Hinkle Takes Out Two
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mason "Uncle Ron" Hinkle calls himself the "ultimate poker railbird," but so far on Day 2 he's been the one to watch after busting two players on consecutive hands.
In the first hand, Hinkle raised to 90,000 from the button before Daniel Samson shoved for 300,000 in the small blind. Hinkle called.
Daniel Samson: 
Mason Hinkle: 
Samson hit a pair of jacks on the 
flop but improved no further as the board ran out 
and he hit the rail.
The next hand, bracelet winner Jim Collopy shoved for 600,000 and Hinkle again called, dominating Collopy's 
with 
.
Once again, Hinkle was left with the best hand as the board came 
, propelling him over the 2,000,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | 975,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |