Oct 23, 2017
Justin Fawcett raises from the hijack to 16,000, reigning WPT Tournament of Champions winner Daniel Weinman calls from the cutoff, Tri Van Tran calls from the button, and Gaurav Raina (pictured) calls from the big blind.
All four players check to the turn on a board of , and Raina bets 37,000. Fawcett calls, Weinman folds, and Van Tran moves all in. Raina calls all in for 167,000, and Fawcett folds face up — two pair.
Van Tran shows for a jack-high straight, but he’s drawing dead against Raina’s — a king-high flush.
The meaningless river card pairs the board with the , which would have been very meaningful if Fawcett had called. (He would have rivered a full house.) But as it stands, Raina wins the pot with his heart flush to double up in chips.
Gaurav Raina – 445,000 (56 bb)
Tri Van Tran – 295,000 (37 bb)