Blair Hinkle kept the family name in the WSOP news when he won event #23, $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em. Blair’s older brother Grant Hinkle won WSOP Event #2 earlier this month. The young player proved to be tough beyond his years as he marched aggressively towards his first bracelet and the $507,563 first place prize. The 1344 player field for this event was well salted with notable pros. A comment from one of the professionals was overheard when he said, “Blair Hinkle is one of the toughest players I’ve faced during this WSOP.
Mark Brockington finished second after a few minutes of head-up play that saw Hinkle holding second best pocket sixes which turned into sixes full, twice! Brockington collected $325,552 as first runner-up. Daniel O’Brien was eliminated in the third spot and received $198,132 for his efforts.
Congratulations to Blair Hinkle for hanging tough and winning his first WSOP bracelet. Needless to say, Mrs. Hinkle is very proud of her two sons, especially since this is the first time in WSOP history that brothers have won bracelets in the same year.