With the conclusion of the 33rd event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, our series has come to an end. An amazing three weeks of poker here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino saw incredible fields and prize pools that was highlighted by the $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event.Over 2,300 entrants meant that not only was the $10 Million Guarantee met, but it was crushed by almost $2 million. Some of the best poker players from around the world as well as South Florida’s grinders showed up for what ended up being one of the premiere stops in poker this year.
Blair Hinkle began the final table of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10M GTD Championship Event with the chip lead. With a World Series of Poker bracelet under his belt and seven figures in online earnings, Hinkle has shined on poker’s biggest stage before. Second in chips was Justin Bonomo, who has more than $6 million in tournament earnings to his name. It was little surprise that the two chipleaders would find themselves playing for the $1,745,245 first-place prize.
The final table began at a fast pace, as four players fell in the first 58 hands. What followed next was a 165-hand heads-up duel between Hinkle and Bonomo. With career tournament earnings of nearly $10 million between them, both top professionals gave it everything they had for nearly six hours before Hinkle emerged victorious, having fought back from several chip deficits.
On the final hand, with more than a 6-to-1 chip lead, Hinkle called Bonomo’s all-in raise after the turn. Bonomo held top pair with a queen-high straight draw, but was drawing dead against Hinkle’s king-high straight.
Congratulations again to Blair Hinkle, winner of the inaugural Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship Event!
Thanks to all the players, staff and fans who made the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open an unforgettable series.
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, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 800,000, and Bonomo calls.
, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 2,100,000, and Bonomo thinks for a bit before he moves all in for 7,950,000.
for a king-high straight. Bonomo turns over 
for a pair of queens and a worthless gutshot queen-high straight draw — Bonomo is drawing dead.
, and Blair Hinkle wins the pot — and the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event — with a king-high straight.
, Bonomo bets 850,000, and Hinkle calls.
, Bonomo bets 2,300,000, and Hinkle thinks for a while before he folds. Bonomo takes the pot.
, Hinkle bets 700,000, Bonomo raises to 1,900,000, and Hinkle calls.
, and both players check. The river is the 
, Hinkle bets 900,000, and Bonomo thinks for a while before he calls.
, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 1,300,000, and Bonomo calls.
, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 4,000,000, and Bonomo calls.
, Bonomo checks, Hinkle bets 9,000,000, and Bonomo quickly calls. Hinkle turns over 
to win a huge pot with two pair, fives and fours, and Bonomo mucks.