Asia circuit regular Thi Xuan Ha Tran was a force to reckon with at the Freezeout event, turning her USD 230 buy in into a sizable USD 5,505 payout. The event drew 88 players with the top 11 earning a piece of the USD 17,072 prize pool.
By the sixth hour of play, it was bubble time with Tran well ahead in the counts. Khayal Abbasov delivered the bubble with Q2 spiking the queen to dust a player’s JJ
. The final table was soon formed with Tran still in command. Philippine player Jayvon Carreon was among the final 9 for his second final table.
It was a fast race to victory with Tran and Carreon going head to head for the title. Carreon was ahead until a failed bluff switched them up – Carreon bet every street on a board 33J 9 4 – Tran won it with J7 over Q8 . Tran went on to close it out on a flip with
pairing up on a board 45Q Q 3 to deny Carreon’s 22
.
