Mark Brockington moved all in preflop for 1.2 million and he was called by Blair Hinkle. Brockington showed AK and he was up against Hinkle's pocket sixes. The flop came down A62 and while both players hit their hands, Hinkle spiked a 6 for a set. The turn was the 8 sealing Brockington's fate. He earned $326,552 for his runner-up finish.

Hinkle earned $507,563 and of course, a gold bracelet that he can now match up with his older brother's. The Hinkles become only the second pair of brothers to own a bracelet in history, and they set a record by winning them at the same WSOP!

Blinds/Antes: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 of 1,344

Chip Counts:

Blair Hinkle: 3,950,000
Daniel O'Brien: 2,015,000
Mark Brockington: 565,000

Average Stack: 1,792,000

Eliminations:

4th Place: David Steicke ($166,333)

Big Hands/Storylines:

David Steicke Eliminated in Fourth Place ($166,333)

Blair Hinkle raised to 100,000 preflop and everyone made the call. The flop was dealt Q86 and David Steicke moved all in. Hinkle reraised all in and everyone else folded. Their cards:

Hinkle: 86
Steicke: 102

Turn and River: 510

Steicke was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $166,333 in prize money.

Daniel O'Brien Doubles Up

Daniel O'Brien raised all in for 840,000 preflop and Hinkle made the call. Their cards:

Hinkle: A9
O'Brien: AQ

Board: KK10J7

O'Brein doubled up on the hand to survive.

Mark Brockington Doubles Up

Mark Brockington shoved his small stack into the middle preflop and Hinkle called him down. Their cards:

Brockington: JJ
Hinkle: AQ

Board: 108432

Brockington doubled up on the hand to survive. Although doubling up both of his opponents Hinkle continued to dmoinate play by winning almost all of the small pots. He still held almost 4 million after the hand.
 

Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 of 1,344

Chip Counts:

Blair Hinkle: 2,829,000
David Steicke: 1,561,000
Daniel O'Brien: 769,000
Mark Brockington: 473,000

Average Stack: 1,344,000

Eliminations:

Dustin Dirksen: 5th Place ($137,757)

Big Hands/Storylines:

Dustin Dirksen Eliminated in Fifth Place ($137,757)

Dustin Dirksen raised all in preflop for 330,000 and Blair Hinkle made the call after pondering his move for a moment. Thier cards:

Hinkle: A8
Dirksen: A2

Board: Q3286

Dirksen was eliminated in fifth place, and he took home $137,757 in prize money. Hinkle cleared a hurdle by what had been his toughest opponent to start the day.

Hinkle the Dominator

It was announced 51 hands into the match that Hinkle had won 16 pots, or roughly one evey three hands. He now has the chip lead and it looks like whoever else wants to win this bracelet is going to have to go through Hinkle to win.

Daniel O'Brien Doubles Up

Blair Hinkle raised to 100,000 preflop and Daniel O'Brien made the call. Their cards:

Hinkle: AQ
O'Brien: QJ

Board: 1095108

O'Brien doubled up on the hand to survive.

Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 of 1,344

Chip Counts:

David Steicke: 1,510,000
Blair Hinkle: 1,300,000
Dustin Dirksen: 798,000
Mark Brockington: 607,000
Daniel O'Brien: 397,000
Chris Bjorin: 174,000
Dominik Kulicki: 131,000

Average Stack: 768,000

Eliminations:

9th Place: Stephane Tayar ($45,252)
8th Place: Andrew Jeffreys ($63,598)

Big Hands/Storylines:

Stephane Tayar Eliminated in Ninth Place ($45,252)

Early in play, Stephane Tayar got it all in preflop and David Steicke made the call. Their cards:

Steicke: QQ
Tayar: A10

Board: 5229K

The frenchman Tayar was eliminated in ninth place, and took home $45,252 in prize money.

Chris Bjorin Doubles Up

Chris Bjorin raised to 108,000 preflop and Dustin Dirksen made the call. Blair Hinkle then reraised all in over the top of everyone and Dirksen laid down his hand. Bjorin and Hinkle then reveaed their cards:

Hinkle: KJ
Bjorin: 1010

Board: 1054Q6

Bjorin doubled up on the hand to survive by spiking a 10 on the flop.

Andrew Jeffreys Eliminated in Eighth Place ($63,598)

The lone Aussie at the table, Andrew Jeffreys, moved all in preflop and Steicke quickly called him down. Steicke flipped over rockets and Jeffreys held cowboys for the classic ace vs. kings showdown. The board hit the table A10257 and Jeffreys was eliminated in eighth place. he took home $63,598 in prize money.

The final table of Event No. 23, the $2,000 no-limit hold'em event is set to begin at 2 p.m. Professional Blair Hinkle comes into the final table in second chip position, and he is gunning to join his brother Grant as a bracelet winner at the 2008 World Series of Poker. Here are the chip stacks heading into the final table.

Andrew Jeffreys: 1,051,000
Blair Hinkle: 1,030,000
Dustin Dirksen: 867,000
David Steicke: 611,000
Mark Brockington: 552,000
Daniel O'Brien: 465,000
Stepane Tayer: 323,000
Chris Bjorin: 247,000
Dominik Kulicki: 241,000

Average Stack: 597,333

The blinds will start at 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante. Catch all the action in CardPlayer.com's live coverage of the final table.