Carlos Villa Eliminated in 9th Place by John Duckworth

Carlos Villa raises UTG+1 to 15,000, John Duckworth moves all in from the small blind, and Villa calls with . Duckworth turns over , and Villa needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the pocket nines hold up for Duckworth to win the pot and eliminate Villa in ninth place.

John Duckworth  –  400,000  (67 bb)
Carlos Villa  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,200)

The final eight players are now verifying their chip stacks before bagging them up for Day 2, which begins at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, July 4th.

Stay tuned for official chip counts and a recap from Day 1A.