Blair Hinkle Wins WSOP Circuit Council Bluffs Main Event ($88,555) -- Shiva Dudani Eliminated in Second Place ($54,715)
Aug 31, '10
Shiva Dudani had battled back slightly against Hinkle after the first couple of hands went to the young gold bracelet winner, but Dudani’s comeback capped out at 2.1 million. He was down to 1.4 million when he decided to move all in on the button with a 9
7
64
K
board sitting on the table.
Hinkle made the call and Dudani turned over J8. Hinkle revealed K6 for two pair and he won the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs main event. Dudani was eliminated in second place and he will take home $54,715 in prize money.
Hinkle was awarded the top prize worth $88,555 and the WSOP Circuit gold ring. He is also awarded a seat in the $1 million guaranteed National Championship that will take place in May 2011.
Player Tags: Blair Hinkle, Shiva Dudani
Hinkle Gaining the Edge
Aug 31, '10
The board read 10959 when Shiva Dudani bet 400,000 from the button. Blair Hinkle thought for a few minutes and then decided to make the call.
The river fell 2 and both players checked. Dudani said, “King-high.” Hinkle flipped over A8 and he collected the pot to grow his stack to 3.4 million. Dudani held 1.52 million after the hand.
Player Tags: Blair Hinkle, Shiva Dudani
Matt Lawrence Eliminated in Fourth Place ($29,092)
Aug 31, '10
Matt Lawrence (UTG) got it all in preflop against Shiva Dudani (small blind). Their cards:
Lawrence: A6
Dudani: A9
Board: K107A2
Lawrence was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he took home $29,092 in prize money.
Player Tags: Matt Lawrence, Shiva Dudani
Jack Do Eliminated in Sixth Place ($16,608)
Aug 31, '10
Jack Do got the last of his chips (255,000) into the middle on a board that read A728 and Shiva Dudani had him covered. Their cards:
Dudani: AA
Do: A4
River: 9
After the inconsequential river card fell Do was eliminated in sixth place. He will take home $16,608 in prize money. Dudani increased his chip lead to a whopping 1.66 million.
Player Tags: Shiva Dudani, Jack Do
Daniel Biddle Eliminated in Eighth Place ($10,131)
Aug 31, '10
Daniel Biddle got the last of his chips in on a 964 flop from the small blind and Shiva Dudani had him covered. Their cards:
Biddle: 65
Dudani: KK
Turn and River: 7 and 7
Biddle was eliminated in eighth place and he took home $10,131 in prize money. Dudani won the hand and he is now a massive chip leader with close to 1.2 million.
Player Tags: Shiva Dudani, Daniel Biddle
Bernard Lee Eliminated in 10th Place ($6,582)
Aug 31, '10
Bernard Lee was all in preflop for 199,000 preflop under the gun and Jack Do made the call UTG+1. Shiva Dudani then reraised all in for an additional 284,000 from the cutoff. Do decided to muck and Lee and Do then flipped over their cards:
Do: KK
Lee: AK
Board: 101043J
Lee was eliminated on the hand and he will take home $6,582 in prize money. Lee has now made it to the final table of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs main event three times in the last three years.
Player Tags: Bernard Lee, Shiva Dudani, Jack Do
