11-18-2007 18:46 UTC-4

Erdman Eliminated by Testa

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Short stack Travis Erdman chose to make a move just five minutes after the first cards were dealt, opening with an all-in shove from late position. He was called rather quickly by Gabriel Testa, who tabled two black jacks; Erdman produced the {5-Diamonds}

.

The

flop was a good one for Erdman, as he picked up an open-ended straight draw. The turn brought the {A-Spades}

, lessening Erdman's outs, as it gave Testa nine outs to a flush, effectively stealing two of Erdman's outs to a straight. The {8-Spades}

fell on the river, gving Testa a hand-clinching flush and a nice sized pot to start the afternoon.

For his ninth-place finish, Erdman picked up $14,239 in prize money.

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