Blair and Grant Hinkle didn't come to the 2008 World Series of Poker looking to make history. But that's exactly what the brother combination from Kansas has done, and it took less than two weeks. Eleven days after his older brother shocked the poker world and captured a bracelet in the USD 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event , Blair Hinkle made sure the family bragging rights didn't last very long.
Blair Hinkle has made World Series of Poker history by winning a gold bracelet just 11 days after his brother Grant won a bracelet in Event #2 (USD 1,500 No Limit Hold 'em). Blair and Grant become the first siblings in the 39-year history of the WSOP to win bracelets in the same year. Blair beat a field of 1,344 players in Event #23 (USD 2,000 No Limit Hold 'em) to claim the gold bracelet and USD 507,563. Hinkle began the final table as one of the chip leaders, ahead of multiple bracelet winner Chris Bjorn...
Erst um 2:30 Uhr in der Nacht zum Samstag (Las-Vegas-Ortszeit) war der Final Table im USD 2.000 No-Limit Hold'em ermittelt. Die neun (von 1.344) verbliebenen Spieler gingen mit folgenden Startvoraussetzungen in den Finaltag. Das Spiel wurde in Level 20 (Blinds: 10.000/20.000, Ante: 3.000) wieder aufgenommen. Bereits in der fünften Hand erwischte es Stephane Tayar. Der Franzose pushte nach einer Bet von David Steicke all-in und zeigte A 10, fand aber gegen die Pocketqueens des Mannes aus Hongkong auf dem Board keine Verbesserung.
