Grant Hinkle wins RunGood Downstream Main Event

Hinkle built his stack all at once toward the end of Day 1 after nursing his starting stack for the first 9 levels. He came into Day 2 second in chips with a stack of 221,000 chips, right behind the Day 1 chip leader and eventual second-place finisher Jesse Jones. He personally eliminated JD Hays, Matt Ellis, and Li Wu at the final table. 

In the final hand with Jones, Hinkle held a commanding lead with over 3 million chips to Jesse Jones’s 600,000. With the blinds at 20,000/40,000, Jones limped on the button and Hinkle moved all in from the big blind. Jones immediately called for his remaining 560,000 chips. Hinkle tabled 3♦3♣ while Jones held 4♣4♦. Jones even had Hinkle’s suits covered. But drawing slim is not the same as drawing dead, as evidenced by the K♠9♠3♥ flop. Hinkle’s set would hold through the 7♥ turn and J♥ river to take it down.

Final Table Results:

1. Grant Hinkle – $28,360
2. Jesse Jones – $19,654
3. JD Hays – $12,188
4. Joyce Thomas – $7,462
5. Craig Dick – $5,721
6. Jim Indiveri – $4,726
7. Matt Ellis – $3,731
8. Dustin Hill – $2,736
9. Li Wu – $1,990
10. Byron Tipton – $1,741

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