Ramdin Re-Takes Control
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Joe Hachem limped his button, and Victor Ramdin used his option to raise to 300,000. Hachem called.
The flop rolled out 
, and Ramdin knocked the table. Hachem took his cue to fire at the pot, making it 350,000 to go. Ramdin instantly called.
The turn came the 
, and Ramdin checked again. Hachem wasn't slowing down just yet, and he made a second stab at the pot as he pushed out 875,000 more chips. Once more, Ramdin came right along with the call.
On the 
river, Hachem got the message and checked it back, and his check may well have saved his tournament life. Ramdin tabled 
, and his pocket pair was good enough to earn him the pot and a commanding lead in this duel.
Ramdin - 9.5 million
Hachem - 2.7 million