Kelly Kellner and Henry Tran Chat It Up

Henry Tran (pictured above) raises to 21,000 in the cutoff and Kelly Kellner (pictured below) reraises to 74,000 out of the small blind.

“Not a good position,” Tran says, referring to himself. But you know what?”

With that, Tran calls.

The flop comes  and Kellner checks. Tran bets 100,000 and Kellner immediately calls. “I wish I had a better hand,” Kellner admits.

The turn is the . Kellner announces a bet of 200,000 and Tran calls.

Tran asks Kellner something along the lines of what his plan is for the rest of the hand.

“What am I gonna do? I don’t know, to be honest,” Kellner replies.

Kellner then says he is going to check dark, adding, “Because I do my best work in the dark.” Tran asks the dealer if Kellner is allowed to do that. The dealer informs him that checking in the dark is allowed in this card room.

The river is the . Kellner checks and Tran tells him, “I have to bluff you know.” Kellner has another idea.

“Wanna just fold?”

Tran doesn’t and keeps thinking. Kellner is getting more comfortable. “The more you think, the better I’m feeling,” he tells Tran.

Tran keeps thinking. At one point he says, “Man, looks like I’m losing this hand.”

“Like your speech,” says Kellner. “Don’t buy it, but I like it.”

Eventually Tran checks behind. Kellner shows  for ace-high. Tran turns over  for a pair of tens. When the dealer announces Tran has the winning hand, he feigns shock.

“Ah! Did I win? Oh shit.” Tran then jokingly offers to buy the dealer’s glasses off of him since Tran clearly can’t see his cards very well.

With that hand, Tran takes the chip lead and crosses the million-mark.

Henry Tran – 1,230,000 (123 bb)
Kelly Kellner – 640,000 (64 bb)