Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood Casino Columbus

04-25-2019 19:35 UTC-4

Guagenti Wins Massive Pot

Jeff McMillan

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
Nick Guagenti	170,000 70,000	70,000

Hae Yim	30,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Hae Yim Nick Guagenti

04-25-2019 19:43 UTC-4

Song Eliminates a Player

Leo_Contreras

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
Stephen Song	149,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Stephen Song

04-25-2019 19:46 UTC-4

Mike Kennedy Takes Down HPT Columbus Seniors Event

Chad Holloway

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

Tags: Mike Kennedy

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-25-2019 20:11 UTC-4

King Takes it on the Turn

Leo_Contreras

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With the board showing , Caleb King made it 5,300 and the middle-position player tanked before mucking.

King took down a pot of 19,500 to increase his chip stack to 155k. Not much of a hand but it gave us a good excuse to update you on King's big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caleb King	155,000

Tags: Caleb King

04-25-2019 20:15 UTC-4

Get to Know Reigning HPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

One of the best stories of 2018 was the incredible year of Minnesota’s Aaron Johnson. Back in May, PokerNews spoke with Johnson about leading the Player of the Year races on both Season 9 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) and Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Season XIV.

Over the next seven months, Johnson maintained his lead on the MSPT, and while he lost the HPT lead for a bit, he ultimately ended with it thanks to a deep run in the season finale. That allowed Johnson to become the first player to ever win POY titles on two different tours in the same year.

For doing so, Johnson won a $10,000 prize package for each tour.

“It feels amazing,” Johnson told PokerNews. “Coming into the year I certainly wanted to make a run at MSPT POY (which has always been a goal of mine), but I never imagined that I’d be in contention for multiple POY titles. To actually achieve it is unreal.”

Unfortunately, Johnson isn't here at the HPT Columbus today.

For more on the reigning HPT POY, check out his full interview here on PokerNews.

Tags: Aaron Johnson

04-25-2019 20:26 UTC-4

Asbury Still Alive

Leo_Contreras

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board was dealt showing and Adam Asbury went all in for his remaining 12k with 22k in the pot already.

The player on the button tanked and the floor was called giving him 30 seconds to act. He then made the call for the 12k and Asbury showed him the for a full house. The button mucked and Asbury was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Asbury	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Adam Asbury

04-25-2019 20:26 UTC-4

Let's Have a Dinner Break

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 9:30 p.m. local time. Late registration and re-entries will come to a close at that time. From there, the plan is to play through Level 15.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-25-2019 21:42 UTC-4

Paul Shaneyfelt Emerges Victorious in Event #3: $200 7-Game Mix

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 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 #3: $200 7-Game Mix, a tournament that attracted 55 runners and created an $8,965 prize pool.

That was paid out to the top eight players, and in the end, a three-way deal was struck that saw Paul Shaneyfelt walk away with the title and $2,517 in prize money.

Here’s a look at how the final table wound up:

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Paul Shaneyfelt	Troy, OH	$2,517*
2	Geoffrey Hatcher	Columbus, OH	$1,995*
3	Casey Delich	Canal Winchester, OH	$1,898*
4	William Asman	Fremont, CA	$986
5	Dennis Kuhn	Centerville, OH	$628
6	Penny Holbrook	Grove City, OH	$511
7	Johnhenry Coughlin	Dublin, OH	$430

_{*Denotes three-way deal}

Tags: Paul Shaneyfelt