Bronze Section Review: A Gift For Hinkle
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With five-hundred and sixty players remaining Blair Hinkle has just been handed a gift to take him to the top of the chip counts. The ink is not yet dry on the paycheck that Blair Hinkle received for his 4th place finish in Event #38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, and he is at it again. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder won $192,734 for that finish, and although there is a long way to go, he is sitting pretty at the top once more.
The player in the hijack seat raised to 800, Hinkle three-bet to 2,200 out of the big blind, the hijack four-bet to 6,200 and Hinkle moved all-in. The player in the hijack removed his ear plugs and if he wasn't thinking seriously about this hand before, he was now. A few minutes passed without any movement from Hinkle and any sign of a decision from his opponent. Eventually the clock was called and the hijack decided it was time to play.
"OK…I call," said the hijack.
Hinkle, who was wearing a white fisherman's hat, turned over 
and the hijack sheepishly turned over 
. The jaw of Ryan Julius (who was watching the hand) just dropped in a, "why doesn't that ever happen to me?" type of look.
The board ran out 
, the hijack left and the rest of the table started laughing.
"It must be the hat," said Julius.
In the very next hand the action folded around to Hinkle who raised in the small blind and the big blind folded.
"Did you see that? He had kings again," said Julius.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000 | |
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45,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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45,000 | |
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42,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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|
37,000 | |
|
21,000 | |
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18,600
12,000
|
12,000 |
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17,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
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14,000 | |
|
8,400 | |
|
7,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |