Blair Hinkle Wins Event No. 23 ($507,563)
Jun 14, '08
Mark Brockington moved all in preflop for 1.2 million and he was called by Blair Hinkle. Brockington showed A
K
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!
Player Tags: Blair Hinkle, Mark Brockington
$2,000 NLHE - Final Table - David Steicke Eliminated in 4th Place
Jun 14, '08
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: 8
6
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.
Player Tags: Blair Hinkle, David Steicke, Mark Brockington
$2,000 NLHE - Final Table - Stuck at Four
Jun 14, '08
Blinds/Antes: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,344
Chip Counts:
Blair Hinkle: 2,450,000
David Steicke: 1,490,000
Daniel O'Brien: 935,000
Mark Brockington: 520,000
Average Stack: 1,344,000
Eliminations:
none
Big Hands/Storylines:
The Blair Hinkle Show
Action has been stuck at four handed for quite some time this past level. Blair Hinkle has been master of ceremonies and to say he is running the show is an understatement. Seventy-seven hands into things he had taken down 26 pots. With Hinkle taking down one out of every three hands, it is obvious that his opponents are trying to stay away. Just two double up hands by Daniel O'Brien and Mark Brockington are the only thing standing between Hinkle and total domination at this point.
Mark Brockington Doubles Up
Mark Brockington raised all in preflop for 380,000 and Blair Hinkle made the call. Their cards:
Brockington: A4
Hinkle: Q9
Board: 10742J
Brockington doubled up on the hand and prolonged four-handed play.
Player Tags: Blair Hinkle, David Steicke, Mark Brockington
