Blair Hinkle Eliminated in 6th Place ($80,510)

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Tournament chip leader Ben Fineman has just eliminated online pro Blair Hinkle from the main event in a big-time battle of the blinds. Action folded around to Fineman in the small blind who made it 60,000 to go. In an apparent attempt to defend his big blind, Hinkle quickly shoved his entire stack across the betting line - a wager worth an additional 518,000. Fineman made the call holding {A-Spades}

and it turned out to be the right one as Hinkle tabled {Q-Spades}

.

By the turn, the board read {8-Diamonds}

giving Hinkle both straight and flush outs, but the river paired the board ( {8-Spades}

) cementing the hand for Fineman. The win further increased Ben's chiplead over the field, catapulting him way past the one million mark for the day.

Hinkle took home $80,510 in prize money for his troubles.

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