HPT Season XV Championship

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

HPT Season XV Championship

Final Results
Winner
Paul Bianchi
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$181,874
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
353
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
153
Players Left
53

Dramatic Flop Leads to Chop

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Blair Hinkle
Blair Hinkle

From the big blind Stephen Nussrallah checked a {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop over to Blair Hinkle in the hijack, who bet 2,500. Nussrallah check-raised to 8,000, and Hinkle three-bet enough to put Nussrallah at risk for his last 28,000 or so. Nussrallah immediately called.

Stephen Nussrallah: {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Blair Hinkle: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Nussrallah's flush draw was bested by Hinkle's, but Nussrallah still had two live cards and an open-ender to draw to.

"Chop outs," Stephen Song said once the {8-Diamonds} hit the turn, and he proved prophetic as the {6-Spades} river put a full house on the board, chopping the pot up between Nussrallah and Hinkle.

Player Chips Progress
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Blair Hinkle
44,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Stephen Nussrallah
31,000
-6,500
-6,500

Tags: Blair HinkleStephen NussrallahStephen Song