Hands #95-96: Justin Bonomo Takes a Big Lead With Straight-Over-Straight

Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

Hand #95 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of 9d 4d 3h Js, Bonomo bets 2,600,000, and Hinkle thinks for a bit before he calls.

The river is the 2s, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 2,300,000, and Bonomo quickly folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 32,775,000
Blair Hinkle – 38,650,000


Hand #96 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, Blair Hinkle raises to 1,800,000, and Bonomo calls. The flop comes 8s 7s 6h, Hinkle bets 2,600,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the 5c, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 4,400,000, and Hinkle thinks for a bit before he calls.

The river is the 8d, Hinkle checks, and Bonomo thinks for a bit before betting 8,800,000, and Hinkle quickly calls.

Hinkle shows 5h 4h for an eight-high straight, but Bonomo turns over Kc 9h to win a huge pot — and take the chip lead — with a nine-high straight.

Justin Bonomo – 50,400,000
Blair Hinkle – 21,025,000