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07-01-2008 01:13 UTC-7

Rino Mathis Eliminated in 18th Place ($35,814)

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Before the flop, Rino Mathis moved all in for his last 40,000 chips from the cutoff seat, holding {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{3-Hearts}

{4-Spades}

. Kido Pham, riding the tall stack, made the call with {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{8-Spades}

{9-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

. It was heads up to the board, with Mathis fighting for his tournament life.

The board ran sour for him though. It came {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

{6-Spades}

{7-Hearts}

{5-Diamonds}

{K-Spades}

. Both players flopped their straights, but Pham's was the big one, and he removes Rino Mathis from the field in 18th place. For his work over the last three days, Mathis will pick up more than $35,000.