Rohan Aggarwal raised to 135,000 in the hijack, Ryan Remmes moved all in for 395,000 in the big blind, and Aggarwal called.
Ryan Remmes: A♣J♣ 
Rohan Aggarwal: A♠3♣
Remmes had Aggarwal dominated, but Aggarwal hit a pair on the 3♥6♥2♠ flop to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 5♠7♠ and Remmes was sent to the rail in seventh place.
"This is my fourth straight final table. I made four final tables this week. Pretty good," Blair Hinkle said.
"This is his 86th final table in Council Bluffs, out of 90 tournaments," Taylor Howard joked.
Hinkle then raised to 120,000 in the hijack and Kevin Berthelsen called on the button. Howard moved all in for 1,000,000, Hinkle reshoved, and Berthelsen got out of the way.
Taylor Howard: A♥A♣
Blair Hinkle: J♥J♠
Howard had picked up two aces, but this is just Hinkle's week and the flop came K♠J♣7♦ to give him a set. The rest of the board came 4♣Q♥ and Howard was eliminated in eighth place.
,
Taylor Howard moved all in for 370,000 in the hijack and Dustin Helmuth called on the button.
Taylor Howard: 9♥9♦
Dustin Helmuth: 3♦3♣
Howard had Helmuth dominated, and the Q♥J♥7♣K♣J♠ board kept him in the lead to earn a double up.
Ryan Remmes raised to 130,000 in middle position and Rohan Aggarwal called in the small blind.
The flop came 10♠J♥5♥ and Remmes continued for 140,000. Aggarwal then moved all in, and Remmes quickly folded for his last 400,000.
In a limped pot between the blinds, Blair Hinkle led out for 60,000 on a flop of 10♣10♥3♥ and Terry Williams called.
The turn was the J♣ and Hinkle bet another 60,000. Williams then raised to 145,000, and Hinkle reraised to 410,000. Williams moved all in for 1,500,000, and Hinkle snap-called.
Hinkle showed J♥10♠ for a full house. "Oh, shit," Williams said as he turned over 10♦4♠. The river was the 5♣ and Hinkle took the massive pot to send Williams to the rail in ninth place.
"It is what it is," Williams said.
"They should just rename the Council Bluffs casino after you," Taylor Howard told Hinkle.
On the first hand of the final table, Kevin Berthelsen opened to 125,000 in the cutoff and Jack Do moved all in for 500,000 on the button. Berthelsen quickly folded.
A few hands later, Do raised to 140,000 in middle position and Blair Hinkle called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 9♠9♦8♥ flop. Hinkle then bet 190,000 on the 7♦ turn, and Do folded.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Do | 500,000 | 8 |
| 2 | Taylor Howard | 550,000 | 9 |
| 3 | Ryan Remmes | 850,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Dustin Helmuth | 2,300,000 | 38 |
| 5 | Jacob Long | 900,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Blair Hinkle | 3,150,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Terry Williams | 1,600,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Rohan Aggarwal | 1,600,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Kevin Berthelsen | 1,800,000 | 30 |
Matthew Riffel moved all in for 60,000 on the button and was up against Blair Hinkle in the big blind.
Matthew Riffel: 3♠3♣
Blair Hinkle: A♣K♠
Hinkle had woken up with ace-king as the 10♣7♣8♣ flop gave him a flush draw. He hit top pair on the A♦ turn, then improved to two pair on the K♥ river to send Riffel to the rail in 10th place.
The remaining nine players are drawing for seats at the final table.
Level: 24
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
The remaining 10 players are going on a 15-minute break.
button in Safari
