Championship: Blair Hinkle Eliminated by Scott Stewart

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with 500 ante
Players Remaining: 175 of 1,309

Scott Stewart (left) vs Blair Hinkle (right)

Victor Ramdin opened to 11,000 from middle position, Scott Stewart made it 31,500 from the hijack and Blair Hinkle raised to 70,000  from the cutoff.

Ramdin folds and Scott Stewart used one of his time chips before deciding to move all in. Hinkle calls all in for 211,000.

Stewart turned over KdKs and was in great shape against Hinkle’s QdQh.

The board came Jd6c6s8d5s and Stewart’s pocket kings held to eliminate Hinkle and take the chip lead.

Scott Stewart – 810,000