$1,650 Main Event Day 2 | 2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

02-23-2020 16:33 UTC-5

Patel Coolered By Cartwright

BrandonTemple

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

Neil Patel raised to 25,000 from the button, and Kyle Cartwright three-bet to 70,000 from the small blind. Patel four-bet to 200,000, and Cartwright five-bet shoved for 433,000. Patel called.

Kyle Cartwright:
Neil Patel:

Cartwright's aces held up on a board to earn him a monster double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Cartwright	875,000 435,000	435,000

Neil Patel	100,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Kyle Cartwright Neil Patel

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

02-23-2020 16:12 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Austin McCormick	900,000 200,000	200,000

Justin Coliny	795,000 -155,000	-155,000
Austin Tjaden	615,000 90,000	90,000
Brett Apter	610,000 10,000	10,000

Kevin Garosshen	585,000 95,000	95,000

[Removed:175]	578,000 -172,000	-172,000
Laura Hoppe	530,000 -5,000	-5,000
Neil Patel	500,000 -10,000	-10,000
Vincent Moscati	475,000 100,000	100,000
Hyndi Khomutetsky	475,000 225,000	225,000
Matt Clerk	463,000 -87,000	-87,000
Thomas Rennier	460,000 90,000	90,000
Kyle Cartwright	440,000 120,000	120,000

Mike Thompson	430,000 -55,000	-55,000
BJ McBrayer	369,000 -61,000	-61,000

Brent Cunningham	340,000 150,000	150,000
Jay Friedman	325,000 -125,000	-125,000
Bobby Byram	295,000 -40,000	-40,000
Bill Byrnes	288,000 -92,000	-92,000
Ian Nelson	275,000 -75,000	-75,000
Ryan Tepen	270,000 130,000	130,000

Mark Koeln	266,000 -404,000	-404,000
Chris Bibb	254,000 -28,000	-28,000
Paul Belken	245,000 5,000	5,000
Brian Reeder	225,000 -135,000	-135,000

Belken's Jacks Win a Flip

BrandonTemple

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

Paul Belken got his last 108,000 in the middle from the cutoff, and Vincent Moscati had him at risk from under the gun.

Paul Belken:
Vincent Moscati:

A board kept Belken's jacks out in front for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Moscati	375,000
Paul Belken	240,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Paul Belken Vincent Moscati

02-23-2020 16:07 UTC-5

Bussey's Set Can't Fade Apter's Flush

BrandonTemple

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

Brett Apter bet 18,000 from under the gun on a flop, and Jimmy Bussey raised to 48,000 next to act. Apter called.

Apter checked the turn to Bussey, who bet 80,000. Apter check-raised all in for 241,000 and Bussey called.

Brett Apter:
Jimmy Bussey:

Bussey's flopped set had been outdrawn by the nut flush of Apter, and the river failed to pair the board for Bussey. Apter doubled up, and Bussey was left with just 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	600,000 375,000	375,000

Jimmy Bussey	80,000 -100,000	-100,000

02-23-2020 15:51 UTC-5

Cartwright Finds a Wheel For a Double

BrandonTemple

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

Neil Patel raised to 20,000 from the cutoff, and Kyle Cartwright three-bet shoved for 150,000 on the button. Patel tanked for a minute before dropping in calling chips.

Kyle Cartwright:
Neil Patel:

Cartwright picked up a wheel draw on the flop, but lost his pair outs on the turn. Patel shook his head after the river completed Cartwright's straight, and Cartwright doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Patel	510,000 185,000	185,000
Kyle Cartwright	320,000 104,000	104,000

Tags: Kyle Cartwright Neil Patel

02-23-2020 15:44 UTC-5

Tae Sets Apter in the Tank

BrandonTemple

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

Lucas Tae checked an board from the big blind, and Brett Apter bet 35,000 from under the gun into a pot of 80,000. Tae check-raised to 90,000, and Apter called.

Tae jammed on the river, putting Apter at risk for his last 225,000. Apter tanked for around four minutes before folding. Tae was implored to show the bluff by the table, but Tae simply smirked and mucked his hand face-down.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:175]	750,000 120,000	120,000
Brett Apter	225,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Brett Apter

02-23-2020 15:36 UTC-5

Apter's Turn With Aces

BrandonTemple

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

Brett Apter got his last 154,000 in chips in preflop from the cutoff, and was at risk against Michael Bruno on the button.

Brett Apter:
Michael Bruno:

Apter got no sweat on a board to leave Bruno with just 41,000 in chips, which he lost on the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	325,000 195,000	195,000

Michael Bruno	Busted

Tags: Brett Apter Michael Bruno

02-23-2020 15:30 UTC-5

Holliday Gets His Aces Cracked

BrandonTemple

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

Jeremy Holliday limped in from under the gun, and Ian Nelson limped in from the cutoff. Justin Coliny raised to 24,000 from the big blind, and Holliday three-bet shoved for 270,000. Nelson folded and Coliny quickly called.

Jeremy Holliday:
Justin Coliny:

Coliny's bad run of cooler's looked like it was going to continue, but he found some hope on the flop.

"How about a jack?" Coliny said.

The turn was no help, but Coliny celebrated with a loud, "Yeah!" after the river gave him Broadway and gave Holliday a brutal bad beat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Coliny	950,000 250,000	250,000
Jeremy Holliday	Busted

Tags: Ian Nelson Jeremy Holliday Justin Coliny

02-23-2020 15:18 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts From Table 45

BrandonTemple

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Koeln	670,000 140,000	140,000
[Removed:175]	630,000 400,000	400,000
Kevin Garosshen	490,000 -85,000	-85,000

Michael Bruno	205,000 -5,000	-5,000
Brent Cunningham	190,000 75,000	75,000
Jimmy Bussey	180,000 -215,000	-215,000
John Marshall	145,000 57,000	57,000
Brett Apter	130,000 -79,000	-79,000

Brian Tracy	76,000 56,000	56,000