Joe Hachem Eliminated in 2nd Place ($300,000)
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
On what turned out to be the last hand of the night, Victor Ramdin raised o 250,000 from the button only to have Joe Hachem move all in. Ramdin quickly called and the cards were revealed:
Hachem:
Ramdin:
Hachem was in a dominate position and in great shape to double. That all changed when the flop came down and gave Ramdin top two pair. Hachem's face dropped with disappointment. The dealer proceeded to burn and turn the , which gave Hachem some extra outs.
"Queen ball, baby," Hachem pleaded. Unfortunately for the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champ it was not meant to be as the peeled off. He was eliminated from The Big Event just one place shy of the title.