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Main Event

  • Mar 05, '11 - Mar 10, '11
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Updates on Final Day (Mar 10, 11)

 
 

Victor Ramdin Wins The Big Event ($500,000) -- Joe Hachem Eliminated in Second Place ($300,000)

Victor RamdinVictor Ramdin raised to 250,000 preflop from the button and Joe Hachem then moved all in. Ramdin made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards:

Ramdin: ADiamond Suit JHeart Suit
Hachem: AClub Suit KClub Suit

Board: AHeart Suit JClub Suit 8Heart Suit 10Spade Suit 2Heart Suit

Hachem was eliminated from the tournament in second place and he will take home $300,000 in prize money. Ramdin is the champion of The Big Event and he takes home the top prize worth $500,000. That concludes our live coverage from Los Angeles.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Joe Hachem
 

Joe Hachem Doubles Up

Joe Hachem and Victor Ramdin saw another limped and checked pot, this one falling 9Heart Suit 8Club Suit 6Heart Suit. Ramdin checked and Hachem bet 200,000. Ramdin check-raised to 550,000 and Hachem made the call.

The turn fell 5Club Suit and Ramdin checked. Hachem bet 1,000,000 and Ramdin check-raised again, this time moving all in. Hachem made the all-in call for 2.1 million. Their cards:

Hachem: 10Diamond Suit 7Club Suit
Ramdin: 10Heart Suit 8Heart Suit

River: 6Diamond Suit

Hachem doubled up and the chip counts are pretty much even at 6 million.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Joe Hachem
 

Victor Ramdin Doubles Up

Victor Ramdin and Joe Hachem saw a limped and checked flop that fell 8Club Suit 7Diamond Suit 5Heart Suit. Hachem checked and Ramdin bet 150,000. Hachem raised to 500,000 and Ramdin reraised to 1.1 million. Hachem then moved all in and Ramdin made the all-in call for his final 3.58 million. Their cards:

Hachem: 8Diamond Suit 6Diamond Suit
Ramdin: 9Diamond Suit 6Club Suit

Turn and River: AHeart Suit and 6Spade Suit

Ramdin doubled up on the hand to survive and take the chip lead with 7 million and Hachem fell to 5 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Joe Hachem
 

Jeremy Ausmus Eliminated in Third Place ($190,000)

Jeremy AusmusJeremy Ausmus raised to 225,000 from the small blind preflop and Joe Hachem made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt KSpade Suit JSpade Suit 6Heart Suit and Ausmus bet 280,000. Hachem raised all in and Ausmus made an all-in call for 1.9 million. Their cards:

Ausmus: JDiamond Suit 9Diamond Suit
Hachem: KHeart Suit 7Diamond Suit

Turn and River: 8Heart Suit and 4Diamond Suit

Ausmus was eliminated in third place and he will take home $190,000 in prize money. Hachem grew his stack to 7,090,000 for the heads-up final, where he will face Victor Ramdin, who holds 5,420,000.

Player Tags: Joe Hachem,   Jeremy Ausmus
 

Blinds Increase

The blinds are now 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante for the start of level 29. Here is a look at the chip counts for the remaining three players:

Joe Hachem: 4,610,000
Victor Ramdin: 4,310,000
Jeremy Ausmus: 3,590,000

 

Joe Hachem Doubles Up

Joe Hachem raised to 180,000 preflop and Jeremy Ausmus reraised to 605,000. Hachem then reraised all in for about 3 million and Ausmus made the call. Their cards:

Ausmus: 8Diamond Suit 8Spade Suit
Hachem: ADiamond Suit KDiamond Suit

Board: KClub Suit JClub Suit 5Spade Suit 7Heart Suit QClub Suit

Hachem doubled up to 6.3 million on the hand and he took the chip lead. Ausmus fell to 4 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Joe Hachem,   Jeremy Ausmus
 

Blinds Increase

The blinds are now 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante for the start of level 28. Here is a look at the chip counts for the final three players:

Jeremy Ausmus: 7,100,000
Joe Hachem: 2,800,000
Victor Ramdin: 2,500,000

 

Taylor von Kriegenbergh Eliminated in Third Place ($140,000)

Taylor von KriegenberghJoe Hachem raised preflop and Taylor von Kriegenbergh reraised all in for a million. Hachem quickly made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Hachem: AHeart Suit QDiamond Suit
Kriegenbergh: KHeart Suit 10Spade Suit

The board ran out ADiamond Suit 7Diamond Suit 5Spade Suit 8Club Suit and Kriegenbergh was drawing dead. He was eliminated in fourth place and took home $140,000 in prize money. Hachem grew his stack close to 3 million heading into three-handed play.

 

Victor Ramdin Makes a Flush to top 3 Million

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 120,000 preflop and Victor Ramdin made the call. The flop was dealt AClub Suit JClub Suit JHeart Suit and both players checked. The turn brought the 4Club Suit and Ramdin bet 150,000.

Ausmus made the call and the 3Spade Suit fell on the river. Ramdin bet 350,000 and Ausmus tossed in the chips to call. They revealed their cards and Ausmus held ADiamond Suit 9Diamond Suit, but they were no good against the KClub Suit and 9Club Suit that Ramdin revealed.

Ramdin won the pot to grow his stack to 3 million and Ausmus dropped slightly but he is still strong with close to 7 million.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Jeremy Ausmus
 

Blinds Up

The blinds are now 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante for the start of level 27. Here is a look at the chip counts among the final four players:

Jeremy Ausmus — 6,900,000
Victor Ramdin — 2,970,000
Joe Hachem — 1,455,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,185,000

 
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