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Event 49, No-Limit Hold'em Live Updates November 21, 2009
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Event 49 - Tran-Pion!! JC Takes Down First Bracelet!
1 year ago
It looked as if it might be going this way and indeed it has. Here's how the final hand played out!
Tran-Tastic JC!
Tran raised it up preflop to $215,000 and Nielsen called.
The flop fell 8
Q
2
. Nielsen checked, Tran bet out $275,000 and Nielsen called.
The turn was the 4
, and after Nielsen checked again, Tran now bet $900,000 only to find Nielsen shoving on him all-in.
Tran had him covered and made the call with K-Q, which was miles in front of Nielsen, who also had top pair, but unfortunately for him J-Q, with a slightly but crucially worse kicker.
The river blanked, meaning JC's hand was good for the pot and also meaning that with Rasmus Nielsen out in 2nd for $389,557, JC Tran is our CHAMPION, winning $631,170 and his first WSOP bracelet!
JC rushed over to high five his massive crew of followers. The best player never to have won a bracelet, as he is known in many fields, will no longer be called that, as he picks up his first piece of World Series gold and takes down one of the coveted gold WSOP bracelets.
Click here for a full interview with JC.
- Level: 25
- Blinds: 30,000/60,000
- Ante: 5,000
- Average Stack: $8,154,000
- Players Left: 1
- Tables Left: 1
Event 49 - Tran On Top!
1 year ago
Nielsen might have entered the heads up with a chip advantage but though JC might have had fewer tournament chips, he has a bigger stack than Nielsen when it comes to experience at this stage of big competitions.
And boy, he is making it count!
Here are some of the hands that have seen JC overturn the chips deficit and move into the lead.
Tran Calling At Valuetown
Tran made it $215,000 on the button, called by Nielsen.
after a 3
3
6
flop, both players checked and the turned 8
prompted Nielsen to bet out $200,000. Tran quickly called.
The river was the 9
and Nielsen checked, only to face a $350,000 bet from Tran.
Nielsen grimaced at his decision but ultimately called, only to muck as Tran showed K-8 for a nicely played 2nd pair value bet.
Top Two Tran
Tran made it $215,000 on the button and Nielsen called.
After a flop of 2
A
6
, JC led for $200,000 and Nielsen made the call.
The turn was the 9
and both players checked.
The river was the T
. Nielsen bet out $425,000 and Tran called, showing down A-T for top two. A increasingly disconsolate looking Nielsen mucked as Tran raked in ANOTHER big pot.
After an hour of heads up play, Tran has turned the tables on Nielsen, turning the screw using all his flair and experience.
Here are the current chip counts, showing how Tran has turned things round at this stage.
| JC Tran | $4,565,000 |
| Rasmus Nielsen | $3,535,000 |
- Level: 25
- Blinds: 30,000/60,000
- Ante: 5,000
- Average Stack: $4,077,000
- Players Left: 2
- Tables Left: 1
Event 49, No-Limit Hold'em - Day 3, Reports by:

Matthew Showell
Rod Stirzaker
Owen Laukkanen
Event 49, No-Limit Hold'em
- Buy-In: $1,500
- Entrants: 2,718
- Total Prize Money: $3,710,070
- Date: Jun 28, 2008
- Final Day Jun 30, 2008
Event Chip Leaders1 year ago
Event 49, No-Limit Hold'em
| Player | Chip Stack |
|---|---|
| Micah Raskin | $175,200 |
| Young Phan | $140,000 |
| Greg Alexander | $134,700 |
| Greg Mueller | $131,700 |
| Manelic Minaya | $127,300 |
Blind Structure1 year ago
Event 49, No-Limit Hold'em
| Level | Ante | Blinds |
|---|
| Level 1 | 25/50 | ||
| Level 2 | 50/100 | ||
| Level 3 | 100/200 | ||
| Level 4 | 25 | 100/200 | |
| Level 5 | 25 | 150/300 | |
| Level 6 | 50 | 200/400 | |
| Level 7 | 75 | 300/600 | |
| Level 8 | 100 | 400/800 | |
| Level 9 | 100 | 500/1,000 | |
| Level 10 | 100 | 600/1,200 | |
| Level 11 | 200 | 800/1,600 | |
| Level 12 | 300 | 1,000/2,000 | |
| Level 13 | 400 | 1,500/3,000 | |
| Level 14 | 500 | 2,000/4,000 | |
| Level 15 | 500 | 3,000/6,000 | |
| Level 16 | 1,000 | 4,000/8,000 | |
| Level 17 | 1,000 | 5,000/10,000 | |
| Level 18 | 1,000 | 6,000/12,000 | |
| Level 19 | 2,000 | 8,000/16,000 | |
| Level 20 | 3,000 | 10,000/20,000 | |
| Level 21 | 3,000 | 12,000/24,000 | |
| Level 22 | 4,000 | 15,000/30,000 | |
| Level 23 | 5,000 | 20,000/40,000 | |
| Level 24 | 5,000 | 25,000/50,000 | |
| Level 25 | 5,000 | 30,000/60,000 | |
| Level 26 | 10,000 | 40,000/80,000 | |
| Level 27 | 10,000 | 50,000/100,000 | |
| Level 28 | 15,000 | 60,000/120,000 |
