JC Tran has started the Party Poker Premier League with his right foot, winning the first heat to score the maximum of 10 points and the $20,000 prize. Tran, who is representing Team PKR, defeated the 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate in the first heads-up to take the first heat, which also included David ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott, Annette Obrestad, Roland de Wolfe and Premier League II winner Andy Black

The heads-up action between Tran and the 2008 WSOP Main Event champ Eastgate was tough and arduous and even when the 22 year old Danish player started the Heads Up holding the chip lead, Tran only needed to be patient and wait for the right cards to secure his first victory at the event. The final hand saw Eastgate moving all-in with Q-3 with JC calling him with AK off-suit. After his victory, Tran was congratulated by Quinn Do and Nam Le. Tran, Quinn Do and Nam Le are all part of the Asian Poker Tour Ambassadors, a selected squad off players representing the APT at the most important poker events on the planet.