Some more eliminations from the last level include Greg Merson and Andrew Moreno who will be forced to come back tomorrow in an effort to bag chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The action folded around to the blinds and Debbie Hinton made it 10,000 to go from the small blind. Todd Boghosian called from the big blind and the flop came 
.
Hinton led out for 10,000 and Boghosian called to see the 
on the turn. Hinton checked this time and Boghosian splashed in a bet of 15,000 which Hinton called.
The river was the 
and Hinton checked again. Boghosian started sliding the rest of his stack in the middle and Hinton instantly folded.
"Girl, you're tough," Boghosian said as he flashed his 
. Hinton burst into laughter as she reached forward to turn over her 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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117,000 | 14,500 |
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100,000 | 50,200 |
Friman Villalona raised it up in middle position and Andrew Hills three-bet shoved all in for just under 50,000 in the big blind. Without any hesitation, Villalona quickly called and Hills had an uphill battle.
Friman Villalona: 
Andrew Hills: 
The flop of 
gave Hills nothing to be optimistic about but the 
on the turn gave him a straight draw. The 
on the river wasn't enough and Villalona scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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182,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Clyde Hinton just picked up his first WSOP Circuit ring last night in Event #8 which also pocketed him his second-best score to date with just over $10,000. He is looking to carry that momentum forward to the Main Event and so far it appears to be working for him.
The action folded around to the cutoff who ripped all in for a little over 30,000 which forced the small blind into the tank for a minute. He eventually folded and Hinton quickly called from the big blind.
Hinton turned over 
which was dominating his opponent's 
. The board ran out 
and Hinton's ace-high held on to earn him another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000 |
Vinny Maglio was down to just 30,500 chips and moved all in from middle position. The small blind re-shoved all in which got the big blind to fold and the cards were on their backs.
Vinny Maglio:
Opponent: 
The flop of left Maglio in the lead with the only pair thus far. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river would not improve his opponent and Maglio scored a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | 65,000 |
Steven Fuhrman opened to 6,000 from the hijack and Francisco Vazquez three-bet to 17,500 in the small blind. Fuhrman called and the two players saw a flop of 
. Both players checked and the landed on the turn.
Vazquez checked again and Fuhrman checked it back to see the 
on the river. Vazquez finally tossed in a bet of 15,500 but Fuhrman made a quick call. Vazquez turned over 
for air while Fuhrman held 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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147,500 | 79,500 |
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73,000 | 4,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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