11-21-2009 16:17 UTC-5

Edgar Cruz Eliminated in 17th Place ($4,711)

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Edgar Cruz

Edgar Cruz has just been eliminated from the tournament by chip leader Carlos Giron. Here's how the hand went down:

Action folded around the table to Clay Maguire on the button who opened with a raise to 20,000. Giron called from the small blind, as did Cruz in the big.

The flop came down {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{10-Hearts}

{8-Spades}

and Giron passed the first option to Cruz, who immediately shoved all in for 68,500. Maguire folded and Giron tanked for a solid three minutes before eventually making the call with {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

{9-Spades}

. Cruz tabled {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

.

Cruz picked up some additional outs after the {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

fell on the turn, giving him a flush draw, but the river blanked ( {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

) and Giron took down the pot, improving to 720,000 in chips on the day.

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