For most of the event the veteran Team PokerStars Pro held the chip lead but slowly slipped the top spot as the final eight was set. But Ramdin persisted through the final table and despite entering heads-up with 2005 World Series Main Event champion Joe Hachem facing a defecit, came back to win his first major title since the 2006 WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic. Get exciting initial bonus offers at Ultimate Bet using the UB referral code, By entering this code you will receive a great bonus.
Flopping a straight against Hachem’s top pair and open-ender he first doubled up heads-up to take the lead,
Then, despite Hachem doubling back up to get close to even when he flopped a straight of his own, Ramdin used a pair of queens to drag a major pot and take control again before eventually sucking out on Hachem with ace-jack versus ace-king all-in pre-flop to take it home. UB offers one of the most premium welcome bonus offers in online poker world. Using the UB bonus code, players can receive bonus.
Hachem had to settle for adding $300,000 to his $11,014,140 in lifetime earnings as Ramdin pushed his career winnings over the $3 million mark.
The Big Event at The Bicycle Casino last Thursday still drew 417 players over two starting days, creating a $1,921,327 prize pool despite PokerStars and the North American Poker Tour pulling its branding at the 11th hour.