07-02-2009 11:05 UTC-12

James St. Hilaire Eliminated in 9th Place ($72,446)

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James St. Hilaire - 9th Place

Shorted stacked and in need for chips, St. Hilaire moved all in from the button for his last 250,000 or so. Jonas Wexler thought for a minute and finally made the call.

St Hilaire: {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{4-Hearts}

Wexler:

{Q-Clubs}

{7-Diamonds}

The flop fell {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{2-Diamonds}

{8-Hearts}

. St. Hilaire also held the lead after the turn fell {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

. But wouldn't you know it, the same card that crushed his chances a few hands earlier fell again, the dreaded {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

.

Wexler moves up to around 1.6 million in chips.