Theo Tran is suddenly running very good and sitting on a pile of chips.
When a shorty open shoved for 5,750, Tran picked up on the button and was the only one who called. His opponent held and even moved ahead when the came in the window. Unfortunately for him, the rest of the flop included the and giving Tran a set.
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We came upon Table 15 with Minnesotan Kou Vang counting down his stack to double up Darin Vigil, who had in front of him on a board of . Vigil had Vang slightly covered, and he collected Vang's stack. According to Vigil, Vang had and the two were all in preflop.
Soi Nguyen keeps rolling along in this event now on close to 50,00 in chips.
From the small blind, he joined one other caller of a Zo Karim 1,300-chip open. The short stack in the big blind made the call as well and the flop rolled out .
Nguyen led out for 2,150, the big blind shoved for 4,175 total and after two folds, Nguyen made the call with . The big blind was at risk with , but safely found a chop as the board rolled out .
We arrived at Table 10 to see a massive pot being pushed to Dominik NItsche, while Maria Mayrinck was gathering her stuff to leave. According to Gabriel Nassif, Mayrinck opened for 1,400 and got three-bet by Nitsche to 4,200. Mayrinck and NItsche had a brief conversation in which Mayrinck expressed some frustration that Nitsche was "s****** on" her.
"What are you gonna do about it?" Nitsche reportedly asked.
In response, Mayrinck shoved and was called.
Mayrinck flopped two pair with , but Nitsche made a flush on the river with to bust her.
"Nice hand," Mayrinck said on her way out. "You run as pure as gold."
Dominik Nitsche continues his domination here sending Randal Flowers home empty handed just moments ago.
We caught the hand with Flowers all in for some 10,000 in chips on an board. Nitsche took his time about it, but made the call with finding he was ahead of Flowers' .
The on the river did Flowers in and Nitsche appears to have the chip lead.
on the button and was the only one who called. His opponent held 
and even moved ahead when the 
came in the window. Unfortunately for him, the rest of the flop included the 
and 
giving Tran a set.
turn and 
river.
in front of him on a board of 
. Vigil had Vang slightly covered, and he collected Vang's stack. According to Vigil, Vang had 
and the two were all in preflop.
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. The big blind was at risk with 
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, but Nitsche made a flush on the river with 
board. Nitsche took his time about it, but made the call with 
finding he was ahead of Flowers' 
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on the river did Flowers in and Nitsche appears to have the chip lead.