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Theo Tran

Hometown: Las Vegas

Country of Origin: United States

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$1,989,147
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1491 (398 points)
6297 (144 points)

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Date	Series	Event	Day

Oct 29, '09	2009 Caesars Palace Classic	Caesars Palace Classic -- Main Event Championship	3	+
Theo Tran Eliminated in Seventh Place ($30,485) Oct 29, '09 HUGE POT BELOW — ISAAC BARON TAKES CHIP LEAD!!! Glen Chorny raised on the button to 38,000 and Theo Tran moved all in for 261,000 in the small blind. The action came to Isaac Baron in the big blind who asked for a count. After thinking it over, he announced all in for about 735,000. Chorny then asked for a count from the dealer and after a few moments, he decided to call as well. Tran turned over AK, hoping the other two had pairs. He got his wish when Baron showed 99 and Chorny showed the superior 1010. The board rolled out 76538 and Baron spiked a straight on the river to double up to a massive chip lead of over 1.7 million. Chorny was left with 595,000 and Tran was eliminated from the tournament. Player Tags: Isaac Baron, Theo Tran, Glen Chorny Theo Tran Doubles Up Again Oct 29, '09 Kathy Liebert raised 31,000 preflop and Theo Tran moved all in for 98,000 more. Liebert made the call and they turned over their cards: Liebert: KJ Tran: A4 Board: 7546Q Tran doubled up again on the hand and play continued eight handed. Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Theo Tran Theo Tran Doubles Up Oct 29, '09 Glen Chorny raised to 30,000 and Theo Tran raised all in for his last 85,000. Chorny called with AQ and Tran showed a dominating AK. The board ran out K10349 and Tran doubled up. Player Tags: Theo Tran, Glen Chorny Theo Tran Doubles Up on the Bubble Oct 28, '09 Theo Tran was all in for 42,500 against Kelly Kim. Their cards: Tran: JJ Kim: AQ Board: 87796 Tran doubled up on the hand to survive and Kim’s stack dropped to 68,000. Player Tags: Kelly Kim, Theo Tran Theo Tran Takes a Big Hit Oct 27, '09 Theo Tran raised to 4,500 from middle position with a board of 9327 sitting on the table. Seat 10 raised to 10,000 from the big blind. Tran made the call and the 3 fell on the river. Seat 10 moved all in for 21,875 and Tran went into the tank. He eventually made the call. Seat 10 turned over JJ and Tran mucked. His stack shrunk down to 59,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Theo Tran Theo Tran Among Chip Leaders Oct 27, '09 A player limped under the gun and Theo Tran raised to 1,500 on the button. The big blind called and the original limper folded. Both players checked it down until the river on a board reading K6249 and Tran fired in a bet of 2,050. His oppponent folded and Tran added to his stack. Okay, we know that hand wasn’t that important, but it does give us a good excuse to tell you that he has 99,000 in chips and is among the chip leaders. Player Tags: Theo Tran View All Live Updates From This Event
Oct 28, '09	2009 Caesars Palace Classic	Caesars Palace Classic -- Main Event Championship	2	+
Theo Tran Eliminated in Seventh Place ($30,485) Oct 29, '09 HUGE POT BELOW — ISAAC BARON TAKES CHIP LEAD!!! Glen Chorny raised on the button to 38,000 and Theo Tran moved all in for 261,000 in the small blind. The action came to Isaac Baron in the big blind who asked for a count. After thinking it over, he announced all in for about 735,000. Chorny then asked for a count from the dealer and after a few moments, he decided to call as well. Tran turned over AK, hoping the other two had pairs. He got his wish when Baron showed 99 and Chorny showed the superior 1010. The board rolled out 76538 and Baron spiked a straight on the river to double up to a massive chip lead of over 1.7 million. Chorny was left with 595,000 and Tran was eliminated from the tournament. Player Tags: Isaac Baron, Theo Tran, Glen Chorny Theo Tran Doubles Up Again Oct 29, '09 Kathy Liebert raised 31,000 preflop and Theo Tran moved all in for 98,000 more. Liebert made the call and they turned over their cards: Liebert: KJ Tran: A4 Board: 7546Q Tran doubled up again on the hand and play continued eight handed. Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Theo Tran Theo Tran Doubles Up Oct 29, '09 Glen Chorny raised to 30,000 and Theo Tran raised all in for his last 85,000. Chorny called with AQ and Tran showed a dominating AK. The board ran out K10349 and Tran doubled up. Player Tags: Theo Tran, Glen Chorny Theo Tran Doubles Up on the Bubble Oct 28, '09 Theo Tran was all in for 42,500 against Kelly Kim. Their cards: Tran: JJ Kim: AQ Board: 87796 Tran doubled up on the hand to survive and Kim’s stack dropped to 68,000. Player Tags: Kelly Kim, Theo Tran Theo Tran Takes a Big Hit Oct 27, '09 Theo Tran raised to 4,500 from middle position with a board of 9327 sitting on the table. Seat 10 raised to 10,000 from the big blind. Tran made the call and the 3 fell on the river. Seat 10 moved all in for 21,875 and Tran went into the tank. He eventually made the call. Seat 10 turned over JJ and Tran mucked. His stack shrunk down to 59,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Theo Tran Theo Tran Among Chip Leaders Oct 27, '09 A player limped under the gun and Theo Tran raised to 1,500 on the button. The big blind called and the original limper folded. Both players checked it down until the river on a board reading K6249 and Tran fired in a bet of 2,050. His oppponent folded and Tran added to his stack. Okay, we know that hand wasn’t that important, but it does give us a good excuse to tell you that he has 99,000 in chips and is among the chip leaders. Player Tags: Theo Tran View All Live Updates From This Event
Oct 27, '09	2009 Caesars Palace Classic	Caesars Palace Classic -- Main Event Championship	1	+
Theo Tran Eliminated in Seventh Place ($30,485) Oct 29, '09 HUGE POT BELOW — ISAAC BARON TAKES CHIP LEAD!!! Glen Chorny raised on the button to 38,000 and Theo Tran moved all in for 261,000 in the small blind. The action came to Isaac Baron in the big blind who asked for a count. After thinking it over, he announced all in for about 735,000. Chorny then asked for a count from the dealer and after a few moments, he decided to call as well. Tran turned over AK, hoping the other two had pairs. He got his wish when Baron showed 99 and Chorny showed the superior 1010. The board rolled out 76538 and Baron spiked a straight on the river to double up to a massive chip lead of over 1.7 million. Chorny was left with 595,000 and Tran was eliminated from the tournament. Player Tags: Isaac Baron, Theo Tran, Glen Chorny Theo Tran Doubles Up Again Oct 29, '09 Kathy Liebert raised 31,000 preflop and Theo Tran moved all in for 98,000 more. Liebert made the call and they turned over their cards: Liebert: KJ Tran: A4 Board: 7546Q Tran doubled up again on the hand and play continued eight handed. Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Theo Tran Theo Tran Doubles Up Oct 29, '09 Glen Chorny raised to 30,000 and Theo Tran raised all in for his last 85,000. Chorny called with AQ and Tran showed a dominating AK. The board ran out K10349 and Tran doubled up. Player Tags: Theo Tran, Glen Chorny Theo Tran Doubles Up on the Bubble Oct 28, '09 Theo Tran was all in for 42,500 against Kelly Kim. Their cards: Tran: JJ Kim: AQ Board: 87796 Tran doubled up on the hand to survive and Kim’s stack dropped to 68,000. Player Tags: Kelly Kim, Theo Tran Theo Tran Takes a Big Hit Oct 27, '09 Theo Tran raised to 4,500 from middle position with a board of 9327 sitting on the table. Seat 10 raised to 10,000 from the big blind. Tran made the call and the 3 fell on the river. Seat 10 moved all in for 21,875 and Tran went into the tank. He eventually made the call. Seat 10 turned over JJ and Tran mucked. His stack shrunk down to 59,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Theo Tran Theo Tran Among Chip Leaders Oct 27, '09 A player limped under the gun and Theo Tran raised to 1,500 on the button. The big blind called and the original limper folded. Both players checked it down until the river on a board reading K6249 and Tran fired in a bet of 2,050. His oppponent folded and Tran added to his stack. Okay, we know that hand wasn’t that important, but it does give us a good excuse to tell you that he has 99,000 in chips and is among the chip leaders. Player Tags: Theo Tran View All Live Updates From This Event
Oct 06, '09	2009 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VI	PokerStars EPT London Main Event	5	+
Theo Tran Eliminated in 23rd Place (£17,000) Oct 06, '09 Martin Gudvangen raised to 60,000 and Theo Tran reraised to 150,000. Gudvangen then moved all in and Theo Tran called. Gudvangen showed pocket jacks and Tran flipped over A-K. The board ran out J-10-4-10-Q and Gudvangen’s full house bested Tran’s straight to take the pot, putting Tran on the rail in 23rd place, £17,000 richer. Player Tags: Theo Tran, Martin Gudvangen View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 12, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	5	+
Level 20 Hour 1 Update: Phillips Gets Doubled Through Jul 12, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 210 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. James Akenhead – 2,890,000 2. Nichoel Peppe – 2,700,000 3. Matt Affleck – 2,600,000 4. Julien Brecard – 2,175,000 5. Billy Kopp – 2,100,000 6. Eugene Katchalov – 2,100,000 7. Tom Schneider – 2,085,000 8. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000 9. Nasr El Nasr – 2,000,000 10. Kevin Schaffel – 1,840,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 822,025 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Theo Tran Gets Bet Out Of Pot Theo Tran raised to 35,000 and was called by seat 9. The flop came down 832 and Tran led out with 55,000. Seat 9 then raised to 135,000 and Tran mucked his hand. The rail then started to cheer as seat 9 took the pot. “Really?” Tran asked sarcastically with a grin on his face. “Really?” Tran was down to 865,000. Nasr Gets Caught Picking up the action on the turn, the board read K104K. Nasr El Nasr moved all in and his opponent quickly called. Nasr tabled J10 while his opponent showed K5 for trip kings. Nasr got caught bluffing and the river was the 9. Nasr dropped 212,000 on the hand and was down to 1.3 million. Dennis Phillips Drops Some Chips Eugene Fouksman moved all in for 200,000 and Dennis Phillips decided to make the call. Fouksman tabled AA while Phillips showed KQ. The board ran out 826107 and Fouksman doubled up. Phillips dropped to 555,000. Sebok Runs a Flush, Eliminates an Opponent On a flop of 10104, Joe Sebok bet 50,000 at his opponent in seat 5. His opponent decided to call and they watched the 3 fall on the turn and now Sebok checked. His opponent decided to bet 80,000. Sebok asked how much his opponent had left and when he got the answer, he opted to call. The A fell on the river and Sebok declared he was all in. His opponent took off his sunglasses, arched himself up in his chair and thought for only a few moments before shaking his head an announcing that he had called. Sebok turned over 76, good for a back-door flush and his opponent just shook his head and exposed pocket kings. With that pot, Sebok is hovering right around the 1,000,000 chip mark. Left In The Deck: Action has slowed down to a crawl during the first hour of level 20. The first two levels of the day saw an average of 50 eliminations for every hour. So far, only 21 players have been eliminated in the first hour. The tournament staff has stated their goal is to play down to 175 players or five levels. With the dinner break scheduled after this level, it will be interesting to see if the staff calls the action after this level, as they did on day 4, or if they will make the field return after the 90 minute break to play one last level. Player Tags: Theo Tran, Dennis Phillips, Nasr El Nasr Level 15 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles Up Jul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 729 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 2. Ludovic Lacay – 925,000 3. Jason Brice – 838,500 4. Benjamin Jensen – 835,500 5. Eli Adler – 810,000 6. Kasper Cordes – 796,000 7. James Akenhead – 794,000 8. Billy Kopp – 792,000 9. Tyler Patterson – 784,000 10. Adam Bilzerian – 767,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 197,000 Phil Hellmuth – 235,000 Average Chip Count: 220,884 Notable Eliminations: Maria Mayrinck John Racener Big Hands: Happy Beginnings On the third hand of the day, Steve Gahaghan moved all in from under the gun for 52,000. Jeff Shulman was next to act and made the quick call. Everyone else mucked and Gahaghan showed A8 while Shulman had JJ. The flop fell 1096 giving Gahaghan a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the K taking a bunch of spades away from Gahaghan as outs. The river was the 5, giving Shulman a flush and the pot. Shulman was at 197,000. Bilzerian Hits Runners to Stay Alive Dan Bilzerian moved all in preflop and was called by Jesse Chinni for his last 67,500 chips. Chinni showed AQ and Bilzerian had 89. The flop was QK4 and Bilzerian was in bad shape. The turn, however, gave Bilzerian some hope when the 8 fell. The miracle fell on the river as the 9 was turned over and kept Bilzerian in the tourney. Bonomo Suffers Early Blow Meyer Rainer was all in preflop against Justin Bonomo. Bonomo held AK, but was crushed by Rainer’s AA. The board was dry for Bonomo as it ran out 29552. Rainer doubled up to 330,000, while Bonomo dropped to 310,000 in chips. Sebok’s Big Slick Delivers Knockout In yet another all in preflop confrontation, which seems to be the theme of the beginning of the day, Joe Sebok called the all in of a short stacked Mads Jacobsen. Sebok showed AK and dominated Jacobsen’s A10. Jacobsen had some more life on the flop as it was 545, meaning he could chop with a 5 and win with a spade or a 10. The turn and river didn’t improve him when the J came on the turn and the 3 was dealt on the river. “So much drama,” cracked Sebok as he increased his stack to 315,000. Theo Tran Gets A Good Flop Theo Tran raised to 11,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Ray DeBruyn in the big blind. He made the call and both players saw the flop come down A5Q. Both players checked and the turn was the 4 and DeBruyn checked again. Tran bet 12,000 and was called. The river was the 6 and both players checked again. DeBruyn turned over 1010, but Tran showed Q10 for a better pair and a flush draw on the flop. He took the pot and was at 445,000. J.C. Tran Doubles Up After losing over 100,000 a few hands prior when he ran his ace-king into pocket aces, J.C. Tran moved all in for his last 40,000 preflop. Mark Weil had originally raised to 11,000 and decided to make the call. Tran turned up AQ while Weil tabled A7. The flop came 854, giving Weil a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the 10, giving Weil no help. “Put a face card out there, dealer,” Tran pleaded. The river was anything but a face card, bringing the 2. Tran was happy enough with that as he doubled up to 80,000. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Justin Bonomo, Joe Sebok, Theo Tran Level 8 Hour 2 Update: Ylon Schwartz Eliminated Jul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,827 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 475,000 2. Joh Hammer — 350,000 3. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000 4. Brian Lemke — 291,000 5. Amir Lehavot — 280,000 6. Bertrand Grospellier — 250,000 7. Phil Ivey — 245,000 8. Adam Latimer — 242,000 9. Brennan Hanson — 240,000 10. Dan Bilzerian — 237,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Phil Hellmuth – 139,000 Lee Watkinson – 80,000 Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000 Matthew Hilger – did not report Steve Zolotow – 20,000 Thomas Keller – 120,000 Max Pescatori – 47,300 Justin Rollo – did not report Notable Eliminations: Noah Schwartz Adam Levy Robert Williamson III Ylon Schwartz Big Hands: *Miami John Gets Doubled Through* A player at the table moves all in before the flop and Miami John Cernuto calls, he has him slightly covered. Cernuto: Pocket Eights Opponent: AQ Board: KQ924 Cernuto’s opponent flops a queen and doubles through. Cernuto takes a small hit to his stack as he ships roughly 12,000 across the table. *Theo Tran Breaks 100K…And Still Going* Theo Tran raises before the flop, only to be reraised by another player at the table. Tran calls and the flop comes 832, both players check. The turn is the A, Tran checks, his opponent bets 6,100 and Tran calls. The river is the 4 and Tran bets 45,000, putting his opponent to a decision for the rest of his chips. After a minute in the tank his opponent folds and Tran rakes the pot, breaking the 100,000 mark. A few hands later and Theo Tran gets involved in a three-way all in pot, Tran getting the best of it once again. Tran: AA Opponent 1: AQ Opponent 2: KJ Board: KQ953 Tran’s aces hold, eliminating two opponents this hand as he chips up to 130,000. *Tony Hachem Knocks One Out* Tony Hachem calls a 2,000 raise from the button and goes to the flop with one opponent. The flop comes J104, there is a 3,700 bet and Hachem quickly raises to 7,900. The original bettor moves all in for 11,000 and Hachem calls. Hachem: J10 Opponent: AQ Hachem flops top two against the royal flush draw of his opponent. The J hits the turn, filling Hachem and not a moment too soon as his opponent ends up making his flush with the 7 on the river. Hachem eliminated yet another player at his table and chips up to 180,000 this hand. *Hellmuth Flops Top Set, Doesn’t Get Paid Off, Shows Cards Anyway* With a raise of 2,500 and one caller in front of him, Phil Hellmuth reraises to 10,000 from hijack. The original raiser calls and the original caller folds. The flop comes KQ8, and it is checked to Hellmuth who bets 7,000. His opponent folds, but Hellmuth shows him anyway, turning over pocket kings for top set. Hellmuth rakes the pot and brings his stack up to 139,000 this hand. *David Plastik Doubles Up* On a flop of 862, David Plastik gets it all in against one opponent. Plastik: 88 Opponent: 97 Plastik flops top set against his opponent’s open-ended straight draw. The turn and river are the 4 and the J, no help to his opponent a Plastik doubles up to 45,000 in chips this hand. *Ville Wahlbeck Doubles Up* On a flop of A42, Ville Wahlbeck gets it all in and is called in one spot. Wahlbeck: A4 Opponent: AK Wahlbeck flops top set against his opponent’s top pair. The turn and river are the 3 and the K, giving his opponent two pair, too late. Wahlbeck doubles up to 109,000 this hand. *Elky Breaks 250,000* On a board of K8626, Bertrand Grospellier bets the pot (40,000) and gets one caller. Grospellier turns over 86 for a full house while his opponent shows K7 for two pair. Grospellier rakes the pot and breaks the quart-million mark this hand. *Ylon Schwartz Eliminated by Bill Gazes* Ylon Schwartz gets it all in pre-flop against Bill Gazes. Schwartz: K-K Gazes: A-K Board: A92QQ Schwartz gets it in good but Gazes pairs his ace on the flop. Ylon Schwartz is eliminated from the main event. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break of the night and will return at approximately 8:40 pm PDT to begin the last level of the day. Player Tags: John Cernuto, David Plastik, Bill Gazes, Phil Hellmuth, Ylon Schwartz, Ville Wahlbeck, Theo Tran, Bertrand Grospellier, Tony Hachem View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 11, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	4	+
Level 20 Hour 1 Update: Phillips Gets Doubled Through Jul 12, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 210 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. James Akenhead – 2,890,000 2. Nichoel Peppe – 2,700,000 3. Matt Affleck – 2,600,000 4. Julien Brecard – 2,175,000 5. Billy Kopp – 2,100,000 6. Eugene Katchalov – 2,100,000 7. Tom Schneider – 2,085,000 8. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000 9. Nasr El Nasr – 2,000,000 10. Kevin Schaffel – 1,840,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 822,025 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Theo Tran Gets Bet Out Of Pot Theo Tran raised to 35,000 and was called by seat 9. The flop came down 832 and Tran led out with 55,000. Seat 9 then raised to 135,000 and Tran mucked his hand. The rail then started to cheer as seat 9 took the pot. “Really?” Tran asked sarcastically with a grin on his face. “Really?” Tran was down to 865,000. Nasr Gets Caught Picking up the action on the turn, the board read K104K. Nasr El Nasr moved all in and his opponent quickly called. Nasr tabled J10 while his opponent showed K5 for trip kings. Nasr got caught bluffing and the river was the 9. Nasr dropped 212,000 on the hand and was down to 1.3 million. Dennis Phillips Drops Some Chips Eugene Fouksman moved all in for 200,000 and Dennis Phillips decided to make the call. Fouksman tabled AA while Phillips showed KQ. The board ran out 826107 and Fouksman doubled up. Phillips dropped to 555,000. Sebok Runs a Flush, Eliminates an Opponent On a flop of 10104, Joe Sebok bet 50,000 at his opponent in seat 5. His opponent decided to call and they watched the 3 fall on the turn and now Sebok checked. His opponent decided to bet 80,000. Sebok asked how much his opponent had left and when he got the answer, he opted to call. The A fell on the river and Sebok declared he was all in. His opponent took off his sunglasses, arched himself up in his chair and thought for only a few moments before shaking his head an announcing that he had called. Sebok turned over 76, good for a back-door flush and his opponent just shook his head and exposed pocket kings. With that pot, Sebok is hovering right around the 1,000,000 chip mark. Left In The Deck: Action has slowed down to a crawl during the first hour of level 20. The first two levels of the day saw an average of 50 eliminations for every hour. So far, only 21 players have been eliminated in the first hour. The tournament staff has stated their goal is to play down to 175 players or five levels. With the dinner break scheduled after this level, it will be interesting to see if the staff calls the action after this level, as they did on day 4, or if they will make the field return after the 90 minute break to play one last level. Player Tags: Theo Tran, Dennis Phillips, Nasr El Nasr Level 15 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles Up Jul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 729 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 2. Ludovic Lacay – 925,000 3. Jason Brice – 838,500 4. Benjamin Jensen – 835,500 5. Eli Adler – 810,000 6. Kasper Cordes – 796,000 7. James Akenhead – 794,000 8. Billy Kopp – 792,000 9. Tyler Patterson – 784,000 10. Adam Bilzerian – 767,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 197,000 Phil Hellmuth – 235,000 Average Chip Count: 220,884 Notable Eliminations: Maria Mayrinck John Racener Big Hands: Happy Beginnings On the third hand of the day, Steve Gahaghan moved all in from under the gun for 52,000. Jeff Shulman was next to act and made the quick call. Everyone else mucked and Gahaghan showed A8 while Shulman had JJ. The flop fell 1096 giving Gahaghan a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the K taking a bunch of spades away from Gahaghan as outs. The river was the 5, giving Shulman a flush and the pot. Shulman was at 197,000. Bilzerian Hits Runners to Stay Alive Dan Bilzerian moved all in preflop and was called by Jesse Chinni for his last 67,500 chips. Chinni showed AQ and Bilzerian had 89. The flop was QK4 and Bilzerian was in bad shape. The turn, however, gave Bilzerian some hope when the 8 fell. The miracle fell on the river as the 9 was turned over and kept Bilzerian in the tourney. Bonomo Suffers Early Blow Meyer Rainer was all in preflop against Justin Bonomo. Bonomo held AK, but was crushed by Rainer’s AA. The board was dry for Bonomo as it ran out 29552. Rainer doubled up to 330,000, while Bonomo dropped to 310,000 in chips. Sebok’s Big Slick Delivers Knockout In yet another all in preflop confrontation, which seems to be the theme of the beginning of the day, Joe Sebok called the all in of a short stacked Mads Jacobsen. Sebok showed AK and dominated Jacobsen’s A10. Jacobsen had some more life on the flop as it was 545, meaning he could chop with a 5 and win with a spade or a 10. The turn and river didn’t improve him when the J came on the turn and the 3 was dealt on the river. “So much drama,” cracked Sebok as he increased his stack to 315,000. Theo Tran Gets A Good Flop Theo Tran raised to 11,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Ray DeBruyn in the big blind. He made the call and both players saw the flop come down A5Q. Both players checked and the turn was the 4 and DeBruyn checked again. Tran bet 12,000 and was called. The river was the 6 and both players checked again. DeBruyn turned over 1010, but Tran showed Q10 for a better pair and a flush draw on the flop. He took the pot and was at 445,000. J.C. Tran Doubles Up After losing over 100,000 a few hands prior when he ran his ace-king into pocket aces, J.C. Tran moved all in for his last 40,000 preflop. Mark Weil had originally raised to 11,000 and decided to make the call. Tran turned up AQ while Weil tabled A7. The flop came 854, giving Weil a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the 10, giving Weil no help. “Put a face card out there, dealer,” Tran pleaded. The river was anything but a face card, bringing the 2. Tran was happy enough with that as he doubled up to 80,000. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Justin Bonomo, Joe Sebok, Theo Tran Level 8 Hour 2 Update: Ylon Schwartz Eliminated Jul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,827 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 475,000 2. Joh Hammer — 350,000 3. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000 4. Brian Lemke — 291,000 5. Amir Lehavot — 280,000 6. Bertrand Grospellier — 250,000 7. Phil Ivey — 245,000 8. Adam Latimer — 242,000 9. Brennan Hanson — 240,000 10. Dan Bilzerian — 237,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Phil Hellmuth – 139,000 Lee Watkinson – 80,000 Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000 Matthew Hilger – did not report Steve Zolotow – 20,000 Thomas Keller – 120,000 Max Pescatori – 47,300 Justin Rollo – did not report Notable Eliminations: Noah Schwartz Adam Levy Robert Williamson III Ylon Schwartz Big Hands: *Miami John Gets Doubled Through* A player at the table moves all in before the flop and Miami John Cernuto calls, he has him slightly covered. Cernuto: Pocket Eights Opponent: AQ Board: KQ924 Cernuto’s opponent flops a queen and doubles through. Cernuto takes a small hit to his stack as he ships roughly 12,000 across the table. *Theo Tran Breaks 100K…And Still Going* Theo Tran raises before the flop, only to be reraised by another player at the table. Tran calls and the flop comes 832, both players check. The turn is the A, Tran checks, his opponent bets 6,100 and Tran calls. The river is the 4 and Tran bets 45,000, putting his opponent to a decision for the rest of his chips. After a minute in the tank his opponent folds and Tran rakes the pot, breaking the 100,000 mark. A few hands later and Theo Tran gets involved in a three-way all in pot, Tran getting the best of it once again. Tran: AA Opponent 1: AQ Opponent 2: KJ Board: KQ953 Tran’s aces hold, eliminating two opponents this hand as he chips up to 130,000. *Tony Hachem Knocks One Out* Tony Hachem calls a 2,000 raise from the button and goes to the flop with one opponent. The flop comes J104, there is a 3,700 bet and Hachem quickly raises to 7,900. The original bettor moves all in for 11,000 and Hachem calls. Hachem: J10 Opponent: AQ Hachem flops top two against the royal flush draw of his opponent. The J hits the turn, filling Hachem and not a moment too soon as his opponent ends up making his flush with the 7 on the river. Hachem eliminated yet another player at his table and chips up to 180,000 this hand. *Hellmuth Flops Top Set, Doesn’t Get Paid Off, Shows Cards Anyway* With a raise of 2,500 and one caller in front of him, Phil Hellmuth reraises to 10,000 from hijack. The original raiser calls and the original caller folds. The flop comes KQ8, and it is checked to Hellmuth who bets 7,000. His opponent folds, but Hellmuth shows him anyway, turning over pocket kings for top set. Hellmuth rakes the pot and brings his stack up to 139,000 this hand. *David Plastik Doubles Up* On a flop of 862, David Plastik gets it all in against one opponent. Plastik: 88 Opponent: 97 Plastik flops top set against his opponent’s open-ended straight draw. The turn and river are the 4 and the J, no help to his opponent a Plastik doubles up to 45,000 in chips this hand. *Ville Wahlbeck Doubles Up* On a flop of A42, Ville Wahlbeck gets it all in and is called in one spot. Wahlbeck: A4 Opponent: AK Wahlbeck flops top set against his opponent’s top pair. The turn and river are the 3 and the K, giving his opponent two pair, too late. Wahlbeck doubles up to 109,000 this hand. *Elky Breaks 250,000* On a board of K8626, Bertrand Grospellier bets the pot (40,000) and gets one caller. Grospellier turns over 86 for a full house while his opponent shows K7 for two pair. Grospellier rakes the pot and breaks the quart-million mark this hand. *Ylon Schwartz Eliminated by Bill Gazes* Ylon Schwartz gets it all in pre-flop against Bill Gazes. Schwartz: K-K Gazes: A-K Board: A92QQ Schwartz gets it in good but Gazes pairs his ace on the flop. Ylon Schwartz is eliminated from the main event. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break of the night and will return at approximately 8:40 pm PDT to begin the last level of the day. Player Tags: John Cernuto, David Plastik, Bill Gazes, Phil Hellmuth, Ylon Schwartz, Ville Wahlbeck, Theo Tran, Bertrand Grospellier, Tony Hachem View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 08, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	2	+
Level 20 Hour 1 Update: Phillips Gets Doubled Through Jul 12, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 210 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. James Akenhead – 2,890,000 2. Nichoel Peppe – 2,700,000 3. Matt Affleck – 2,600,000 4. Julien Brecard – 2,175,000 5. Billy Kopp – 2,100,000 6. Eugene Katchalov – 2,100,000 7. Tom Schneider – 2,085,000 8. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000 9. Nasr El Nasr – 2,000,000 10. Kevin Schaffel – 1,840,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 822,025 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Theo Tran Gets Bet Out Of Pot Theo Tran raised to 35,000 and was called by seat 9. The flop came down 832 and Tran led out with 55,000. Seat 9 then raised to 135,000 and Tran mucked his hand. The rail then started to cheer as seat 9 took the pot. “Really?” Tran asked sarcastically with a grin on his face. “Really?” Tran was down to 865,000. Nasr Gets Caught Picking up the action on the turn, the board read K104K. Nasr El Nasr moved all in and his opponent quickly called. Nasr tabled J10 while his opponent showed K5 for trip kings. Nasr got caught bluffing and the river was the 9. Nasr dropped 212,000 on the hand and was down to 1.3 million. Dennis Phillips Drops Some Chips Eugene Fouksman moved all in for 200,000 and Dennis Phillips decided to make the call. Fouksman tabled AA while Phillips showed KQ. The board ran out 826107 and Fouksman doubled up. Phillips dropped to 555,000. Sebok Runs a Flush, Eliminates an Opponent On a flop of 10104, Joe Sebok bet 50,000 at his opponent in seat 5. His opponent decided to call and they watched the 3 fall on the turn and now Sebok checked. His opponent decided to bet 80,000. Sebok asked how much his opponent had left and when he got the answer, he opted to call. The A fell on the river and Sebok declared he was all in. His opponent took off his sunglasses, arched himself up in his chair and thought for only a few moments before shaking his head an announcing that he had called. Sebok turned over 76, good for a back-door flush and his opponent just shook his head and exposed pocket kings. With that pot, Sebok is hovering right around the 1,000,000 chip mark. Left In The Deck: Action has slowed down to a crawl during the first hour of level 20. The first two levels of the day saw an average of 50 eliminations for every hour. So far, only 21 players have been eliminated in the first hour. The tournament staff has stated their goal is to play down to 175 players or five levels. With the dinner break scheduled after this level, it will be interesting to see if the staff calls the action after this level, as they did on day 4, or if they will make the field return after the 90 minute break to play one last level. Player Tags: Theo Tran, Dennis Phillips, Nasr El Nasr Level 15 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles Up Jul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 729 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 2. Ludovic Lacay – 925,000 3. Jason Brice – 838,500 4. Benjamin Jensen – 835,500 5. Eli Adler – 810,000 6. Kasper Cordes – 796,000 7. James Akenhead – 794,000 8. Billy Kopp – 792,000 9. Tyler Patterson – 784,000 10. Adam Bilzerian – 767,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 197,000 Phil Hellmuth – 235,000 Average Chip Count: 220,884 Notable Eliminations: Maria Mayrinck John Racener Big Hands: Happy Beginnings On the third hand of the day, Steve Gahaghan moved all in from under the gun for 52,000. Jeff Shulman was next to act and made the quick call. Everyone else mucked and Gahaghan showed A8 while Shulman had JJ. The flop fell 1096 giving Gahaghan a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the K taking a bunch of spades away from Gahaghan as outs. The river was the 5, giving Shulman a flush and the pot. Shulman was at 197,000. Bilzerian Hits Runners to Stay Alive Dan Bilzerian moved all in preflop and was called by Jesse Chinni for his last 67,500 chips. Chinni showed AQ and Bilzerian had 89. The flop was QK4 and Bilzerian was in bad shape. The turn, however, gave Bilzerian some hope when the 8 fell. The miracle fell on the river as the 9 was turned over and kept Bilzerian in the tourney. Bonomo Suffers Early Blow Meyer Rainer was all in preflop against Justin Bonomo. Bonomo held AK, but was crushed by Rainer’s AA. The board was dry for Bonomo as it ran out 29552. Rainer doubled up to 330,000, while Bonomo dropped to 310,000 in chips. Sebok’s Big Slick Delivers Knockout In yet another all in preflop confrontation, which seems to be the theme of the beginning of the day, Joe Sebok called the all in of a short stacked Mads Jacobsen. Sebok showed AK and dominated Jacobsen’s A10. Jacobsen had some more life on the flop as it was 545, meaning he could chop with a 5 and win with a spade or a 10. The turn and river didn’t improve him when the J came on the turn and the 3 was dealt on the river. “So much drama,” cracked Sebok as he increased his stack to 315,000. Theo Tran Gets A Good Flop Theo Tran raised to 11,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Ray DeBruyn in the big blind. He made the call and both players saw the flop come down A5Q. Both players checked and the turn was the 4 and DeBruyn checked again. Tran bet 12,000 and was called. The river was the 6 and both players checked again. DeBruyn turned over 1010, but Tran showed Q10 for a better pair and a flush draw on the flop. He took the pot and was at 445,000. J.C. Tran Doubles Up After losing over 100,000 a few hands prior when he ran his ace-king into pocket aces, J.C. Tran moved all in for his last 40,000 preflop. Mark Weil had originally raised to 11,000 and decided to make the call. Tran turned up AQ while Weil tabled A7. The flop came 854, giving Weil a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the 10, giving Weil no help. “Put a face card out there, dealer,” Tran pleaded. The river was anything but a face card, bringing the 2. Tran was happy enough with that as he doubled up to 80,000. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Justin Bonomo, Joe Sebok, Theo Tran Level 8 Hour 2 Update: Ylon Schwartz Eliminated Jul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,827 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 475,000 2. Joh Hammer — 350,000 3. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000 4. Brian Lemke — 291,000 5. Amir Lehavot — 280,000 6. Bertrand Grospellier — 250,000 7. Phil Ivey — 245,000 8. Adam Latimer — 242,000 9. Brennan Hanson — 240,000 10. Dan Bilzerian — 237,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Phil Hellmuth – 139,000 Lee Watkinson – 80,000 Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000 Matthew Hilger – did not report Steve Zolotow – 20,000 Thomas Keller – 120,000 Max Pescatori – 47,300 Justin Rollo – did not report Notable Eliminations: Noah Schwartz Adam Levy Robert Williamson III Ylon Schwartz Big Hands: *Miami John Gets Doubled Through* A player at the table moves all in before the flop and Miami John Cernuto calls, he has him slightly covered. Cernuto: Pocket Eights Opponent: AQ Board: KQ924 Cernuto’s opponent flops a queen and doubles through. Cernuto takes a small hit to his stack as he ships roughly 12,000 across the table. *Theo Tran Breaks 100K…And Still Going* Theo Tran raises before the flop, only to be reraised by another player at the table. Tran calls and the flop comes 832, both players check. The turn is the A, Tran checks, his opponent bets 6,100 and Tran calls. The river is the 4 and Tran bets 45,000, putting his opponent to a decision for the rest of his chips. After a minute in the tank his opponent folds and Tran rakes the pot, breaking the 100,000 mark. A few hands later and Theo Tran gets involved in a three-way all in pot, Tran getting the best of it once again. Tran: AA Opponent 1: AQ Opponent 2: KJ Board: KQ953 Tran’s aces hold, eliminating two opponents this hand as he chips up to 130,000. *Tony Hachem Knocks One Out* Tony Hachem calls a 2,000 raise from the button and goes to the flop with one opponent. The flop comes J104, there is a 3,700 bet and Hachem quickly raises to 7,900. The original bettor moves all in for 11,000 and Hachem calls. Hachem: J10 Opponent: AQ Hachem flops top two against the royal flush draw of his opponent. The J hits the turn, filling Hachem and not a moment too soon as his opponent ends up making his flush with the 7 on the river. Hachem eliminated yet another player at his table and chips up to 180,000 this hand. *Hellmuth Flops Top Set, Doesn’t Get Paid Off, Shows Cards Anyway* With a raise of 2,500 and one caller in front of him, Phil Hellmuth reraises to 10,000 from hijack. The original raiser calls and the original caller folds. The flop comes KQ8, and it is checked to Hellmuth who bets 7,000. His opponent folds, but Hellmuth shows him anyway, turning over pocket kings for top set. Hellmuth rakes the pot and brings his stack up to 139,000 this hand. *David Plastik Doubles Up* On a flop of 862, David Plastik gets it all in against one opponent. Plastik: 88 Opponent: 97 Plastik flops top set against his opponent’s open-ended straight draw. The turn and river are the 4 and the J, no help to his opponent a Plastik doubles up to 45,000 in chips this hand. *Ville Wahlbeck Doubles Up* On a flop of A42, Ville Wahlbeck gets it all in and is called in one spot. Wahlbeck: A4 Opponent: AK Wahlbeck flops top set against his opponent’s top pair. The turn and river are the 3 and the K, giving his opponent two pair, too late. Wahlbeck doubles up to 109,000 this hand. *Elky Breaks 250,000* On a board of K8626, Bertrand Grospellier bets the pot (40,000) and gets one caller. Grospellier turns over 86 for a full house while his opponent shows K7 for two pair. Grospellier rakes the pot and breaks the quart-million mark this hand. *Ylon Schwartz Eliminated by Bill Gazes* Ylon Schwartz gets it all in pre-flop against Bill Gazes. Schwartz: K-K Gazes: A-K Board: A92QQ Schwartz gets it in good but Gazes pairs his ace on the flop. Ylon Schwartz is eliminated from the main event. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break of the night and will return at approximately 8:40 pm PDT to begin the last level of the day. Player Tags: John Cernuto, David Plastik, Bill Gazes, Phil Hellmuth, Ylon Schwartz, Ville Wahlbeck, Theo Tran, Bertrand Grospellier, Tony Hachem View All Live Updates From This Event
Sep 11, '08	2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open - Season V	EPT Barcelona Main Event	2	+
Theo Tran Treads Water Sep 11, '08 Theo Tran is sitting with a short stack, but can now breathe a little easier thanks to a coinflip he won against another very short stack. Tran held 66 and his opponent held AK. Big slick made a Broadway straight when the board came QJ8310, but Tran's flush took the pot and gave him new life with a stack of 12,600. Player Tags: Theo Tran View All Live Updates From This Event
Aug 25, '08	2008 Legends of Poker (WPT)	No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT)	3	+
Theo Tran Eliminated Aug 25, '08 Theo Tran has busted out of the tournament during the first level of the day. He made a spade flush on his final hand, but Layne Flack held a higher fush and defeated him. He stopped by on his way out and told us that he will be traveling to Europe next to play in the EPT event in Barcelona. Player Tags: Layne Flack, Theo Tran Theo Tran Smells Weakness... Loses Chips, Even Though He's Right Aug 24, '08 Jonathan McGowan raised to 700 in early position and was called by Jacob Soleimani on the button and Theo Tran in the small blind. Everyone checked the flop of A64 and then Tran led out for 1,300 when the 6 hit the turn. The river was the 10 and Tran checked. McGowan checked, and Soleimani bet 4,500. Tran leaned in to see Soleimani's stack, then looked to his left to see McGowan's chips. After a bit of thought, and a lot of staring, Tran called the river bet. McGowan then though about raising to 12,000 before eventually mucking his hand, stating that he was probably folding the best hand. Tran immediately confirmed that he did fold the best hand, despite seeing any cards. Soleimani turned over pocket fives, and Tran replied, "I knew you were weak," before mucking his 42. McGowan then cried out, "I had pocket jacks," to which Tran stated, "I knew if I called, that you couldn't." Player Tags: Theo Tran, Jacob Soleimani, Jonathan McGowan Theo Tran Puts In The River Raise Aug 24, '08 On a board of 9843 the player in early position checked and Theo Tran bet 1,100. After a quick call, the river was the 9 and the player in early position bet out 2,000. Tran raised to 4,000 and after a bit of thought, his opponent mucked. Tran turned over the K as he dragged in the pot, bringing his stack to 43,000. Player Tags: Theo Tran View All Live Updates From This Event
Aug 24, '08	2008 Legends of Poker (WPT)	No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT)	2	+
Theo Tran Eliminated Aug 25, '08 Theo Tran has busted out of the tournament during the first level of the day. He made a spade flush on his final hand, but Layne Flack held a higher fush and defeated him. He stopped by on his way out and told us that he will be traveling to Europe next to play in the EPT event in Barcelona. Player Tags: Layne Flack, Theo Tran Theo Tran Smells Weakness... Loses Chips, Even Though He's Right Aug 24, '08 Jonathan McGowan raised to 700 in early position and was called by Jacob Soleimani on the button and Theo Tran in the small blind. Everyone checked the flop of A64 and then Tran led out for 1,300 when the 6 hit the turn. The river was the 10 and Tran checked. McGowan checked, and Soleimani bet 4,500. Tran leaned in to see Soleimani's stack, then looked to his left to see McGowan's chips. After a bit of thought, and a lot of staring, Tran called the river bet. McGowan then though about raising to 12,000 before eventually mucking his hand, stating that he was probably folding the best hand. Tran immediately confirmed that he did fold the best hand, despite seeing any cards. Soleimani turned over pocket fives, and Tran replied, "I knew you were weak," before mucking his 42. McGowan then cried out, "I had pocket jacks," to which Tran stated, "I knew if I called, that you couldn't." Player Tags: Theo Tran, Jacob Soleimani, Jonathan McGowan Theo Tran Puts In The River Raise Aug 24, '08 On a board of 9843 the player in early position checked and Theo Tran bet 1,100. After a quick call, the river was the 9 and the player in early position bet out 2,000. Tran raised to 4,000 and after a bit of thought, his opponent mucked. Tran turned over the K as he dragged in the pot, bringing his stack to 43,000. Player Tags: Theo Tran View All Live Updates From This Event