06-22-2009 14:58 UTC-12

Patrick O'Connor Eliminated in 9th Place ($80,049)

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Patrick O'Connor - 9th Place

In a battle of the blinds, Patrick O'Connor moved all in for about 500,000 first into the pot from the small blind. In the big, Cantu peeked down at {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

{3-Spades}

and made the call to put O'Connor at risk. The Irishman opened up {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{4-Spades}

, racing to stay alive.

The flop was bone dry for him, coming {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{Q-Clubs}

{8-Hearts}

. O'Connor stood up and began stuffing his belongings into his backpack. The turn was a blank too, the {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

. The backpack now went onto the shoulders. The last card off was the {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

, again no help to the all-in player. He slid his chair under the table with his foot, shook hands with the table, and made his way to the payout desk.

For his three-day run to the final table, he'll take home more than $80,000. Not too bad.

Tags: Brandon Cantu Patrick O'Connor