2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-up Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info

2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠7♥
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Entries
64

Kenny Tran Makes the Magician Vanish

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Things are winding down in the Diamonds bracket after the recent elimination of Antonio Esfandiari. Esfandiari moved in on the flop with an unimproved ace; his opponent, Kenny Tran, flopped two pair and made the quick and easy call. Esfandiari did not improve on the turn and was therefore drawing dead.

Only three matches remain: the back-and-forth battle between David Benyamine and Gus Hansen, the Duke-Garrett match on the feature table, and the curious but entertaining spectacle of Yeh v. Laak.

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariKenny Tran