Hands #91-94: Effectively Even Heads-Up

Hand #91 – Blair Hinkle folds, giving Justin Bonomo a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 33,175,000
Blair Hinkle – 38,250,000


Hand #92 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes Kh 5c 3s, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 900,000, and Hinkle check-raises to 2,200,000. Bonomo calls.

The turn is the 7d, Hinkle checks, and Bonomo thinks for a while before he checks behind.

The river is the Ah, and both players check. Both players show K-x, but Bonomo has a higher kicker (a 9 or a 10) to win the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 36,025,000
Blair Hinkle – 35,400,000


Hand #93 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 35,750,000
Blair Hinkle – 35,675,000

 


Hand #94 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 36,025,000
Blair Hinkle – 35,400,000

Hands #86-90: Bonomo’s 7-Hand Winning Streak Ends With a Walk

Hand #86 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 32,150,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,275,000


Hand #87 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 2,000,000, and Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 32,800,000
Blair Hinkle – 38,625,000


Hand #88 – Justin Bonomo folds, and Blair Hinkle receives a walk.

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


Hand #89 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 32,375,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,050,000


Hand #90 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes Kh 5d 2c, Bonomo bets 900,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 33,025,000
Blair Hinkle – 38,400

Hands #81-85: Justin Bonomo Bounce Back Again

Hand #81 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to about 1.7 million, and Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 24,000,000
Blair Hinkle – 47,425,000


Hand #82 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes Kd 10d 10c, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 800,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 24,650,000
Blair Hinkle – 46,775,000


Hand #83 – Blair Hinkle raises to 525,000 (mixing it up a bit), and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes Ah Kh 8d, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 650,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the 2h, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,600,000, and Bonomo thinks for a bit before he calls.

The river card pairs the board with the Kc, and Bonomo bets out for 4,000,000. Hinkle tanks for a bit before he takes a closer look at Bonomo’s remaining chip stack.

Hinkle goes into the tank for a while longer before he calls, and Bonomo shows Ks 9s to win the pot with trip kings. Hinkle mucks.

Justin Bonomo – 31,450,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,975,000


Hand #84 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 31,725,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,700,000


Hand #85 – Blair Hinkle folds, and Justin Bonomo receives a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 31,875,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,550,000

Hand #76-80: Blair Hinkle Takes a 2-to-1 Chip Lead

Hand #76 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 31,125,000
Blair Hinkle – 38,300,000


Hand #77 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 32,850,000
Blair Hinkle – 38,575,000


Hand #78 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes Ks Qc 4s, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 1,000,000, and Hinkle tanks for a while before he calls.

The turn is the 9c, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 2,600,000, and Hinkle thinks for a bit before he calls.

The river card pairs the board with the 9d, and both players check. Hinkle shows K-x to win the pot with two pair, kings and nines, and Bonomo mucks.

Justin Bonomo – 28,600,000
Blair Hinkle – 42,825,000


Hand #79 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes 9h 7s 2d, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 650,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the 4d, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,100,000, and Bonomo calls.

The river is the 8c, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 2,200,000, and Bonomo quickly calls. Hinkle shows 9d 6s to win the pot with a pair of nines, and Bonomo mucks.

Justin Bonomo – 24,000,000
Blair Hinkle – 47,425,000


Hand #80 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to 2,100,000, and Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 23,350,000
Blair Hinkle – 48,075,000

Hands #71-75: Justin Bonomo Gets Some Back

Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

Hand #71 – Blair Hinkle folds, and Justin Bonomo receives a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 31,650,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,775,000


Hand #72 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to 1,800,000, and Bonomo calls.

The flop comes 10h 9h 6h, Hinkle bets 2,400,000, and Bonomo folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 29,825,000
Blair Hinkle – 41,600,000


Hand #73 – Blair Hinkle folds, and Justin Bonomo receives a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 29,975,000
Blair Hinkle – 41,450,000


Hand #74 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 30,250,000
Blair Hinkle – 41,175,000


Hand #75 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes As 9d 6s, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 450,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the 6c, and both players check. The river is the 2d, Bonomo bets 1,500,000, and Hinkle calls.

Bonomo shows A-x to win the pot with two pair, aces and sixes, and Hinkle mucks.

Justin Bonomo – 32,850,000
Blair Hinkle – 38,575,000

Hands #65-70: Blair Hinkle Extends a Lead

Blair Hinkle
Blair Hinkle

Hand #65 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 2,000,000, and Hinkle calls. The flop comes Ad 10c 10s, Bonomo bets 1,700,000, and Hinkle calls.

The turn is the 4h, and both players check. The river is the 3h, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 2,900,000, and Bonomo folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo  –  29,850,000
Blair Hinkle  –  41,575,000


Hand #66  –  Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

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


Hand #67 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes 10s 7h 3h, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 450,000, and Bonomo check-raises to 1,400,000.

Hinkle folds, and Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 31,225,000
Blair Hinkle – 40,200,000


Hand #68 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 31,500,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,925,000


Hand #69 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 31,225,000
Blair Hinkle – 40,200,000


Hand #70 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 31,500,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,925,000

Hands #59-64: Heads-Up Play Begins

The blinds are still at 125,000-250,000 with a 25,000 ante.

Hand #59 – Blair Hinkle folds, and Justin Bonomo receives a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 35,225,000
Blair Hinkle – 36,200,000


Hand #60 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 35,500,000
Blair Hinkle – 35,925,000


Hand #61 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 2,000,000, and Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 36,150,000
Blair Hinkle – 35,275,000


Hand #62 – Justin Bonomo folds, and Blair Hinkle receives a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 36,000,000
Blair Hinkle – 35,425,000


Hand #63 – Blair Hinkle raises to 625,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes Ah 7c 7d, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 450,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the 4d, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,600,000, and Bonomo calls.

The river is the Ac, and both players check. Bonomo shows K-2 for king high, and Hinkle turns over Qd 7s to win the pot with a full house, sevens full of aces.

Justin Bonomo – 33,300,000
Blair Hinkle – 38,125,000


Hand #64 – Justin Bonomo raises to 625,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 33,575,000
Blair Hinkle – 37,850,000

Hand #58: Mukul Pahuja Eliminated in 3rd Place ($872,625)

Mukul Pahuja raises from the button to 550,000, Justin Bonomo reraises from the small blind to 1,500,000, and Mukul Pahuja moves all in for 7,450,000.

Bonomo calls with Ah 10h, and he dominates Pahuja’s Ks 10s. Pahuja will need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes 9h 9s 3c Qc 8s, and Bonomo wins the pot with his ace to eliminate Mukul Pahuja in third place.

Seat 2.  Justin Bonomo  –  35,075,000  (140 bb)
Seat 3.  Blair Hinkle  –  36,350,000  (145 bb)
Seat 6.  Mukul Pahuja  –  Out in 3rd Place  ($872,625)

Mukul Pahuja
Mukul Pahuja