Tran missed and had to settle for second place and a $93,444 consolation prize. Tran had a straight draw and backdoor options, while Murray held an overpair with kings. In the final hand, the two got it in on a jack-high flop.
Murray defeated Viet Tran to take down the tournament. Among those to get a piece of it were Dylan Wilkerson (12h - $11,311), Amir Lehavot (24th - $5,469), JC Tran (31st - $3,534), and Allen Kessler (50th - $2,669). The $1,700 Main Event attracted 464 entries, which created a $702,960 prize pool. The first was 29-year-old Brett Murray, last year’s Thunder Valley Casino Champ, who won the Main Event for $151,145, and the other was Manju Gera, who finished as the Casino Champ. It was there a dozen gold rings were awarded and two players won their way into the season-ending Global Casino Championship. Over the weekend, the 2018/19 World Series of Poker Circuit wrapped up its stop at Sacramento’s Thunder Valley Casino.
