. Jaffe called and the river was the A. Jaffe bet 275,000 and Tran folded. As he took the pot, Jaffe flashed the 3.

Kenny Tran Gets No Action

Jonathan Jaffe raised to 38,000 and Kenny Tran made the call. The flop came down AK6 and Tran checked. Jaffe bet 35,000 and Tran called. The turn was the 8 and both players checked. The river was the 3 and Tran checked. Jaffe checked behind and Tran disappointingly showed down J7 for the second nut-flush.

Kenny Tran Takes the Chip Lead

Jonathan Jaffe raised to 36,000 and Kenny Tran called. The flop came K103 and Tran checked. Jaffe bet 52,000 and was called. The turn was the 8 and Tran checked raised a bet of 92,000 from Jaffe to 242,000. Jaffe thought for a bit before calling. The river was the 2 and Tran bet 500,000. Jaffe folded, and Tran took the chip lead for the first time in the match.

Chip Counts

Kenny Tran - 1,520,000
Jonathan Jaffe - 1,040,000

We are just ten minutes away from the commencement of the final table(s) of the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Heads Up Championship.

Four players remain: Alec Torelli will square off against Vanessa Selbst, and Kenny Tran will battle with Jonathan Jaffe. For fairness' sake, all players will start with 1,280,000 in chips with blinds beginning at 6,000-12,000.