Event 23 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-14-2008 20:05 UTC-7

Hand #114 - Brockington

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O'Brien and Brockington see a cheap flop in the blinds.

{J-Diamonds}

O'Brien bets 55,000, Brockington calls.

Turn = {8-Diamonds}

O'Brien checks, Brockington bets 150,000 and wins the pots.

06-14-2008 20:08 UTC-7

Hand #115 - Brockington

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Brockington shoves all in from the small blind.

And in the big blind Hinkle calls.

Brockington: {J-Spades}

Hinkle:

Board:

Sounds of disappointment from the Hinkle Fan Club, and a much-needed double-up for Brockington.

06-14-2008 20:08 UTC-7

Hand #116 - Hinkle

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Hinkles wins the pots preflop with a standard raise.

06-14-2008 20:10 UTC-7

Hand #117 - Hinkle

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Hinkle makes it 105,000 on the button, and takes it down. Big blind Brockington passes the {6-Diamonds}

up -- seeing as a dealer error had resulted in the {6-Clubs}

being exposed and mucked.

06-14-2008 20:11 UTC-7

Hand #118 - Hinkle

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O'Brien passes, Brockington passes -- another walk for Hinkle.

06-14-2008 20:11 UTC-7

Hand #119 - Hinkle

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Hinkle takes it prelfop.

06-14-2008 20:13 UTC-7

Hand #120 - Hinkle & O'Brien

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Hinkle raises from the button/under-the-gun to 105,000 and O'Brien makes the call. O'Brien checks in the dark.

{Q-Clubs}

Hinkle bets 100,000, O'Brien calls.

Turn = {3-Clubs}

Check, check.

River = {7-Hearts}

Check, check.

10-9 versus J-10, chop chop

06-14-2008 20:16 UTC-7

O'Brien folds the button, and Brockington raises to 175,000 in the small blind. Hinkle goes into the tank for a while, and eventually moves all in for his very imposing, chip-leading 2.9 million. Brockington passes, and Hinkle takes the last pot of this level.

06-14-2008 20:16 UTC-7

Break Time

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It's time for Hinkle to have a tinkle as the players head off for their twenty minute break.

06-14-2008 20:30 UTC-7

Tales from the Rail

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The Hinkle fans spot references of themselves in the PokerNews blog...

"Can they hear what we say?" asks one confused chap.

"Yeah, man, they're over there," says another pointing to my isolated figure just a few yards away.

More tales from the rail as we receive them...