Grant Hillman Eliminated in 8th Place ($9,929)
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A limped pot saw half the table take a flop of 
. Michael Traylor was the first one to take a stab at the pot post-flop, sliding out a bet of 125,000. Two seats over, Grant Hillman announced an all in reraise, committing nearly 600,000 chips to the pot. When it came back around to Traylor, he considered for a minute before sighing and saying, "I have to call." With Hillman's tournament life hanging in the balance, the cards were turned up:
Traylor: 
(top two pair)
Hillman: 
(combo draw)
Hillman was looking for any nine or any diamond to stay alive, but the 
turn was about as blank as it gets. The river 
was the right color but the wrong suit, and Hillman can not get over the hump. He looked pretty disappointed about that miss as he stood from his chair and wished the table luck. Ninth place is good for nearly $10,000, but that's only a small consolation for now.