Hand #179 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,350,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes , Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 800,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the , and both players check. The river is the , Bonomo bets 3,300,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 57,750,000
Blair Hinkle – 13,675,000

Hand #180 – Uncertain, but it seems that Justin Bonomo folds, giving Blair Hinkle a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 57,425,000
Blair Hinkle – 14,000,000

Hand #181 – Blair Hinkle folds, giving Justin Bonomo a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 57,750,000
Blair Hinkle – 13,675,000

Hand #182 – Justin Bonomo min-raises to 1,000,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 58,325,000
Blair Hinkle – 13,100,000

Hand #183 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,250,000, Justin Bonomo moves all in, and Blair thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls with . Bonomo turns over , and it’s a probably chop situation.

The board comes , and it’s a chopped pot.

Justin Bonomo – 58,325,000
Blair Hinkle – 13,100,000

Hand #173 – Blair Hinkle folds, giving Justin Bonomo a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 54,350,000
Blair Hinkle – 17,075,000

Hand #174 – Justin Bonomo min-raises to 1,000,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 54,925,000
Blair Hinkle – 16,500,000

Hand #175 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,450,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes , Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets an unknown amount, and Bonomo folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 53,400,000
Blair Hinkle – 18,025,000

Hand #176 – Justin Bonomo min-raises to 1,000,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes , Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 1,050,000, and Hinkle calls.

The turn is the , Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 2,100,000, and Hinkle thinks for a while before he folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 55,525,000
Blair Hinkle – 15,900,000

Hand #177 – Blair Hinkle raises to about 1.25 million, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 54,950,000
Blair Hinkle – 16,475,000

Hand #178 – Justin Bonomo min-raises to 1,000,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 55,525,000
Blair Hinkle – 15,900,000

The players return from break to begin Level 38, with increased blinds of 250,000-500,000 and a 75,000 ante.

Justin Bonomo  –  54,025,000  (108 bb)
Blair Hinkle  –  17,400,000  (34 bb)

1st:  $1,745,245
2nd:  $1,163,500
3rd:  Mukul Pahuja  –  $872,625
4th:  Ray Qartomy  –  $639,925
5th:  Samuel Bernabeau Guilabert  –  $494,490
6th:  Greg Lehn  –  $378,138

Hand #166 – Justin Bonomo raises to 900,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 52,125,000
Blair Hinkle – 19,300,000

Hand #167 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 51,675,000
Blair Hinkle – 19,750,000

Hand #168 – Justin Bonomo raises to 900,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Hinkle bets 2,200,000, and Bonomo calls.

The river is the , and both players check. Hinkle shows for nine high, and Bonomo turns over to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Justin Bonomo – 54,825,000
Blair Hinkle – 16,600,000

Hand #169 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 54,375,000
Blair Hinkle – 17,050,000

Hand #170 – Justin Bonomo min-raises to 800,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to 2,500,000, and Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 53,525,000
Blair Hinkle – 17,900,000

Hand #171 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 53,075,000
Blair Hinkle – 18,350,000

Hand #172 – Justin Bonomo raises to 900,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes , Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 1,300,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 54,025,000
Blair Hinkle – 17,400,000

Hand #161 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes , Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,600,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the , Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 3,400,000, and Bonomo calls.

The river is the , and both players check. Bonomo shows to win the pot with two pair, sixes and fours.

Justin Bonomo – 53,575,000
Blair Hinkle – 17,850,000

Hand #162 – Justin Bonomo raises to 900,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets an unknown amount, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 54,525,000
Blair Hinkle – 16,900,000

Hand #163 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 54,075,000
Blair Hinkle – 17,350,000

Hand #164 – Justin Bonomo raises to 900,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes , Hinkle bets 1,000,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the , Hinkle bets 2,000,000, and Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 52,125,000
Blair Hinkle – 19,300,000

Hand #165 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 51,675,000

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

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

Hinkle shows 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 , Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 1,600,000, and Hinkle calls.

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

The river is the , 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

Hand #152 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,000,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 39,175,000
Blair Hinkle – 32,250,000

Hand #153 – Blair Hinkle folds, giving Justin Bonomo a walk.

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

Hand #154 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,000,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

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

Hand #155 – Blair Hinkle raises to an unknown amount, and Justin Bonomo folds.

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

Hand #151  –  Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 4,000,000, and Hinkle tanks for a while before he calls. The flop comes , and Bonomo asks Hinkle if he started the hand with about 25 million in chips. (He did.) Bonomo bets 3,000,000, and Hinkle thinks for a while before he calls.

The turn is the , and Bonomo thinks for a while before he checks. Blair thinks for a while himself before betting what looks like 3.5 million, and Bonomo quickly folds.

Hinkle takes the pot — and nearly evens things up again.

Justin Bonomo  –  38,725,000
Blair Hinkle  –  32,700,000

Hand #144 – Justin Bonomo raises to 900,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes , Hinkle bets 1,400,000, and Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 50,075,000
Blair Hinkle – 21,350,000

Hand #145 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,000,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. Both players check to the river on a board of .

Bonomo shows to win the pot with ace high, and Hinkle mucks.

Justin Bonomo – 51,125,000
Blair Hinkle – 20,300,000

Hand #146 – Justin Bonomo raises to 900,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 51,575,000
Blair Hinkle – 19,850,000

Hand #147 – Blair Hinkle raises to 800,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Bonomo bets 1,700,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 52,425,000
Blair Hinkle – 19,000,000

Hand #148 – Justin Bonomo raises to 900,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to 2,800,000, and Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 51,475,000
Blair Hinkle – 19,950,000

Hand #149 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,200,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes , Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,100,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the , and both players check. The river is the , Bonomo bets 2,400,000, and Hinkle calls.

Hinkle shows to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Justin Bonomo – 46,725,000
Blair Hinkle – 24,700,000

Hand #150 – Justin Bonomo raises to 900,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to 2,800,000, and Bonomo folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 45,775,000
Blair Hinkle – 25,650,000