With 12,800 in the pot and the board reading 
Anthony Kelly made it 6,000 on the river in middle position. The player sitting in the hijack position tanked but decided to fold and Kelly took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,700
10,700
|
10,700 |
An all-in situation was in progress with the board reading 
. Seat 1 had moved all in for 13,100 with at least 20,000 already in the pot.
Seat 2 was deep in the tank contemplating the call with Adam Friedman still left to act behind. After a couple more minutes, the clock was called and the floor came over to administer the countdown and Seat 2 folded as the clock ran out.
Friedman then asked for a count and thought briefly before throwing in the call. Seat 1 showed the 
while Friedman revealed the Queen high flush with the 
to take down the large pot. After the hand, Seat 2 claimed to have folded a lower flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
In late position Justin Boggs made it 8,500 into a pot of 14,400 with the board of 
and the player in middle position tanked but with his tournament life on the line decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Kwynn Richards got a nice boost to his stack after he eliminated a player. The board had run out 
and with a large pot already in the middle, Richards moved all in to force his opponent in Seat 4 to call off his remaining stack.
Seat 4 did make the call and Richards revealed the which was the winner as Seat 4 mucked his hand while all of his remaining chips went over to Richards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Barbra Walston made it 1,200, Adam Friedman made the call in the hijack position and Patrick Phillips in the small blind made the call. The flop came 
and Phillips led for 5k, Walston called and Friedman folded.
The , was dealt on the turn and Phillips made it 5k again and Walston called.
The river was the 
, Phillips made it 5k again and Walston made him showdown with a call.
Phillips turned over the 
and took down the pot as Walston mucked her hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
The Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Hollywood Casino Columbus actually began last weekend with a $350 buy-in Monster Stack Opener, which more than doubled its $100K GTD by attracted 755 runners and creating a prize pool of $226,500.
That was distributed amongst the top 76 players including Lorie Bodfield (60th - $830), Jayson Hastings (40th - $1,050), Clinton Goodman (26th - $1,427), Jason Ingram (18th - $1,835), Glenn Haynes (15th – $2,469), Jerry Miller (7th - $6,319), and Derrick Brown (5th - $9,966).
The final four players wound up striking a deal that saw local player Gary Hays crowned champions for $37,222.
Here’s a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Hays | Columbus, OH | $37,222* |
| 2 | John Zander | Columbus, OH | $27,000* |
| 3 | Cory Steeze | Huber Heights, OH | $27,000* |
| 4 | David Paynter | Lucasville, OH | $21,000* |
| 5 | Derrick Brown | Mt. Clemens, MI | $9,966 |
| 6 | Thomas Cruse | Sandusky, OH | $7,656 |
| 7 | Jerry Miller | Nappanee, IN | $6,319 |
| 8 | Andrew Notenbaum | Columbus, OH | $5,277 |
| 9 | D.J. Sickler | Lewis Center, OH | $4,236 |
Denotes four-way deal.
Season XV of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) is shaping up to be a big one with stops at the Hollywood Casinos in St. Louis and the Cincinnati area (Lawrenceburg, Indiana), The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Pittsburgh, and Ameristar East Chicago. What's more, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team plans to be at each of them to capture all the action.
“HPT is excited to have PokerNews providing additional event coverage in 2019,” said Korey Stewart, HPT Marketing Manager. “Season XV is shaping up to be another record-breaking year for the tour. We’ve already added several new venues to the schedule and we’re hoping to announce a few more new additions soon. There will be plenty of opportunities for poker enthusiasts across the country to take a shot at winning life-changing money at nationally televised final tables. We’re looking forward to having an industry leader like PokerNews there to report on it every step of the way.”
Here’s a look at the current Season XV schedule with more stops expected to be announced in the near future. For more information, visit hptpoker.com and follow them on Twitter @HPTPoker.
| Series Dates | Venue | Location | Main Event Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 18-29 | Hollywood Casino Columbus | Columbus, Ohio | $1,650 |
| May 2-14 | Ameristar East Chicago | Gary, Indiana | $1,650 |
| July 10-22 | Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour | Black Hawk, CO | $1,100 |
| July 25 - August 5 | Hollywood St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | $1,650 |
| August 1-12 | Ameristar Vicksburg | Vicksburg, Mississippi | $1,100 |
| August 22-September 2 | Ameristar East Chicago | Gary, Indiana | $1,650 |
| September 26 - October 7 | The Meadows Casino | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,100 |
| October 17-28 | Daytona Beach Racing & Card Club | Daytona Beach, Florida | $1,100 |
A four-way hand with a decent size pot was developing as the board read 
. Patrick Phillips led out with a 5,000 bet, Barbara Walston got out of the way, Adam Friedman called and Ricky Hendrickson also folded.
The river was the . Phillips again bet 5,000 and Friedman immediately raised to 20,000. Phillips nearly turned over his cards thinking that Friedman had only called but once he realized it was a raise went into the tank to consider it. After thinking for a while he folded, allowing Friedman to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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