JC Tran, choke artist????

[GiantWalleye]

I just happened to take a look at CP and noticed that JC blew his chiplead and had another near miss with his second place finish. Is he unlucky or a bad shorthanded player? Either way 1.2 million aint exactly a bad showing.

[J.C. Gloves]

That wasn't a choke, just unlucky that the guy flopped 2 pair on him. IDK bout the guy calling the raise w/ the J6 but that was the best way for him to win (out-flopping).

U must not follow enuff of these final tables lately to realize how much of a "shove-fest" they are. WPT final tables=crapshoots for millions of dollars.

[shaniac]

JC is sort of the opposite of a choke artist, and 2nd place is actually quite similar to first in a tournament, which are very hard to win (plus the aforementioned fact that the final hand was sort of a standard-ish cold-deck).

[JuntMonkey]

Tournaments are "crap shoots" even with deep stacks if you want to use that term. The term is stupid though.

It was surprising that Jamie Gold won the WSOP after holding the chip lead for so long, because that never happens.

[Eagles]

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[GiantWalleye]

FYI, I was being sarcastic with the title. Got outflopped when he hit his A. Just sucks. I know he is an excellent player. I was definately rooting for him to take down the tourney.

[Schneids]

Also, I played a lot of LHE cash games with him and was very surprised to see he is quite a talented LHE cash game player too. Definitely a lot better than I was expecting from someone I initially knew as a NL cash game player and tourney pro.

IMO Tran has got to be one of the most well-rounded hold 'em players there is.

[GiantWalleye]

Schnieds,

Do you live out in Cali to be playing with him? Though obv MN is the best state ever.

[Schneids]

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Schnieds,

Do you live out in Cali to be playing with him? Though obv MN is the best state ever.

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I was in Cali a few weeks in February during some of the LAPC.

[JDalla]

he also won the WCOOP this year I believe.