Day 4: All Eyes on Ramdin and Hachem
Welcome back to The Big Event Main Event! What started with 417 players has now been reduced to the final 22, each looking to claim the top spot and the accompanying $500,000 first-place prize. Leading the charge is well-known pro Victor Ramdin who rode his Day 2 chip lead through Day 3 and starts the day with 1.6 million.
Ramdin is not the only well-known pro remaining in the field. He has some tough competition in the forms of Taylor von Kriegenbergh, Alex Kamberis, David Paredes, David “ODB” Baker, Chris DeMaci, Govert Metaal, and Joe Hachem. The 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion worked a small stack throughout Day 3 but managed a nice comeback to put himself in contention for the title. No doubt most eyes, especially those in Australia, will be focused on Hachem as the field plays down to the final table.
There are still a few big names left in the field, so the odds of one making it to there are fairly good. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be here to bring you all the hands, action, and eliminations with live coverage from the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California! Action is set to begin in about two hours, so be sure to check back then.
Here is a look at the final three tables at the start of the day:
| TABLE | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | 144,000 |
| 2 | Mike Kucinski | 71,000 |
| 3 | Victor Ramdin | 1,600,000 |
| 4 | James Dowdy | 1,132,000 |
| 5 | Santiago Nadal | 347,000 |
| 6 | Bryan Barrile | 367,000 |
| 7 | Wade Townsend | 1,108,000 |
| 8 | --empty-- | --empty-- |
| TABLE | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Leskowitz | 269,000 |
| 2 | David Peters | 370,000 |
| 3 | Govert Metaal | 157,000 |
| 4 | Joe Hachem | 610,000 |
| 5 | Alex Kamberis | 814,000 |
| 6 | David Paredes | 745,000 |
| 7 | Jaime Kaplan | 603,000 |
| 8 | Fab Gonzalez | 907,000 |
| TABLE | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris DeMaci | 340,000 |
| 2 | David Baker | 286,000 |
| 3 | --empty-- | --empty-- |
| 4 | Taylor von Kriegenbergh | 1,213,000 |
| 5 | Romik Vartzar | 569,000 |
| 6 | Joe Gaultieri | 100,000 |
| 7 | Jose De Noronha | 334,000 |
| 8 | Joshua Field | 277,000 |