Tran Takes Out Epp
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Michael Tran has established himself as one of our early chip leaders after eliminating Gillian Epp after a cooler on Table 26.
We caught the action on a flop of 
and Epp made it 4,000 to go from the big blind. After picking up a caller the action got to Michael Tran in the small blind. He came over the top with a sizable 19,000 to send Epp into the tank.
She deliberated for a few minutes before shrugging and moving all in for around 29,000. The third player in the hand mumbled to himself and after a tank of his own he ultimately let it go, before Tran tossed in the extra to put Epp at risk.
��Do you have eight-nine of hearts?�� asked Epp.
��I have a set�� Tran replied.
Epp: 
Tran: 
It was Epp��s top two pair versus Tran��s middle set and while Epp could��ve caught an ace to stay alive, the 
turn and 
river wouldn��t oblige. She departs as one of the first eliminations of the day while Tran emerges as an early chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
Busted |