Unlucky Draw for Hinkles

Blair and Grant Hinkle are staring at some familiar faces for the time being.

The brothers have been seated together at Table 40 for some time, and they figure to stay that way, as four more tables remain to be broken before theirs. Plus, the Hinkles are known for taking chips rather than losing them, and both are above the average stack at this point.

Blair, in Seat 5, has around 120,000 chips. He's displayed his tournament prowess in the biggest events both live and online, as he counts a World Series of Poker bracelet, a WSOP Circuit ring, and a Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIX Main Event among his career wins. In total, he's racked up more than $1.5M in live cashes and another $1.5M in online cashes. After chopping the FTOPS Main Event for $1,162,950 just before Black Friday, Blair had more than a million dollars stuck in limbo when he was unable to cash out any of the money.

Grant, in Seat 1, is more of a live tournament player. Most notably, he defeated James Akenhead heads up in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event for a first prize of $831,279. That final table also included Chris Ferguson (finished third), Theo Tran (fourth) and David Bach (eighth). Hinkle bested a field of nearly 4,000 players. His unusually loose style seemed to throw his opponents off, and they were never able to get a handle on his play. Good fortune helped him seal the deal, when he shoved with and made quads against Akenhead's . Here's his interview with PokerNews after the big win.