Lucien Cohen Backdoors Into the Nuts

Minh Tran opens under the gun plus one for 18,000 and Lucien Cohen calls from the big blind.

The flop comes and Cohen leads for 19,000. Tran opts to call in position.

A similar pattern is seen on the turn. This time, though, Cohen bets a mere 8,000. Again, Tran calls.

The river comes the and Cohen grabs a pile of chips and puts it in the middle: 53,000. Tran wastes little time calling.

Cohen shows for the backdoor straight. Tran sighs and mucks.

Minh Tran – 170,000
Lucien Cohen – 560,000