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Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:25 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. He raises to 300,000. James Akenhead jacks it up to 900,000. Hinkle folds; Akenhead wins the pot.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:24 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle - 6,500,000
James Akenhead - 5,200,000
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:24 AM Local Time
James Akenhead has the button in seat 9 and he limps in. Grant Hinkle checks his option and they see the
flop. Hinkle checks and Akenhead fires out a bet of 175,000. Hinkle calls and the
peels off on the turn. Hinkle checks again and Akenhead slides out 375,000. Hinkle makes the call. The chips are pulled in and the
is the river. Hinkle checks yet again and Akenhead puts a stack of 800,000 in the center. Hinkle calls and Akenhead shows
for three of a kind. Hinkle flashes
as he mucked. James Akenhead picks up a big pot.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:17 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. He raises to 300,000. Akenhead folds.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:16 AM Local Time
James Akenhead has the button in seat 9 and he open-folds. Grant Hinkle gets a walk in his big blind.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:15 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. He raises to 300,000 straight. Again, Akenhead pops him back for 600,000 more. This is almost becoming routine. Hinkle has finally had enough; he puts in a third raise to 1.2 million. Akenhead is counting down his stack, trying to determine how much he would have left behind if he calls. Which he does. A flop worth 2.4 million is coming.
is the flop. Akenhead checks to Hinkle, who fires out 1.5 million. Akenhead thinks, then folds. Hinkle wins a big pot to rebuild his stack.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:11 AM Local Time
James Akenhead has the button in seat 9 and he open folds. Grant Hinkle gets a walk in his big blind.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:10 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. He makes it 300,000. James Akenhead calls.
The flop is
. Akenhead checks to Hinkle, who bets 350,000. Akenhead calls.
We get a turn of
. Both players check. The river comes
and they both check again. Akenhead shows
; Hinkle shows
. Akenhead wins another.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:09 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle - 7,200,000
James Akenhead - 4,500,000
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:08 AM Local Time
If this were a boxing match, the early rounds would definitely be scored in favor of James Akenhead. Apart from one big hand that went Hinkle's way, almost every pot has gone to Akenhead. He is jabbing away at Hinkle, wearing him down by winning a series of small pots. It remains to be seen whether Hinkle has enough gas left in the tank to take a few solid cuts back at Akenhead.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:07 AM Local Time
James Akenhead has the button in seat 9 and he raises to 350,000. Grant Hinkle folds and Akenhead wins the blinds and antes.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:06 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. He completes the small blind. James Akenhead checks his option.
. Both players check. The turn is
. They both check again. On a river of
, Akenhead fires out a bet of 175,000. Hinkle flips a call into the middle. Akenhead shows
for aces and queens, enough to win the pot.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:04 AM Local Time
James Akenhead has the button in seat 9 and he raises to 350,000. Grant Hinkle folds and Akenhead wins the blinds and antes.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:03 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. He raises to 300,000. Akenhead calls and we go to the flop.
Akenhead checks, and Hinkle raps the table behind him.
Akenhead, one hand on the bill of his cap, pushes out a bet of 450,000. Hinkle pitches his cards into the muck. The pot goes to Akenhead.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 2:00 AM Local Time
James Akenhead has the button in seat 9 and he raises to 350,000. Grant Hinkle reraises to 900,000. Akenhead calls. Flop comes
. Hinkle bets 1,200,000. Akenhead grips the bill of his cap firmly as he stares Hinkle down. Akenhead finally folds and Hinkle wins the pot.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 1:57 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. He makes it 300,000 to go. He looks totally drained (those of us in media row who have been covering this tournament for the last four days feel his pain). Akenhead again re-pops him to 900,000, and again Hinkle lets it go.
That's 6 of the last 7 hands to Akenhead.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 1:56 AM Local Time
James Akenhead has the button in seat 9 and he raises to 350,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 1:54 AM Local Time
Grant Hinkle has the button in Seat 10. He makes it 300,000 to go. Akenhead cuts a row of greens off his stack and reraises to 900,000 straight. Hinkle folds.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 1:52 AM Local Time
James Akenhead has the button in seat 9 and he raises to 380,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 1:50 AM Local Time
This is the last hand of Level 27. Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10. He raises to 250,000. Akenhead folds.