From Online Poker
One year after signing as a sponsored pro with 888Poker, J.C. Tran is once more a free agent after his contract was dissolved with the company. Following his departure, the 2-times WSOP bracelet winner tweeted the following message:
J.C. Tran (Online Poker)
“Want to announce that I am no longer a member of @888poker. Thank you for a fun journey ovr the past 12mos. GL to all of #team888.”
The 37-year-old Vietnamese-born poker pro was originally snapped up by 888Poker after reaching the 2013 WSOP Main Event final table as the chipleader. JC Tran eventually finished in 5th place for a $2,106,893 payday, but has since continued his winning ways and the following month finished runner-up at the $100k WPT Alpha 8 for $476,890. This year Tran’s results are looking equally as impressive and as well as winning a WPT title, he has amassed a further $857,345 in 2014, bringing his lifetime tournament tally to $11,749,387.
One might then wonder why 888Poker and J.C. Tran have now decided to part ways, with one speculation being that he signed a one-year contract which simply ran its course. Another suggestion is that not living in a regulated internet poker zone has meant the Sacramento native is in a less effective position to promote the brand, especially as he has said he has no intention to move because of his family.
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