
Blair Hinkle raises from the hijack to 130,000, Cong Pham reraises from the small blind to 280,000, and Hinkle reraises to 450,000. Pham five-bets all in for about 1.5 million, and Hinkle calls with
. Pham turns over
, and he’ll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes
, and the pocket nines hold up for Hinkle to win the pot and eliminate Pham in 28th place.
Blair Hinkle – 6,825,000 (136 bb)
Cong Pham – Out in 28th Place ($46,540)