On the board of 
Shawn Roberts bet 4,300 and Lydia Waltonbaugh made the call.
The river was the 
, and both players checked. Lydia showed 
giving her two pair and Roberts mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
A player in Seat 1 had moved all in preflop for 32,500. Brandon Wetzel flat called. Ben Grise asked Wetzel how much he had behind before also making the flat call to create a huge pot.
Wetzel and Grise would check it down as the board ran out 
. The player in Seat 1 showed the 
and Wetzel showed the 
. But Grise had them both beat with the 
as the flush came home on the river.
With his tournament over, Seat 1 walked away and Grise stacked his winnings into one of the largest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
65,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000 | |
|
220,000 | |
|
200,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
195,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
185,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
140,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
120,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
90,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
60,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
60,000
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
50,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
31,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
||
|
24,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
The pot was limped from the early position, the cutoff, the small blind, and Jeff Hart checked his option in the big blind. The flop was 
, and the pot was checked around.
The turn was the 
, and Hart made it 2,500 to go. It was folded around to the small blind who made the call.
The river was the , both players checked, and Hart turned over the 
. The small blind mucked and now Hart is among the top of the chip leaders here on Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
The board read 
. Brandon Wetzel led out with a bet of about 8,000 and was raised by Nick Davidson to about 24,000. Wetzel thought for a long time while playing with his chips and eyeing Davidson before eventually putting in the call.
The turn was the 
. Both players checked coyly to head the to river which came the 
and the action again went check-check.
Wetzel turned over the as Davidson mucked to give Wetzel a sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
The HPT Hollywood Casino Columbus surpassed expectations by attracting 588 entries (103 on Day 1a, 157 on 1b, and 328 on 1c) over three starting flights. That created an $855,540 prize pool (the second-largest in Ohio history) that will be distributed to the top 63 players with a min-cash being worth $3,067.
The eventual winner is slated to walk away with a $191,723 top prize while the runner-up will also secure a six-figure payday. Here's a look at the final table payouts.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $191,723 |
| 2 | $118,434 |
| 3 | $77,621 |
| 4 | $53,934 |
| 5 | $39,194 |
| 6 | $30,418 |
| 7 | $25,561 |
| 8 | $21,301 |
| 9 | $17,041 |
John Dwyer raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and it folded around to the big blind who called. The flop came 
, and the big blind checked. Dwyer made a continuation bet of 2,700 and got called again from the big blind.
The turn came the 
, the big blind checked and Dwyer made it another 4,100. The big blind called.
The river was the 
, and this time Dwyer made it 7,800 putting his opponent in bad position if he made the call because he was low on chips. After a brief tank the big blind called and Dwyer showed him the and the big blind mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
244,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
This $1,650 buy-in Main Event is just one tournament in the HPT Columbus, which started last weekend. There have been several side events including Event #4: $200 NLH Bounty ($50 Bounty), a tournament that attracted 151 entries and created a $17,063 prize pool.
That was paid out to the top 18 players including Anthony Bellar (16th - $273), Sean Donato (12th - $410), Steven Perkins (8th - $606), and Bryant Madison (5th - $956).
The final four players struck a deal that saw the top three walk away with the same money but with Zachary Chin being crowned the champ
Here’s a look at how the final table wound up:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Chin | Caroll, OH | $2,831* |
| 2 | Corey Becker | Maumee, OH | $2,831* |
| 3 | Jonathan Betts | Grove City, OH | $2,830* |
| 4 | William French | Blacklick, OH | $2,000* |
| 5 | Bryant Madison | Columbus, OH | $956 |
| 6 | Donal Salleroli | Philadelphia, PA | $785 |
| 7 | James Estep | South Salem, OH | $691 |
| 8 | Steven Perkins | Hillard, OH | $606 |
| 9 | Patricia Yeory | Miamisburg, OH | $512 |
*Denotes three-way deal
Shortly after the dinner break Scott Dehm moved all in preflop and was met with one caller who had a shorter stack.
Dehm showed 
and his opponent showed . The flop put a stranglehold on the hand for Dehm as it came 
.
The on the turn provided his opponent with a glimmer of hope but that was quickly put out when a 
hit the river confirming his bust out and giving Dehm a nice after dinner boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
