11-15-2009 14:44 UTC+8

Alexandr Tikholiz Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,500)

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Alex Tikholiz - 9th Place

We've found our first elimination of the final table. Short-stacked Alexandr Tikholiz open-shoved from the button. After Phillip Willcocks passed in the small blind, Dong-bin Han called from the big blind.

Tikholiz: {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{8-Hearts}

Han:

{A-Diamonds}

{10-Spades}

Han was pumped to see that he was in the lead. A flop of {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{K-Spades}

{A-Hearts}

gave a minor sweat, however, as it raised the specter of a chopped pot with a board pair. The {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

gave Tikholiz a few more chop outs. The board did pair on the river, but it was the {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

. Each player made trip aces, but Han's kicker played.

Tikholiz leaves with $10,500 in prize money.

Tags: Alex Tikholiz Dong-bin Han