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Thursday 18th June 2009 Tran Follows Sung With WSOP Success
Following in the footsteps of fellow Poker Pack member Steve Sung, JC Tran captured the second World Series Of Poker (WSOP) bracelet of his career over the weekend by winning the $2,500 pot-limit Omaha event.
The Poker Pack is a team of specially selected players of Asian origin that serve as ambassadors for the Asian Poker Tour. Comprised of Tran and Sung as well as Nam Le, Quinn Do, David ‘Chino’ Rheem and Kwang Soo Lee, the Pack has combined live tournament winnings of approximately $24 million and will be attending the Asian Poker Tour event in Macau from August 12 to 23 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel And Casino.
Tran won Sunday’s Event 30 at the 40th annual WSOP, his third cash at the Las Vegas tournament, after his full house on the final hand left runner-up Jeff Kimber’s pocket pair and failed straight draw in the dust. With the victory, the Poker Pack pro picked up $235,685 along with a coveted gold bracelet.
“It’s been great for us so far,” said Tran.
“Steve’s won one and made another final table and, today, I got my second bracelet. Now we’ll look to keep this up all the way to the main event.
Apart from the remaining events at the WSOP, Tran revealed that the win he is most looking forward to adding to his resume is at the Asian Poker Tour event in Macau this August.
“It’s definitely going to be fun in Macau,” said Tran.
“The Asian Poker Tour has some great events planned that you won’t see anywhere else. We’re also ambassadors of the Asian Poker Tour so it would be twice as good to win there.”
Source: OnlineCasinoNews
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