Shathaya Flips Ramon to the Rail
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Sinan Shathaya opened to 60,000 from the hijack and Ben Ramon three-bet to 315,000 on the button, leaving himself just 35,000 behind. Action folded back to Shathaya, who tanked a while before deciding to move all in. Ramon called to put himself at risk and a showdown was held.
Ben Ramon: A♥K♥
Sinan Shathaya: 9♣9♦
Shathaya was happy to see his was flipping, and let out a muted, "Yes!" after the 4♠7♠J♠3♦7♦ runout kept his nines best to eliminate Ramon.