Main Event Day 1c | 2019 Hollywood St. Louis

08-03-2019 21:20 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
BJ McBrayer	206,300
Ryan Gregor	150,300
John Richards	135,600
Tajesh Patel	131,200
Jason Darland	122,000
Gil George	111,300
Steven Sobel	78,500
David Simon	74,600

Blair Hinkle	70,900

Stephen Green	65,400
Bill Byrnes	63,200
Greg Wood	59,800
Derek Schroeder	57,800
Brian Green	55,200

Bill Haner	45,200
Matthew Donaldson	31,500

Shin Turns Flush, Sends Opponent Packing

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was heads up action after the flop between Mike Shin on the button and the small blind player.

The board showed .

The small blind player checked his option to Shin who bet and his opponent moved all in, Shin called.

Mike Shin:
Opponent:

Shin's opponent flopped two-pair but it was no good as the fell on the turn giving Shin the diamond flush.

The board completed with the river and Shin eliminated his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Shin	245,000 43,900	43,900

Tags: Mike Shin

08-03-2019 21:03 UTC-5

Some Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Bezler	230,000
Craig Casino	215,000 123,800	123,800
Mike Shin	201,100 201,100	201,100
Paul Strohm	174,500
Simon Webster	115,200 18,700	18,700
Craig Welko	110,900 34,100	34,100
James Mackey	84,000 47,000	47,000

Keith Heine	70,200 27,600	27,600
Matt Livingston	61,200 16,200	16,200
Nick Davidson	37,800 10,800	10,800
Tim Vance	23,500 -30,300	-30,300

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-03-2019 20:48 UTC-5

Webster Gets Aces Back to Back, Eliminates Copeland

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Hand #1:

Action on the table folded around to Quentin Crossley who limped in from the cutoff and before looking at his cards, Simon Webster said, "I probably have aces," after the dealer flipped over , and he then raised to 5,000.

Keith Heine folded his small blind and Jeffry Copeland moved all in from the big blind and was called by Webster after Crossley mucked his hand.

Simon Webster:
Jeffrey Copeland:

Webster called his hand and Copeland was in bad shape receiving no help from the board and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Hand #2:

A player from early position opened for 4,000 and action folded around to Webster who asked the initial raiser who much he was playing behind. After getting a confirmed 8,600 more, Webster three-bet to 10,500 from the cutoff and action folded back to the initial raiser.

"I have aces again, this time they're black," said Webster as his opponent mucked his hand and sure enough, Webster tabled and raked in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Webster	96,500 8,900	8,900
Quentin Crossley	47,800 -26,400	-26,400
Jeffrey Copeland	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Copeland Keith Heine Quentin Crossley Simon Webster

08-03-2019 20:28 UTC-5

Patel Applies Pressure

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Tajesh Patel opened for 3,300 on the button and was called by the small blind player.

The small blind player lead out for 3,300 on the flop and Patel took a look at his opponent's stack, then peeked at his cards and announced "all in" putting his opponent at risk.

After a few moments, Patel's opponent mucked their hand and Patel scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tajesh Patel	136,500 106,500	106,500

Tags: Tajesh Patel

08-03-2019 20:17 UTC-5

Final Numbers Are In

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

HPT St. Louis $1,650 Main Event attracted a total of 480 entries generating a $698,400 prize pool.

54 total spots will be paid with the min-cash being $3,003 and first place walking away with a cool $160,632.

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

08-03-2019 20:00 UTC-5

McBrayer Eliminates Two, Including Mangold

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was three-way all in action preflop that included Jason Mangold, BJ McBrayer, and a late-position player.

BJ McBrayer:
Jason Mangold:
Opponent:

McBrayer was ahead with his pocket queens and nothing changed as the board ran out eliminating both his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
BJ McBrayer	180,600 180,600	180,600

Tags: BJ McBrayer Jason Mangold

08-03-2019 19:51 UTC-5

Richards Wins with Ace-High

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was three-way action that saw a flop and action was checked to John Richards bet 5,500 from late position.

The big blind player folded while Ryan Gregor called from under the gun to see the turn. Both players checked and the dealer completed the board with the river, which was also checked by both players.

Gregor tabled for king-high but that was no good as Richards took the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
John Richards	122,600 42,800	42,800

Tags: John Richards Ryan Gregor