Brendan Waite Eliminated in 2nd Place ($74,881)
It's over! Blair Hinkle has done the improbable and won the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event for the second time in three years!
In what would be the final hand, Brendan Waite limped from the button and Hinkle checked his option, bringing about a flop of 
. Two checks followed, the 
turned, and Hinkle led out for 125,000. Waite raised to 325,000, Hinkle called, and the 
completed the board on the river.
Hinkle checked, Waite bet 420,000, and Hinkle woke up with an all-in check-raise. Waite had about 1.3 million behind and thought long and hard before spiking in a call. It was the wrong choice. Hinkle tabled the 
for a straight, which bested the 
of Waite. The local pro was denied his second gold ring, but he had a $74,881 payday to help ease the pain.