AUTHOR: Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
TITLE: J.C. Tran Wins World Poker Challenge Event
DATE: 7:30 AM
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The latest World Poker Tour champion is no stranger to victory, as J.C. Tran<br>wins the World Poker Challenge at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno. 474<br>players participated in the event, each putting up $5,000 to play the game.<br>Tran, who finished second at the WPT L.A. Poker Classic, has picked up eight<br>cashes for $2.6 million, all since October of 2006. Most recently he won<br>nearly $700,000 along with a $25,000 entry into the WPT Championship.
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