Hands #156-160: Bonomo Wins a Pot Worth 13.3 Million

Hand #156 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,000,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to 2,900,000, and Bonomo calls. The flop comes Qh 10c 7c, Hinkle bets 2,400,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn card is the Ah, and both players check. The river is the Kc, Hinkle bets 4,900,000, and Bonomo quickly calls with Jc 9h for an ace-high straight.

Hinkle shows Jh 10d for an identical straight, and it’s a chopped pot.

Justin Bonomo – 39,425,000
Blair Hinkle – 32,000,000


Hand #157 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 4,200,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 40,675,000
Blair Hinkle – 30,750,000


Hand #158 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,000,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 41,125,000
Blair Hinkle – 30,300,000


Hand #159 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 40,675,000
Blair Hinkle – 30,750,000


Hand #160 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,000,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes 9c 7h 5c, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 1,600,000, and Hinkle calls.

The turn is the 3d, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 4,000,000, and Hinkle thinks for a while before he calls.

The river is the Qs, Hinkle checks, and Bonomo bets 10,500,000. Hinkle picks up his cards and holds them about two inches above the table as he goes into the tank, staring at the board most of the time.

After a little more than a minute, Hinkle folds, and Justin Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 47,325,000
Blair Hinkle – 24,100,000