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

06-14-2008 19:51 UTC-8

Hand #126 - Daniel O'Brien Eliminated in Third Place ($198,132)

Hinkle raises to 130,000 from the button, and O'Brien makes it all in for 1.2 million from the small blind. Brockington folds, and Hinkle checks his hole cards again. He looks at O'Brien, and then down at the felt. And then he calls.

O'Brien: {8-Spades}

Hinkle:

"YES, COME ON DANNY!!!" shout O'Brien's supporters.

"SIIIIXXXXX!!!" shouts the Hinkle Fan Club. This time it works.

Flop: {6-Hearts}

-- "WOOOOOO!!!"

Turn: {5-Clubs}

-- Hinkle is rubbing his hands and bouncing up and down

River: {K-Spades}

The Fan Club goes nuts, O'Brien takes third place money, and we are now heads up, Hinkle the chip leader.

06-14-2008 19:45 UTC-8

Hand #125 - Hinkle

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Hinkle dips into his stack again, raising to 180,000 from the small blind. O'Brien concedes his blind.

06-14-2008 19:43 UTC-8

Hand #124 - Hinkle

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Hinkle picks up the blinds and antes from the small blind.

06-14-2008 19:42 UTC-8

Hand #123 - Hinkle

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A depleted Hinkle takes no respite, raising it to 125,000 from the button on the very next hand. Brockington makes the call.

{9-Diamonds}

Brockington checks to Hinkle who bets 150,000. Brockington folds.

06-14-2008 19:41 UTC-8

Hand #122 - Brockington

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Brockington makes it 200,000 from the button, and Hinkle goes all in.

Call.

Brockington: {Q-Spades}

Hinkle:

"Five! Five! Five!" shouts the Hinkle Fan Club.

Board: er, {A-Diamonds}

and Hinkle's drawing dead right there. They probably shouldn't have shouted that. "Check the deck! That wasn't even exciting," says a Hinkle Fan Club member.

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

06-14-2008 19:30 UTC-8

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...

06-14-2008 19:16 UTC-8

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 19:16 UTC-8

Hand #121 - Hinkle

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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 19:13 UTC-8