Theo Tran's Rough Day

It has been a rough afternoon for Theo Tran.  First ,he overslept this morning and had his stack blinded off for over an hour and when he did arrive to the tournament area, things just aren’t going his way.

First, Tran tangles in a pot with ClubWPT.com qualifier Alan Sasser, who check calls bets from Tran on every street as the board runs out [8d][5s][3s][9d][8s], including a 16,500 river bet.  As soon as Sasser’s chips hit the felt, Tran announces, "I have ten high."  Sasser turns over [Ac][Qs] for just ace high, which is enough to rake the substantial pot.

"Nice call," Tran says, impressed by Sasser’s play.

A few hands later, Tran moves all-in for his last 8,200 and the player in the cutoff reraises all-in for 20,100 total.  The big blind elects to call and the three hands are turned face up:

Tran: [2s][2d]
Player in cutoff: [Ac][Ad]
Player in big blind: [Td][Ts]

The flop falls [Qc][9d][2c], giving Tran his set, but the turn brings the [As] to give the cutoff the superior hand.  The river is the [7c] and the player in the cutoff wins the pot while Theo Tran is eliminated.