Tran takes early Player of the Year lead
JC Tran is heading the race to become the 2007 Poker Player of the Year following a string of impressive performances during the first two months of the year.
PokerNews has reported that Tran enters March at the top of the pile having overtaken previous frontrunner John Hennigan.
Tran’s performances at event such as the LA Poker Classic, where he came home in second place for the second successive year, have pushed him to the top of the leaderboard.
Hot on his heels is the Poker Classic winner, Eric Hershler, who triumphed at what was his first ever live tournament to become an instant millionaire. Hershler joins Hennigan in second place.
Tran first came to international prominence in 2004 when he finished fifth at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods. That year he also made two final tables at the WSOP. Notable victories for the player from Sacramento include last year’s World Championship of Online Poker event, from which he took away $670,000.