Victor Ramdin Poker Tournament Updates

Level 24: Ramdin Eliminated in 9th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 12, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 17 players in accordance with the ten-level rule and resumed at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Victor Ramdin in 9th place ($18,577), the official eight-handed final table was set. The final eight players then took a one hour dinner break and returned at approximately 8:00pm to begin the final table. Play began with twenty-eight minutes remaining in Level 24.

NOTE: Sixty minute levels with games changing every eight hands.

Limits: 20,000-40,000

Hold’em – Omaha 8:
Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Razz – Stud – Stud 8:
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 963

Average Chip Count: 541,688

Chip Counts:

1. Adam Friedman – 1,006,000
2. Michael Chow – 907,000
3. Aaron Steury – 757,000
4. Ron Ware – 507,000
5. David Baker – 455,000
6. Jonathan Tamayo – 450,000
7. Denis Ethier – 139,000
8. Paolo Compagno – 123,000

Payouts:

1st. $289,283
2nd. $178,691
3rd. $121,437
4th. $84,516
5th. $60,036
6th. $43,512
7th. $32,150
8th. $24,219

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Denis Ethier,   Victor Ramdin,   Ron Ware,   Adam Friedman,   Jonathan Tamayo,   Paolo Compagno,   Aaron Steury,   Michael Chow

Victor Ramdin Busts One

Mar 27, '11

Phil Hellmuth bet 1,300 from the button and the small blind made the call. Victor Ramdin also made the call from the big blind and the flop was dealt 7 6 5.

Hellmuth then bet 1,200 and the small blind raised to 6,000. Ramdin reraised all in and Hellmuth mucked. The small blind decided to make the all-in call and the two players flipped over their cards:

Ramdin: J 9
Opponent: 8 8

Turn and River: 2 and 8

Ramdin grew his stack to more than 40,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin

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

Mar 11, '11

Victor 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: A J
Hachem: A K

Board: A J 8 10 2

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

Mar 11, '11

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

The turn fell 5 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: 10 7
Ramdin: 10 8

River: 6

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

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Joe Hachem

Victor Ramdin Doubles Up

Mar 11, '11

Victor Ramdin and Joe Hachem saw a limped and checked flop that fell 8 7 5. 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: 8 6
Ramdin: 9 6

Turn and River: A and 6

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

Victor Ramdin Makes a Flush to top 3 Million

Mar 10, '11

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 120,000 preflop and Victor Ramdin made the call. The flop was dealt A J J and both players checked. The turn brought the 4 and Ramdin bet 150,000.

Ausmus made the call and the 3 fell on the river. Ramdin bet 350,000 and Ausmus tossed in the chips to call. They revealed their cards and Ausmus held A 9, but they were no good against the K and 9 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

Brian Leskowitz Doubles Up

Mar 10, '11

Brian Leskowitz moved all in on a 9 6 3 flop and Victor Ramdin made the call. Ramdin held 9 8 and he was ahead of the ace-high of Leskowitz until the turn and river brought the A and the 4.

Leskowitz doubled up to 1.5 million after the hand. Ramdin fell to 2.4 million.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Bryan Leskowitz

Santiago Nadal Eliminated in Eighth Place ($35,327)

Mar 10, '11

Santiago Nadal raised preflop and Victor Ramdin reraised to 205,000. Nadal reraised all in for 898,000 and Ramdin made the call. Their cards:

Ramdin: A K
Nadal: J J

Board: 10 6 2 A 7

Nadal was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $35,327 in prize money. Ramdin grew his stack to 2.6 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Santiago Nadal

Metaal Doubles Again

Mar 10, '11

Victor Ramdin raised to 58,000 from the cutoff and Govert Metaal then moved all in for 210,000 more on the button. Ramdin made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Ramdin: J 7
Metaal: K Q

Board: K Q 10 5 6

Metaal doubled up for a second time and he now holds 550,000.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Govert Metaal

Level 17 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 34 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,650,000
2. Victor Ramdin — 1,250,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 690,000
4. Wade Townsend — 615,000
5. James Dowdy — 470,000
6. Josh Field — 395,000
7. David Parades — 380,000
8. David Peters — 375,000
9. David Baker — 375,000
10. Joe Hachem — 310,000

Cashes:

35th: Ali Eslami — $9,000
36th: Farhad Saadat — $9,000
37th: Daniel Negreanu — $9,000
38th: Ognjen Sekularac — $9,000
39th: Calvin Anderson — $9,000
40th: Dustin Schmidt — $9,000
41st: Shawn Busse — $8,000
42nd: Pat Pezzin — $8,000
43rd: Michael Allmrodj — $8,000
44th: Anton Nikaj — $8,000
45th: Ken Lawson — $8,000

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu got the last of his chips into the middle with A Q in the hole on the hi-jack. His opponent held 9 7 on the big blind. The board ran out Q 10 5 3 4 and Negreanu was eliminated in 37th place and he will take home $9,000 in prize money.

Victor Ramdin Picks up another Six Figures

The board read A Q 3 2 3 when Victor Ramdin put out a bet for 90,000. His opponent mucked on the button and Ramdin picked up another 120,000 to grow his stack to 1.25 million.

Chris DeMaci Pads his Stack

The board read A J 9 3 when the button bet 35,000. Chris DeMaci made the call on the big blind and the river fell 3. Both players checked and DeMaci flipped over A 8. His opponent mucked and DeMaci grew his stack to 690,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Christopher DeMaci

Level 14 Update -- Day 2 Ends

Mar 07, '11

NOTE: Day 2 has come to a close and there are 70 players still in the hunt for the top 56 spots that will get paid in The Big Event. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events, and tune back in tomorrow at noon PST for day 3 action from Card Player.

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 70 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,050,000
2. Jamie Kaplan — 505,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 465,000
4. Tyler Cornell — 410,000
5. David Paredes — 275,000
6. Pat Pezzin — 270,000
7. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
8. Daniel Negreanu — 260,000
9. Shawn Busse — 245,000
10. Alex Kamberis — 240,000

Notable Eliminations:

Rep Porter
Gioi Luong

Big Hands:

Victor Ramdin Eliminates Yet Another Opponent

Victor Ramdin has been on an amazing rush on day 2 and during the last level of the night he took out another opponent. The hi-jack was all in for about 120,000 preflop and Ramdin made the call on the button. Their cards:

Ramdin: J J
Opponent: 10 10

Board: A Q 5 K 3

Ramdin won the hand and he grew his chip lead to 1,050,000 to end the night.

Daniel Negreanu Wins a Nice Pot to End the Night

Daniel Negreanu raised to 7,700 preflop from the button and the big blind went into the tank before reraising to 18,100. Negreanu made the call and the flop fell A 9 8.

The big blind bet 21,000 and Negreanu made the call. The turn fell Q and Negreanu bet 34,000. The big blind made the call and the river fell 6. Negreanu bet 75,000 and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually called after several minutes and Negreanu flipped over A Q. His opponent mucked and Negreanu grew his stack to 260,000 to end the night.

Poker Tweet — Jeff Williams

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Jeff Williams

Level 12 Update -- Victor Ramdin Grabs the Chip Lead

Mar 07, '11

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 102 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 575,000
2. Chris DeMaci — 550,000
3. Alex Kamberis — 300,000
4. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
5. Shawn Busse — 255,000
6. Ali Eslami — 180,000
7. David Baker — 175,000
8. Jason Wheeler — 160,000
9. Anh Van Nguyen — 125,000
10. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 120,000

Notable Eliminations:

Arnaud Mattern
Jonathan Aguiar
Benjamin Klier

Big Hands:

Victor Ramdin Rising High

A player in middle position raised to 12,500 preflop and Victor Ramdin made the call on the button. Scott Clements made the call UTG+1 and the flop fell 10 3 2.

All three players checked and the 6 fell on the turn. Ramdin bet 17,500 and Clements made the call. Middle position raised all in for 67,000. Ramdin made the call and Clements mucked. Their cards:

Ramdin: 6 6
Opponent: 7 5

River: 8

Ramdin won the hand and he grabbed the chip lead with 575,000.

David Baker vs. Joe Hachem

Joe Hachem bet 4,500 under the gun and David Baker raised 8,400 more from middle position preflop. Hachem made the call and the flop was dealt K 2 2. Both players checked and the turn fell 3.

Hachem checked and Baker bet 10,000. Hachem made the call and the river fell 2. Hachem checked and Baker bet 15,500. Hachem went into the tank for a couple minutes and he eventually made the call. Baker flipped over A K to win the hand when Hachem mucked. Baker grew his stack to 97,000.

David Peters Grabs Some Chips

The board read K 5 3 10 and there was 31,000 in the pot when David Peters bet 17,700 from the hi-jack. The small blind made the call and the river fell 6. Peters fired out 38,400 and his opponent made the call. Peters revealed A Q and his opponent mucked. Peters grew his stack to XXX after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Tom McEvoy

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   David Baker,   Victor Ramdin,   Scott Clements,   Joe Hachem,   David Peters

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

Mar 11, '11

Victor 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: A J
Hachem: A K

Board: A J 8 10 2

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

Mar 11, '11

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

The turn fell 5 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: 10 7
Ramdin: 10 8

River: 6

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

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Joe Hachem

Victor Ramdin Doubles Up

Mar 11, '11

Victor Ramdin and Joe Hachem saw a limped and checked flop that fell 8 7 5. 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: 8 6
Ramdin: 9 6

Turn and River: A and 6

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

Victor Ramdin Makes a Flush to top 3 Million

Mar 10, '11

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 120,000 preflop and Victor Ramdin made the call. The flop was dealt A J J and both players checked. The turn brought the 4 and Ramdin bet 150,000.

Ausmus made the call and the 3 fell on the river. Ramdin bet 350,000 and Ausmus tossed in the chips to call. They revealed their cards and Ausmus held A 9, but they were no good against the K and 9 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

Brian Leskowitz Doubles Up

Mar 10, '11

Brian Leskowitz moved all in on a 9 6 3 flop and Victor Ramdin made the call. Ramdin held 9 8 and he was ahead of the ace-high of Leskowitz until the turn and river brought the A and the 4.

Leskowitz doubled up to 1.5 million after the hand. Ramdin fell to 2.4 million.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Bryan Leskowitz

Santiago Nadal Eliminated in Eighth Place ($35,327)

Mar 10, '11

Santiago Nadal raised preflop and Victor Ramdin reraised to 205,000. Nadal reraised all in for 898,000 and Ramdin made the call. Their cards:

Ramdin: A K
Nadal: J J

Board: 10 6 2 A 7

Nadal was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $35,327 in prize money. Ramdin grew his stack to 2.6 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Santiago Nadal

Metaal Doubles Again

Mar 10, '11

Victor Ramdin raised to 58,000 from the cutoff and Govert Metaal then moved all in for 210,000 more on the button. Ramdin made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Ramdin: J 7
Metaal: K Q

Board: K Q 10 5 6

Metaal doubled up for a second time and he now holds 550,000.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Govert Metaal

Level 17 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 34 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,650,000
2. Victor Ramdin — 1,250,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 690,000
4. Wade Townsend — 615,000
5. James Dowdy — 470,000
6. Josh Field — 395,000
7. David Parades — 380,000
8. David Peters — 375,000
9. David Baker — 375,000
10. Joe Hachem — 310,000

Cashes:

35th: Ali Eslami — $9,000
36th: Farhad Saadat — $9,000
37th: Daniel Negreanu — $9,000
38th: Ognjen Sekularac — $9,000
39th: Calvin Anderson — $9,000
40th: Dustin Schmidt — $9,000
41st: Shawn Busse — $8,000
42nd: Pat Pezzin — $8,000
43rd: Michael Allmrodj — $8,000
44th: Anton Nikaj — $8,000
45th: Ken Lawson — $8,000

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu got the last of his chips into the middle with A Q in the hole on the hi-jack. His opponent held 9 7 on the big blind. The board ran out Q 10 5 3 4 and Negreanu was eliminated in 37th place and he will take home $9,000 in prize money.

Victor Ramdin Picks up another Six Figures

The board read A Q 3 2 3 when Victor Ramdin put out a bet for 90,000. His opponent mucked on the button and Ramdin picked up another 120,000 to grow his stack to 1.25 million.

Chris DeMaci Pads his Stack

The board read A J 9 3 when the button bet 35,000. Chris DeMaci made the call on the big blind and the river fell 3. Both players checked and DeMaci flipped over A 8. His opponent mucked and DeMaci grew his stack to 690,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Christopher DeMaci

Level 14 Update -- Day 2 Ends

Mar 07, '11

NOTE: Day 2 has come to a close and there are 70 players still in the hunt for the top 56 spots that will get paid in The Big Event. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events, and tune back in tomorrow at noon PST for day 3 action from Card Player.

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 70 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,050,000
2. Jamie Kaplan — 505,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 465,000
4. Tyler Cornell — 410,000
5. David Paredes — 275,000
6. Pat Pezzin — 270,000
7. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
8. Daniel Negreanu — 260,000
9. Shawn Busse — 245,000
10. Alex Kamberis — 240,000

Notable Eliminations:

Rep Porter
Gioi Luong

Big Hands:

Victor Ramdin Eliminates Yet Another Opponent

Victor Ramdin has been on an amazing rush on day 2 and during the last level of the night he took out another opponent. The hi-jack was all in for about 120,000 preflop and Ramdin made the call on the button. Their cards:

Ramdin: J J
Opponent: 10 10

Board: A Q 5 K 3

Ramdin won the hand and he grew his chip lead to 1,050,000 to end the night.

Daniel Negreanu Wins a Nice Pot to End the Night

Daniel Negreanu raised to 7,700 preflop from the button and the big blind went into the tank before reraising to 18,100. Negreanu made the call and the flop fell A 9 8.

The big blind bet 21,000 and Negreanu made the call. The turn fell Q and Negreanu bet 34,000. The big blind made the call and the river fell 6. Negreanu bet 75,000 and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually called after several minutes and Negreanu flipped over A Q. His opponent mucked and Negreanu grew his stack to 260,000 to end the night.

Poker Tweet — Jeff Williams

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Jeff Williams

Level 12 Update -- Victor Ramdin Grabs the Chip Lead

Mar 07, '11

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 102 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 575,000
2. Chris DeMaci — 550,000
3. Alex Kamberis — 300,000
4. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
5. Shawn Busse — 255,000
6. Ali Eslami — 180,000
7. David Baker — 175,000
8. Jason Wheeler — 160,000
9. Anh Van Nguyen — 125,000
10. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 120,000

Notable Eliminations:

Arnaud Mattern
Jonathan Aguiar
Benjamin Klier

Big Hands:

Victor Ramdin Rising High

A player in middle position raised to 12,500 preflop and Victor Ramdin made the call on the button. Scott Clements made the call UTG+1 and the flop fell 10 3 2.

All three players checked and the 6 fell on the turn. Ramdin bet 17,500 and Clements made the call. Middle position raised all in for 67,000. Ramdin made the call and Clements mucked. Their cards:

Ramdin: 6 6
Opponent: 7 5

River: 8

Ramdin won the hand and he grabbed the chip lead with 575,000.

David Baker vs. Joe Hachem

Joe Hachem bet 4,500 under the gun and David Baker raised 8,400 more from middle position preflop. Hachem made the call and the flop was dealt K 2 2. Both players checked and the turn fell 3.

Hachem checked and Baker bet 10,000. Hachem made the call and the river fell 2. Hachem checked and Baker bet 15,500. Hachem went into the tank for a couple minutes and he eventually made the call. Baker flipped over A K to win the hand when Hachem mucked. Baker grew his stack to 97,000.

David Peters Grabs Some Chips

The board read K 5 3 10 and there was 31,000 in the pot when David Peters bet 17,700 from the hi-jack. The small blind made the call and the river fell 6. Peters fired out 38,400 and his opponent made the call. Peters revealed A Q and his opponent mucked. Peters grew his stack to XXX after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Tom McEvoy

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   David Baker,   Victor Ramdin,   Scott Clements,   Joe Hachem,   David Peters

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

Mar 11, '11

Victor 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: A J
Hachem: A K

Board: A J 8 10 2

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

Mar 11, '11

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

The turn fell 5 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: 10 7
Ramdin: 10 8

River: 6

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

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Joe Hachem

Victor Ramdin Doubles Up

Mar 11, '11

Victor Ramdin and Joe Hachem saw a limped and checked flop that fell 8 7 5. 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: 8 6
Ramdin: 9 6

Turn and River: A and 6

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

Victor Ramdin Makes a Flush to top 3 Million

Mar 10, '11

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 120,000 preflop and Victor Ramdin made the call. The flop was dealt A J J and both players checked. The turn brought the 4 and Ramdin bet 150,000.

Ausmus made the call and the 3 fell on the river. Ramdin bet 350,000 and Ausmus tossed in the chips to call. They revealed their cards and Ausmus held A 9, but they were no good against the K and 9 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

Brian Leskowitz Doubles Up

Mar 10, '11

Brian Leskowitz moved all in on a 9 6 3 flop and Victor Ramdin made the call. Ramdin held 9 8 and he was ahead of the ace-high of Leskowitz until the turn and river brought the A and the 4.

Leskowitz doubled up to 1.5 million after the hand. Ramdin fell to 2.4 million.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Bryan Leskowitz

Santiago Nadal Eliminated in Eighth Place ($35,327)

Mar 10, '11

Santiago Nadal raised preflop and Victor Ramdin reraised to 205,000. Nadal reraised all in for 898,000 and Ramdin made the call. Their cards:

Ramdin: A K
Nadal: J J

Board: 10 6 2 A 7

Nadal was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $35,327 in prize money. Ramdin grew his stack to 2.6 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Santiago Nadal

Metaal Doubles Again

Mar 10, '11

Victor Ramdin raised to 58,000 from the cutoff and Govert Metaal then moved all in for 210,000 more on the button. Ramdin made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Ramdin: J 7
Metaal: K Q

Board: K Q 10 5 6

Metaal doubled up for a second time and he now holds 550,000.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Govert Metaal

Level 17 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Mar 08, '11

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 34 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,650,000
2. Victor Ramdin — 1,250,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 690,000
4. Wade Townsend — 615,000
5. James Dowdy — 470,000
6. Josh Field — 395,000
7. David Parades — 380,000
8. David Peters — 375,000
9. David Baker — 375,000
10. Joe Hachem — 310,000

Cashes:

35th: Ali Eslami — $9,000
36th: Farhad Saadat — $9,000
37th: Daniel Negreanu — $9,000
38th: Ognjen Sekularac — $9,000
39th: Calvin Anderson — $9,000
40th: Dustin Schmidt — $9,000
41st: Shawn Busse — $8,000
42nd: Pat Pezzin — $8,000
43rd: Michael Allmrodj — $8,000
44th: Anton Nikaj — $8,000
45th: Ken Lawson — $8,000

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu got the last of his chips into the middle with A Q in the hole on the hi-jack. His opponent held 9 7 on the big blind. The board ran out Q 10 5 3 4 and Negreanu was eliminated in 37th place and he will take home $9,000 in prize money.

Victor Ramdin Picks up another Six Figures

The board read A Q 3 2 3 when Victor Ramdin put out a bet for 90,000. His opponent mucked on the button and Ramdin picked up another 120,000 to grow his stack to 1.25 million.

Chris DeMaci Pads his Stack

The board read A J 9 3 when the button bet 35,000. Chris DeMaci made the call on the big blind and the river fell 3. Both players checked and DeMaci flipped over A 8. His opponent mucked and DeMaci grew his stack to 690,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Christopher DeMaci

Level 14 Update -- Day 2 Ends

Mar 07, '11

NOTE: Day 2 has come to a close and there are 70 players still in the hunt for the top 56 spots that will get paid in The Big Event. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events, and tune back in tomorrow at noon PST for day 3 action from Card Player.

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 70 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 1,050,000
2. Jamie Kaplan — 505,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 465,000
4. Tyler Cornell — 410,000
5. David Paredes — 275,000
6. Pat Pezzin — 270,000
7. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
8. Daniel Negreanu — 260,000
9. Shawn Busse — 245,000
10. Alex Kamberis — 240,000

Notable Eliminations:

Rep Porter
Gioi Luong

Big Hands:

Victor Ramdin Eliminates Yet Another Opponent

Victor Ramdin has been on an amazing rush on day 2 and during the last level of the night he took out another opponent. The hi-jack was all in for about 120,000 preflop and Ramdin made the call on the button. Their cards:

Ramdin: J J
Opponent: 10 10

Board: A Q 5 K 3

Ramdin won the hand and he grew his chip lead to 1,050,000 to end the night.

Daniel Negreanu Wins a Nice Pot to End the Night

Daniel Negreanu raised to 7,700 preflop from the button and the big blind went into the tank before reraising to 18,100. Negreanu made the call and the flop fell A 9 8.

The big blind bet 21,000 and Negreanu made the call. The turn fell Q and Negreanu bet 34,000. The big blind made the call and the river fell 6. Negreanu bet 75,000 and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually called after several minutes and Negreanu flipped over A Q. His opponent mucked and Negreanu grew his stack to 260,000 to end the night.

Poker Tweet — Jeff Williams

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Victor Ramdin,   Jeff Williams

Level 12 Update -- Victor Ramdin Grabs the Chip Lead

Mar 07, '11

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 102 out of 417

Chip Counts:

1. Victor Ramdin — 575,000
2. Chris DeMaci — 550,000
3. Alex Kamberis — 300,000
4. Ryan Hughes — 265,000
5. Shawn Busse — 255,000
6. Ali Eslami — 180,000
7. David Baker — 175,000
8. Jason Wheeler — 160,000
9. Anh Van Nguyen — 125,000
10. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 120,000

Notable Eliminations:

Arnaud Mattern
Jonathan Aguiar
Benjamin Klier

Big Hands:

Victor Ramdin Rising High

A player in middle position raised to 12,500 preflop and Victor Ramdin made the call on the button. Scott Clements made the call UTG+1 and the flop fell 10 3 2.

All three players checked and the 6 fell on the turn. Ramdin bet 17,500 and Clements made the call. Middle position raised all in for 67,000. Ramdin made the call and Clements mucked. Their cards:

Ramdin: 6 6
Opponent: 7 5

River: 8

Ramdin won the hand and he grabbed the chip lead with 575,000.

David Baker vs. Joe Hachem

Joe Hachem bet 4,500 under the gun and David Baker raised 8,400 more from middle position preflop. Hachem made the call and the flop was dealt K 2 2. Both players checked and the turn fell 3.

Hachem checked and Baker bet 10,000. Hachem made the call and the river fell 2. Hachem checked and Baker bet 15,500. Hachem went into the tank for a couple minutes and he eventually made the call. Baker flipped over A K to win the hand when Hachem mucked. Baker grew his stack to 97,000.

David Peters Grabs Some Chips

The board read K 5 3 10 and there was 31,000 in the pot when David Peters bet 17,700 from the hi-jack. The small blind made the call and the river fell 6. Peters fired out 38,400 and his opponent made the call. Peters revealed A Q and his opponent mucked. Peters grew his stack to XXX after the hand.

Poker Tweet — Tom McEvoy

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   David Baker,   Victor Ramdin,   Scott Clements,   Joe Hachem,   David Peters

Victor Ramdin Eliminated in 12th Place ($26,232)

Dec 21, '10

Andy Frankenberger raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Victor Ramdin reraised all in for 60,000 preflop. Frankenberger made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Frankenberger: 8 8
Ramdin: A 10

Board: J 6 2 3 7

Ramdin was eliminated on the hand in 12th place and he will take home $26,232 in prize money.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Andy Frankenberger

Christian Harder Eliminated

Dec 21, '10

Christian Harder moved all in preflop from the button and Jason Burt reraised all in from the small blind. Victor Ramdin spent some time in the tank on the big blind but eventually mucked. Their cards:

Harder: Q 10
Burt: 8 8

Board: J 7 7 8 7

Harder was eliminated on the hand and Burt grew his stack to 420,000.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Christian Harder,   Jason Burt

Ramdin Takes a Hit

Dec 20, '10

There was 15,000 in the pot and a board that read Q 8 2 8 sat on the table when late position bet 12,000. Victor Ramdin made the call from the small blind and the turn fell 7. Ramdin checked and late position bet 37,200. Ramdin went into the tank for a while and eventually decided to muck.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin

Victor Ramdin Doubles Through Michael Binger

Dec 19, '10

Victor Ramdin and Michael Binger got it all in on a 8-5-3 board with two hearts. Binger showed 96 for a gutshot straight and flush draw, but he was actually in bad shape against Ramdin’s A2.

The board bricked for both players and Ramdin doubled up to 47,000. Binger was left with 14,000.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Michael Binger

Victor Ramdin Eliminated in 12th Place ($26,232)

Dec 21, '10

Andy Frankenberger raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Victor Ramdin reraised all in for 60,000 preflop. Frankenberger made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Frankenberger: 8 8
Ramdin: A 10

Board: J 6 2 3 7

Ramdin was eliminated on the hand in 12th place and he will take home $26,232 in prize money.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Andy Frankenberger

Christian Harder Eliminated

Dec 21, '10

Christian Harder moved all in preflop from the button and Jason Burt reraised all in from the small blind. Victor Ramdin spent some time in the tank on the big blind but eventually mucked. Their cards:

Harder: Q 10
Burt: 8 8

Board: J 7 7 8 7

Harder was eliminated on the hand and Burt grew his stack to 420,000.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Christian Harder,   Jason Burt

Ramdin Takes a Hit

Dec 20, '10

There was 15,000 in the pot and a board that read Q 8 2 8 sat on the table when late position bet 12,000. Victor Ramdin made the call from the small blind and the turn fell 7. Ramdin checked and late position bet 37,200. Ramdin went into the tank for a while and eventually decided to muck.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin

Victor Ramdin Doubles Through Michael Binger

Dec 19, '10

Victor Ramdin and Michael Binger got it all in on a 8-5-3 board with two hearts. Binger showed 96 for a gutshot straight and flush draw, but he was actually in bad shape against Ramdin’s A2.

The board bricked for both players and Ramdin doubled up to 47,000. Binger was left with 14,000.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Michael Binger

Victor Ramdin Eliminated in 12th Place ($26,232)

Dec 21, '10

Andy Frankenberger raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Victor Ramdin reraised all in for 60,000 preflop. Frankenberger made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Frankenberger: 8 8
Ramdin: A 10

Board: J 6 2 3 7

Ramdin was eliminated on the hand in 12th place and he will take home $26,232 in prize money.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Andy Frankenberger

Christian Harder Eliminated

Dec 21, '10

Christian Harder moved all in preflop from the button and Jason Burt reraised all in from the small blind. Victor Ramdin spent some time in the tank on the big blind but eventually mucked. Their cards:

Harder: Q 10
Burt: 8 8

Board: J 7 7 8 7

Harder was eliminated on the hand and Burt grew his stack to 420,000.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Christian Harder,   Jason Burt

Ramdin Takes a Hit

Dec 20, '10

There was 15,000 in the pot and a board that read Q 8 2 8 sat on the table when late position bet 12,000. Victor Ramdin made the call from the small blind and the turn fell 7. Ramdin checked and late position bet 37,200. Ramdin went into the tank for a while and eventually decided to muck.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin

Victor Ramdin Doubles Through Michael Binger

Dec 19, '10

Victor Ramdin and Michael Binger got it all in on a 8-5-3 board with two hearts. Binger showed 96 for a gutshot straight and flush draw, but he was actually in bad shape against Ramdin’s A2.

The board bricked for both players and Ramdin doubled up to 47,000. Binger was left with 14,000.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Michael Binger

Level 6 Update: Shannon Elizabeth Moving on Up

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 266 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Victor Ramdin

Big Hands

Shannon Elizabeth Makes a Nice River Bet

There was 3,500 in the pot and a board of 10 10 2 3 sitting on the table when Shannon Elizabeth bet 2,500 from the cutoff. The big blind went into the tank and then raised to 6,100. Elizabeth thought for a little bit and then made the call. The river fell 10 and Elizabeth put in a bet that big enough to put her opponent all in. He decided to muck and Elizabeth won the pot to grow her stack above 40,000.

Victor Ramdin Eliminated

Victor Ramdin and Jamie Rosen have been battling for most of the day, but Rosen just had the last laugh. Ramdin got the last of his chips into the middle on the turn, but he quickly found out that it was all over for him when the two players flipped over their cards:

Ramdin: A 8
Rosen: A 10

Board: A A 10 8 8

Ramdin was eliminated after the hand.

Faraz Jaka Takes a Hit

The hijack bet 1,000 and Faraz Jaka made the call from the big blind. The flop fell 6 3 3 and the hijack bet 1,500. Jaka made the call and then both players checked the K on the turn. The A followed on the river and Jaka bet 3,200. The hijack raised to 12,100 and Jaka went into the tank for a few minutes. He eventually made the call but his opponent flipped over K 8 for the flush. Jaka was knocked down to 32,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Faraz Jaka,   Jamie Rosen

Level 4 Update: ElkY Eliminated

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining: 319 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Nick Binger
Bertrand Grospellier
Jose Barbero
Carter Phillips
Mohsin Charania
Ryan Young
Jonathan Little

Big Hands:

Small Battles Adding Up

The small battles continue to take place at the active table 35. A recent hand saw Maria Ho bet 500 from the hijack on a 8 6 2 flop. Isaac Baron made the call from the cutoff and the 7 fell on the turn. Ho checked, Baron bet 2,200, and after some thought Ho mucked.

Ramdin vs. Rosen Again

Joe Bartholdi (cutoff), Jamie Rosen (small blind), and Victor Ramdin (big blind) all bought a 600-chip ticket to see a flop of K Q 2. They all checked and the turn fell 5. Ramdin bet 1,200 and Bartholdi mucked. Rosen made the call and the river fell 7. Ramdin bet 2,500 and Rosen made a reluctant call. He quickly mucked when Ramdin flipped over K 4 to win the hand.

Saul Grabs Some Quick Chips

Four players checked a limped flop of 10 9 9 and the 4 followed on the turn. Kevin Saul then opened the action for 500 from the small blind and Steve Sung mucked from the big blind. UTG made the call and the button mucked. The river brought the 9 and Saul fired out another 600. His opponent mucked and Saul added a couple thousand to his stack. He is still fighting to get back to a starting stack after a slow start.

Jason Senti Chips Up

There was a flop that read A 7 5 when Jason Senti bet 1,225 from the cutoff. The small blind made the call, leaving himself 9,000 behind, and then both players checked the 4 on the turn. The 3 fell on the river. The small blind checked and Senti fired out 2,100. The small blind hemmed and hawed for a few moments and tossed in the chips for a call. Senti flipped over 4 3 for the “Ugly two pair,” as he put it and grew his stack above where he started today with 30,000.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Maria Ho,   Kevin Saul,   Isaac Baron,   Jonathan Little,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Jamie Rosen,   Jason Senti

Level 2 Update: Late Registration

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: 345 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Greg Mueller
Darryll Fish

Big Hands:

Darryll Fish Eliminated

Darryll Fish moved all in for 425 preflop and one player in late position made the call. Their cards:

Fish: J 7
Opponent: A 9

Board: 6 5 2 K 7

The next hand Fish was all in preflop once again and this time the big blind made the call. Their cards:

Fish: Q Q
Big Blind: 9 4

Board: 6 4 3 8 9

The river fell like a dagger and Fish was eliminated from the tournament by the two pair of his opponent.

Ramdin vs. Rosen

A limped pot and a flop of A 10 10 sat on the table when Victor Ramdin bet 300 under the gun. Jamie Rosen made the check-call on the small blind and the 3 fell on the turn. Ramdin bet 800 and Rosen check called again. The river fell J and Ramdin opened the action again, this time for 3,000, but Rosen mucked his cards.

Leah Abandons Ship

There was 1,700 in the pot and a board of J 10 9 5 sat on the table when Mike Leah bet 1,100 from the big blind. The cutoff made the call and the button made an all-in call on a short stack. The 7 fell on the river and Leah checked. The cutoff fired out 2,625 and the button started to get out of his chair. Leah decided to muck and the cutoff flipped over 10 8. The cutoff mucked and exited the tournament area.

Left in the Deck

Just in Time

A few of the late arrivals that jumped into the tournament just before registration closed at the end of the break include Team PokerStars pro David Williams and John Hennigan.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Mike Leah,   Darryll Fish,   Jamie Rosen

Level Two, Hour Two: Victor Ramdin Eliminated

Jul 05, '10

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining:

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Oliver Daeninckx – 91,500
2. Thierry van den Berg – 77,300
3. Michael Mizrachi – 63,000
4. Lacey Jones – 60,000
5. Isaac Haxton – 55,000
6. Motoyuki Mabuchi – 51,000
7. Markus Golser – 48,500
8. Steve Jelinek – 48,100
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 47,000
10. John Hennigan – 46,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 32,500
Adam Schoenfeld – 32,000
Lee Watkinson – 28,000
Shannon Shorr – 35,000
Mark Gregorich – 33,000
Diego Cordovez – 30,000
Justin Marchand – 34,500

Players Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Beth Shak
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen

Notable Eliminations:

Victor Ramdin

Big Hands:

Gerasimov Takes One

Picking up the action on the flop of KJ4, Kirill Gerasimov checked and his opponent bet 650. Gerasimov made the call and the 6 fell on the turn.

Both players checked and the 10 came on the river. Gerasimov checked one more time and his opponent took a stab with 1,250. Gerasimov made the call and his opponent showed 76 for a pair of sixes.

Gerasimov tabled AJ for second pair and he took the pot. He was at 19,500.

Black Hurting

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read A74. Andy Black, Gary Benson and another player checked to see the J on the turn.

Black led out with 400 and both opponents called. The river was the 9 and Black led out for 200. Benson made the call while the other player mucked. Benson showed an ace while Black mucked and Black was down to 10,000.

Victor Ramdin Eliminated

Victor Ramdin was down to his last 1,600 and moved them in preflop. He was called by Matt Glantz and he turned over pocket aces. Ramdin needed help as he showed 88.

The flop came down AKJ and Glantz flopped a set. Ramdin needed running eights or the board to make a straight in order to survive.

The turn offered some hope as it brought the Q, but the river was the J, filling up Glantz and knocking Ramdin out of the tournament.

Caro Misses

Mike Caro and two other players limped preflop to see 542 come on the flop. A player bet 400 and Caro was the only caller.

The turn was the K and the player bet 1,400. Caro called again and the river was the 4.

Both players checked and Caro showed A7 for a busted club draw while the other player showed K9 for top pair. Caro was at 25,000.

Robl Kicks Better

Picking up the action on a flop of A64, the small blind checked and Andrew Robl bet 1,800. The small blind called and the 7 fell on the turn.

Both players checked and the river was the 2. Robl bet 6,000 and his opponent made the call. Robl then tabled AQ for top pair.

His opponent flashed A10 for an inferior kicker and Robl took in the pot. He was at 37,000.

Schoenfeld Outflopped

After the flop had come down 543, Adam Schoenfeld bet 1,000 and the player in seat 10 raised to 3,250. Schoenfeld made the call and the K came on the turn.

Both players checked and the 9 fell on the river. Schoenfeld fired 5,000 and his opponent quickly called.

Schoenfeld tabled 66 but seat 10 showed 55 for top set on the flop and Schoenfeld dropped the pot. He was at 32,000.

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Player Tags: Adam Schoenfeld,   Victor Ramdin,   Mike Caro,   Kirill Gerasimov,   Matthew Glantz,   Andy Black,   Andrew Robl