Event 10 (Flight A): Ramos Rivers Flush To Double

Event 10 ($60 No Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guarantee)
Level 14 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 111

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 32

Rafael Ramos (Cape Coral, FL)

Rafael Ramos (Cape Coral, FL) is coming off his Event 3 win last week, and it looks as if the "run good" has continued.  Just moments ago, Ramos's chips were being cut out by the dealer at Table 1, as he had doubled through Duane Minerva.

The chips got in the middle on the turn of a board reading J♦ 4♥ 10♥ Q♠, with Ramos holding A♥ 7♥ against Minerva's Q♦ Q♣ (turned set).  Minerva would only need to fade a heart on the river to become the flight chip leader, but instead would watch as the 3♥ fell on the river, giving Ramos the win and the double.

Ramos's all-in amount was 36,800, and once that stack was matched by Minerva (in addition to what was already in the pot), Ramos would find himself over 110,000.  Minerva now finds himself with less than (20) big blinds, and is looking to recover in time to find a bag.

Rafael's stack is now top five in the field, but everyone is still looking up at Hyndi Khomutetsky, who sits with close to 180,000.