Hinkle Catches St. Jean
When we got to the table, Blair Hinkle had just put in a four bet preflop of 6,200 after his opponent, Andrew St. Jean, had three bet him to 2,700. St. Jean decided to raise just above the minimum, putting in a five bet to 11,000. Hinkle called, and the pot already had over 22,000 in it. The flop came , and St. Jean put out a small bet of 7,200. Hinkle called, and the turn came the . Again St. Jean bet very small, just 7,100 this time, and again, Hinkle called. The river came the , and St. Jean thought for about 30 seconds before checking. Hinkle immediately checked behind, and the players showed their cards.
Hinkle:
St. Jean:
Hinkle had top pair top kicker while St. Jean was on a complete bluff the whole way. Hinkle took the pot, and has the early chip lead at his table at about 70,000.