JC Tran raised to 85,000 on the button, Al Decarolis defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Decarolis check-called a bet of 80,000, the turn was the , and Decarolis checked again. Tran bet 135,000, and Decarolis folded.
Hand #68
Tran raised to 85,000 in the cutoff, Decarolis called in the small blind, and Jason Mo defended his big blind. The flop came both players in the blinds checked, and Tran continued for 105,000. Only Mo called.
The turn was the , Mo checked again, and Tran tossed out 190,000. Mo folded.
Jason Mo completed from the small blind, Vanessa Selbst checked in the big blind, and both players checked as the board rolled out . Mo rolled out , Selbst showed an identical , and both players chopped the pot.
Hand #70
Al Decarolis raised to 105,000 in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Al Decarolis raised to 150,000 in first position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #72
Jason Mo raised to 90,000 from first position, JC Tran three-bet to 245,000 on the button, and Mo moved all in for an additional 1.09 million. Tran tank-called.
Mo:
Tran:
The queens held up as the board came , and Mo doubled through.
JC Tran raised to 85,000 in the cutoff, Jason Mo called in the big blind, and both players checked on the flop () and the turn (). The river was the , Mo led out for 155,000, and Tran raised to 405,000. Mo folded.
Hand #74
Matt Giannetti moved all in for 400,000 or so in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #75
Tran received a walk.
Hand #76
Mo with a raise to 85,000 from the cutoff.
Hand #77
Selbst raised to 85,000 in the cutoff, Tran three-bet to 235,000 on the button, and Selbst examined fellow short stack Matt Giannetti before calling. The flop fell , Selbst checked, and Tran moved all in for effectively 555,000. Selbst folded.
The final four players are now in the heads-up round of the tournament. Al Decarolis will take on Vanessa Selbst, while JC Tran and Jason Mo will battle at an adjacent table.
The winner of the Tran/Mo match will have nearly a two million-chip advantage in the final.
Vanessa Selbst limped in on the button, Al Decarolis checked, and the flop fell . Decarolis check-called a bet of 40,000, both players checked on the turn (), and the river was the .
Decarolis moved all in for effectively 440,000, and Selbst called. Decarolis tabled for a pair of fives, which was no good against Selbst's for a pair of queens.
Al Decarolis raised on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #5
Decarolis received a walk.
Hand #6
Decarolis limped on the button, Vanessa Selbst called, and the flop came . Selbst led out for 55,000, Decarolis called, and the turn was the . Selbst bet another 105,000, Decarolis again called, and the completed the board.
Both players checked, and Decarolis won with
Hand #7
Selbst raised to 80,000 on the button, Decarolis called, and Decarolis check-folded to a bet of 80,000 on a flop of .
On the first hand of his semifinal heads-up match against Jason Mo, JC Tran opened for 80,000 holding the button. Mo took a moment to reflect in the big blind, before deciding on a three-bet to around 255,000. Tran released his hand and first blood went to Mo.
Hand #2
After a raise and a call before the flop, the dealer fanned the across the felt. Tran checked to Mo, who fired away with a bet of 55,000 to force Tran off his hand.
Hand #3
Tran raised his button to 80,000 and Mo flatted to see the flop fall . After Mo tapped the table Tran fired out what looked to be a 100,000 wager, and Mo called to peel the on the turn. Both players checked fourth street and the completed the board on the river. Checks around left both players waiting for the other to show, and it when Mo revealed his Tran slid his own hand toward the dealer.
Hand #4
Mo opened to 90,000 from the button and Tran released out of the big blind.
Hand #5
Tran opened to 80,000 from the button, Mo flatted and the flop fell . Mo then check-called a 70,000 wager, and but he checked out on the turn when Tran fired a second barrel of 185,000.