Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood Casino Columbus
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood Casino Columbus
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$855,540
Entries
588
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Mike Kennedy Takes Down HPT Columbus Seniors Event
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
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 #2: $200 NLH Seniors (50+), a tournament that drew 151 runners and created a $24,613 prize pool.
That was paid out to the top 18 players including Robert Keegan (17th - $378), James South (13th - $449), Lawrence Signorile (8th - $838), Richard Dahoust (5th - $1,322), and Jimmy Drummong (3rd - $2,409).
In the end, the title came down to Mike Kennedy and Mark Pellegrino with the former, who is in action today, coming out on top to the tune of $6,374.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Kennedy | Sheffield Village, OH | $6,374 |
| 2 | Mark Pellegrino | Bellville, OH | $3,967 |
| 3 | Jimmy Drummond | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $2,409 |
| 4 | Louis Moore | Grove City, OH | $1,771 |
| 5 | Richard Dahoust | Bellbrook, OH | $1,322 |
| 6 | Michele Burkett | Decatur, IL | $1,086 |
| 7 | Martin Pool | Fountaintown, IL | $956 |
| 8 | Lawrence Signorile | Delaware, OH | $838 |
| 9 | Steven Zimmerman | Plain City, OH | $708 |
Song Eliminates a Player
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Stephen Song raised to 2,400 from the cutoff and the middle-position player went all in.
Song made the call with the player being low on chips.
Song: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
which meant Song's kicker played. Song now sits with a stack of 149k.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
149,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
||
Guagenti Wins Massive Pot
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
A large hand involving two large stacks was unfolding as the board read 
. Hae Yim had put in a bet and was raised to 19,000 by Nick Guagenti. Yim called to go to the river.
The river was the 
. Guagenti pushed all in for his remaining 64,000. Yim thought for a moment before throwing in the one chip call. Guagenti turned over 
for the straight and Yim mucked his cards to give Guagenti the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Li Wins a Good Pot
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
With the board reading 
, the small blind made it 6k to go. Fred Li tanked before making the call and turned over the 
. The small blind mucked his hand and Li took down the pot of 46k.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 |
Frye Kicks Coleman to the Rail
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Brian Frye raised to 1,700 from early position and Mark Coleman, who was next to act, called off a short stack. The rest of the players folded and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
Frye led out for 2,400 and Coleman raised to 5,000 leaving himself 6,200 back. Frye responded by making it 17,400 and while Coleman didn't seem excited about it he called off.
Coleman:
Frye: 
Coleman had a kicker problem and it didn't get resolved as the bricked the turn followed by the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
Busted |
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | |
|
115,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
105,000
22,200
|
22,200 |
|
|
100,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
80,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
67,000
59,700
|
59,700 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000
9,300
|
9,300 |
|
41,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
27,500 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
6,500 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Phillips Hits the Nine
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
The board read 
as three players were involved in the hand.
Iverson Snuffer bet 5,000 and was called by Patrick Phillips. Seat 5 then moved all in and Snuffer quickly folded. Phillips thought about it for a while and decided to make the call, turning over 
.
He would need help as Seat 5 held 
for the better hand and better flush draw. Help would come in the form of the on the turn. The river was spade free as the confirmed the winning hand for Phillips to give him a much needed boost to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Dehm vs Blair
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Scott Dehm raised to 1,500 in middle position and it folded around to the big blind Bryan Blair who made the call. The flop came 
, Blair checked, and Dehm made it 2,500. Blair called.
The turn was the and Blair checked, Dehm made it 6k, and Blair called.
The river was the 
, it went check-check, and Dehm turned over the 
.
Blair mucked his hand and Dehm took down a nice pot after the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,800
52,800
|
52,800 |
|
|
27,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |