Hands #211-215: Heads-Up Play

Hand #211 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,600,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes Kh Qd 7d, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets an unknown amount, and Bonomo quickly folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 30,400,000
Blair Hinkle – 41,025,000


Hand #212 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,400,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 31,075,000
Blair Hinkle – 40,350,000


Hand #213 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,600,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes 4s 3s 2d, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 2,200,000, and Bonomo folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 29,400,000
Blair Hinkle – 42,025,000


Hand #214 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,400,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to 4,000,000, and Bonomo folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 27,925,000
Blair Hinkle – 43,500,000


Hand #215 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,500,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 4,200,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

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

Hands #206-210: Back-and-Forth and Back-and-Forth and Back-and-Forth …

Hand #206 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,400,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 32,075,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,350,000


Hand #207 – Blair Hinkle raises to an unknown amount, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 31,400,000
Blair Hinkle – 40,025,000


Hand #208 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,400,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 32,075,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,350,000


Hand #209 – Blair Hinkle raises to an unknown amount, and Justin Bonomo folds.

Justin Bonomo – 31,400,000
Blair Hinkle – 40,025,000


Hand #210 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,400,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 32,075,000
Blair Hinkle – 39,350,000

Hands #201-205: Blair Hinkle Retakes the Lead With a 17.55M Pot

Hand #201 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,800,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes 10s 9d 4c, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,400,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the 2s, and both players check. The river is the 10h, and they check again. Bonomo shows Q-8 for queen high, but Hinkle turns over Ad 6h to win the pot with ace high.

Justin Bonomo – 37,150,000
Blair Hinkle – 34,275,000


Hand #202 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,400,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 37,825,000
Blair Hinkle – 33,600,000


Hand #203 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,600,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of Ac Js 8c 2d, Bonomo bets 2,400,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

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


Hand #204 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,400,000, and Blair Hinkle folds.

Justin Bonomo – 40,175,000
Blair Hinkle – 31,250,000


Hand #205 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,600,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 5,000,000, and Hinkle thinks for a bit before he four-bets it to 8,700,000. Bonomo thinks for nearly a minute before he calls.

The flop comes 6s 3s 2h, Bonomo checks, Hinkle moves all in, and Bonomo quickly folds. Hinkle retakes the lead.

Pot Size: 17,550,000

Justin Bonomo – 31,400,000
Blair Hinkle – 40,025,000

Hands #197-200: Last Hands of Level 38

Hand #197 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,350,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. Both players check to the river on a board of 5d 4d 2c 2d Ah. Bonomo shows Ks 9c to win the pot with king high, and Hinkle mucks.

Justin Bonomo – 38,200,000
Blair Hinkle – 33,225,000


Hand #198 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,150,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes 10h 5c 4c, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 1,700,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

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


Hand #199 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,250,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 4,300,000, and Hinkle folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

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


Hand #200 – Justin Bonomo folds, giving Blair Hinkle a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 40,425,000
Blair Hinkle – 31,000,000

Hand #196: Blair Hinkle Doubles Thru Justin Bonomo (Back to Even)

Hand #196 – Justin Bonomo min-raises to 1,000,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to 3,200,000, and Bonomo moves all in.

Hinkle calls all in for 17,250,000 with 6c 6s, and Bonomo turns over 2d 2s. Hinkle is a dominant favorite to double up here.

The board comes Kd 5h 4h 9h Kh, and the pocket sixes hold up for Blair Hinkle to win the pot and double up in chips.

Justin Bonomo – 36,775,000
Blair Hinkle – 34,650,000

Hands #194-195: Justin Bonomo Rebuilds His 3-to-1 Chip Lead

Hand #194 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,200,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of Ks Js 5c 3h, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 1,800,000, and Hinkle calls.

The river is the 10c, and both players check. Hinkle shows Ah 6s for ace high, but Bonomo turns over As 5d to win the pot with a pair of fives.

Justin Bonomo – 43,675,000
Blair Hinkle – 27,750,000


Hand #195 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,350,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes Ks 3s 3c, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,000,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the 4s, and both players check. The river is the 8s, Bonomo bets 2,400,000, and Hinkle tanks for a minute before he raises to 8,000,000.

Bonomo tanks for a minute and a half before he moves all in, and Hinkle quickly folds. Bonomo takes the pot to increase his chip lead back to 3-to-1.

Justin Bonomo – 54,100,000
Blair Hinkle – 17,325,000

Hands #190-193: Bonomo Reopens a Chip Lead

Hand #190 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,250,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to an unknown amount, and Bonomo quickly folds.

Justin Bonomo – 33,825,000
Blair Hinkle – 37,600,000


Hand #191 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,350,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes Jc 7h 3s, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,100,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the As, and both players check. The river is the 9d, Bonomo bets 3,800,000, and Hinkle thinks for a minute and a half before he folds. Bonomo takes the pot — and retakes the chip lead.

Justin Bonomo – 36,350,000 (72 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 35,075,000 (70 bb)


Hand #192 – Justin Bonomo folds, giving Blair Hinkle a walk.

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


Hand #193 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,350,000, Justin Bonomo reraises to 4,500,000, and Hinkle tanks for more than a minute before he calls.

The flop comes Kh Ks 6s, Bonomo bets 4,000,000, and Hinkle quickly folds. Bonomo takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 40,600,000
Blair Hinkle – 30,825,000

Hands #187-189: Blair Hinkle Takes the Chip Lead

Hand #187 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,450,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes 5d 5c 4c, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 900,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn card double-pairs the board with the 5h, Hinkle bets an unknown amount, and Bonomo quickly folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 41,000,000
Blair Hinkle – 30,425,000


Hand #188 – Justin Bonomo raises to 1,250,000, Blair Hinkle reraises to 3,900,000, and Bonomo folds. Hinkle takes the pot.

Justin Bonomo – 39,675,000
Blair Hinkle – 31,750,000


Hand #189 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,350,000, and Justin Bonomo calls. The flop comes As 4d 3h, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,200,000, and Bonomo calls.

The turn is the 5d, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,900,000, and Bonomo calls.

The river is the 6d, Bonomo checks, and Hinkle thinks for a bit before he bets about 7,000,000. Bonomo quickly folds, and Hinkle take the pot — and the chip lead.

Pot Size: 9,050,000

Justin Bonomo – 35,150,000 (70 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 36,275,000 (72 bb)

Hands #184-186: Blair Hinkle Doubles Thru Justin Bonomo

Hand #184 – Justin Bonomo folds, giving Blair Hinkle a walk.

Justin Bonomo – 58,000,000
Blair Hinkle – 13,425,000


Hand #185 – Blair Hinkle raises to 1,250,000, and Justin Bonomo folds.

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


Hand #186 – Justin Bonomo min-raises to 1,000,000, and Blair Hinkle calls. The flop comes 10d 9c 7c, Hinkle checks, Bonomo bets 1,400,000, and Hinkle check-raises to 3,400,000.

Bonomo moves all in, and Hinkle calls all in for 12,925,000 with Ac As. Bonomo turns over Qc 9h for a pair of nines, and Hinkle is ahead with a chance to double up.

The turn is the 7h, the river is the 6d, and Blair Hinkle wins the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Justin Bonomo – 43,425,000
Blair Hinkle – 28,000,000