Event 6: Ha Tran – 3rd Place ($11,375)

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 102

Ha Tran
Ha Tran

Robert Lupo raised from the button to 50,000, Ha Tran reraised from the small blind to 135,000, and Lupo thought for a while before he called.

The flop came 8s5d2c, Tran moved all in for about 260,000, and Lupo quickly called.

Robert Lupo:  Kd8h5h5s4d  (set of fives)
Ha Tran:  AcAdJdJc9d  (pair of aces, pair of jacks)

The turn card was the 3h, the river card was the As, and Tran celebrated his rivered set of aces. But Lupo pointed out that the same card gave him a five-high straight. Lupo won the pot with his straight to eliminate Tran in third place.

Ha Tran  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($11,375)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play, followed by the remaining payouts:

Robert Lupo  –  1,450,000  (73 bb)
Charles Rosenblatt  –  600,000  (30 bb)

1st:  $29,745 + Trophy
2nd:  $18,550