Main Event Day 2 | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis

03-17-2019 14:58 UTC-5

Sturges Eliminated in 31st Place

LoriPersinger

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The UTG-player raised to 25,000, and action folded around to the player in the cutoff, who made the call.

Kou Vang re-raised it to 115,000 and Mary Sturges then four-bet shoved all in for less.

The UTG-player and cutoff-player both folded and Vang made the call.

Vang:
Sturges:

The flop was great for Sturges, but her joy was short-lived because the was the turn card, which continued Vang's red-hot run so far on Day 2.

The completed the board, and Sturges was eliminated in 31st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kou Vang	900,000 -20,000	-20,000
Mary Sturges	Busted

03-17-2019 14:50 UTC-5

Day 1A Chipleader Eliminated in 32nd Place

LoriPersinger

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

As told to us by Greg Wood:

Greg Wood raised to 23,000, and was called by Ryan Gregor from the next seat over and Mary Sturges.

After Sturges and Wood both checked the jack-eight-seven two-club flop, Gregor shoved

Sturges folded, Wood made the call and the players tabled their hands, with Wood holding pocket nines and Gregor holding .

The turn and sent Gregor to the rail and the pot to Wood.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Wood	785,000 285,000	285,000
Ryan Gregor	Busted

03-17-2019 14:34 UTC-5

Vang Eliminates Phelps in 33rd Place

Anthony Thompson

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Preston Phelps raised in middle position to 20,000. Kou Vang from the cutoff three-bet to 72,000. Action folded back to Phelps who shoved all in. Vang quickly called and the players tabled their hands.

Phelps:
Vang:

Phelps was far behind Vang and drawing dead after a came on the flop.

The turn and sealed Phelps fate and he was eliminated in 33rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kou Vang	600,000 -250,000	-250,000
Preston Phelps	Busted

Tags: Kou Vang Preston Phelps

03-17-2019 14:31 UTC-5

Burden Sends Sladek to the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A short-stacked Todd Sladek moved all in for 39,000 under the gun and Tim Burden called from the button. Both blinds folded and it was off to the races.

Burden:
Sladek:

It was a race and Sladek was just looking to hold to stay alive. That proved easier said than done though as the flop paired Burden. Neither the turn nor river helped Sladek and he headed for the payout desk in 34th place to collect $4,199.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Burden	400,000 40,000	40,000
Todd Sladek	Busted

Tags: Tim Burden Todd Sladek

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

03-17-2019 14:20 UTC-5

Landazzi Shows His Hand

LoriPersinger

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Helen Denton raised from under the gun to 22,000, and action folded around to Joe Landazzi in the small blind, who put out a stack of 5,000 chips.

Andy Echele then asked how much Landazzi's three-bet was, and after the dealer counted and confirmed a total of 79,000, Echele made the call and Denton folded.

After both players checked the flop, Landazzi shoved the turn.

Echele then asked, "Did you hit a set of fives or are you slow-playing aces?"

Landazzi remained silent, and Echele tabled face up.

Landazzi returned the favor by showing his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Echele	890,000 615,000	615,000
Helen Denton	410,000 -40,000	-40,000
Joe Landazzi	345,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Andy Echele Joe Landazzi Kathy Denton

03-17-2019 14:13 UTC-5

Sablotny Busts in 36th Place

Anthony Thompson

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

We arrived after the flop of .

HB Sablotny was all in with against Greg Wood .

The turn and were no help for Sablotny and he was eliminated in 36th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Wood	500,000 200,000	200,000
HB Sablotny	Busted

Tags: Greg Wood HB Sablotny

03-17-2019 13:59 UTC-5

Wood Cripples Tepen

Anthony Thompson

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Greg Wood shoved all in UTG and was quickly called by Ryan Tepen directly to his left. Action was folded around and the two players were heads up.

Wood:
Tepen:

The board ran out . Woods decimated Tepen who was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Wood	300,000 104,000	104,000
Ryan Tepen	Busted

Tags: Greg Wood Ryan Tepen

03-17-2019 13:57 UTC-5

Heine Chops One and Then Busts One

LoriPersinger

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After action folded around to Keith Heine, he raised to 20,000 from the cutoff, which got folds from the players on the button and in the small blind.

Bill Byrnes, who was in the big blind and had a dominating chipstack, then put out a stack of 25,000 chips, which was more than Heine had.

Heine called and both players tabled their hands.

Heine:
Byrne:

The board ran out , which resulted in a chopped pot.

However, Heine fared much better on the very next hand.

The UTG player shoved all in and Heine immediately called all-in with what looked to be an almost identical chipstack, and the remaining players got out of the way.

The players tabled their hands and Heine saw that he was ahead and needed his hand to hold, which it did on the board.

Heine:
UTG:

The dealer counted down the stacks and confirmed that Heine did have the UTG player covered, but not by much.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Byrnes	900,000
Keith Heine	219,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Bill Byrne Keith Heine

03-17-2019 13:52 UTC-5

Byrnes Busts Roberson in 38th Place

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bill Byrnes raised to 23,000 under the gun and Jeff Roberson responded by moving all in for 82,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Byrnes and he made the call.

Roberson:
Byrnes:

It was a flip but not after the flop came down to give Byrnes a set. The turn left Roberson drawing dead and he headed for the payout desk in 38th place after the was run out on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Byrnes	900,000 200,000	200,000
Jeffery Roberson	Busted

Tags: Bill Byrnes Jeff Roberson