Boom! Pass the Sugar to Hachem!
From the hijack seat, Joe Hachem raised to 42,000. David Paredes made the call from the button and everyone else folded. The flop came down and Hachem continued with a bet of 83,000. Paredes made the call.
The was added to the board on the turn and Hachem thought for a couple minutes before making a wager of 173,000. Almost immediately Paredes moved all in to put the pressure on the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. Hachem tanked and tanked. He thought for several long minutes before spiking a stack of chips in the middle and announcing the call.
Hachem:
Paredes:
Hachem had made the right decision and was ahead, although he couldn't stand to watch the river card and covered up his eyes. The dealer dealt the on the river, which paired the board and kept Hachem with the best hand.
"Trust your gut!" he yelled out, referencing a moment yesterday in the tournament where he failed to go with his read. Hachem was all in for 583,000 total on the turn, having 410,000 in chips behind after he bet.
Hachem's now up to 1.46 million in chips while Paredes was knocked down to 790,000.