Theo Tran's Straight to the Eight
Apr 16, 2016
Three players including Theo Tran take a flop of 
. The first player to act cuts out a bet of 2,500 and Tran calls from the cutoff. The player on the button stays the course as well, keeping the action three handed to the turn.
The dealer produces the 
on fourth street and the original bettor checks. Tran and the button do the same, allowing the board to pair on the river with the 
. The first player checks for a second time, prompting Tran to bet 7,000. The player on the button thinks for about a minute before dropping out a call. The first player folds and the remaining two players show down their hole cards.
Tran rolls over 
for a straight to the eight. His opponent cannot beat it and he sends his cards sailing into the muck. Tran takes down the pot and brings his stack up to 46,000 in chips.
@WPT