Victor Ramdin Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,577)
Omaha-8:
From under the gun, a short stacked Victor Ramdin made it 40,000 to go, effectively committing himself to this hand. Both Jonathan Tamayo and Denis Ethier made the call and we saw a flop of .
Ramdin checked his action and Tamayo fired out a bet of 20,000. Ethier mucked his cards and Ramdin check-raised to 40,000, placing his last chips into the middle. Tamayo made the call to put the Team PokerStars Pro at risk.
Showdown:
Ramdin:
Tamayo:
Ramdin's pair of eights were crushed by Tamayo's flopped trip sevens and he would need to spike an eight in order to claim the high half of the pot. After the fell on the turn, Ramdin added a low draw to his slim chances. He would need to catch a four or a six in order to claim the low half of the pot, or an eight for the scoop.
River:
With that, Tamayo filled up and Ramdin hit the rail in ninth place, earning $18,577 for his efforts.
Sarah caught up with Victor just before the final table.