Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood Casino Columbus
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Craig Casino & Shawn "Reginald" Roberts Sit Atop HPT All-Time Money List
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Craig Casino and Shawn “Reginald” Roberts currently sit first and second on the HPT’s all-time money list. The former is first with $801,413 in earnings while the latter isn’t far behind with $714,710. Both hold a good lead over Alex Greenblatt, who is in third place with $516,114.
As fate would have it, not only are Casino and Roberts both in action today, they’re actually seated next to each other. Obviously, this will be a table worth keeping an eye on here on Day 1b of the HPT Columbus.
Here’s a look at the HPT’s current all-time money list:
| Place | Player | Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Casino | $801,413 |
| 2 | Shawn "Reginald" Roberts | $714,710 |
| 3 | Alex Greenblatt | $516,114 |
| 4 | Cord Garcia | $475,984 |
| 5 | Greg Raymer | $446,217 |
| 6 | Aaron Massey | $417,844 |
| 7 | Ari Engel | $409,923 |
| 8 | Nick Pupillo | $390,505 |
| 9 | Stan Jablonski | $387,149 |
| 10 | Nick Davidson | $386,670 |
Williams Busts a player
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Seat 6 moved all in after the flop with the board reading 
. Seat 1 folded to Lavann Williams who called.
Williams turned over the 
for the nut flush draw while his opponent turned over the 
. The turn brought home the flush as the 
fell.
The 
completed the board to send Seat 6 to the rail as Williams stacked his new chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Mike Kennedy Takes Down HPT Columbus Seniors Event
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 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 |
Hart Off to a Great Start
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Christina Beggrow limped and Jeffrey Hart in the hijack called as well. James Nolan in the small blind raised it 1,200, Beggrow folded, and Hart called.
The flop came 
and Nolan made a continuation bet of 2,500. Beggrow folded and Hart in the hijack made the call.
The turn was the 
and it was checked around to the river which was the 
. Nolan checked and Hart bet 2,000. Nolan called. Hart showed him the 
and Nolan said "I like that" as he folded the losing hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | |
|
|
24,000 |
Randall's Rockets Hold
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
A preflop all-in situation arose as David Matthews ran his 
offsuit into the of Robert Randall.
The grim situation would not improve for Matthews as the board ran out 
and Randall collected all of the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Raymer vs Will on the River
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The pot was limped around five-ways with a flop 
and action was checked to Gerald Will in the cutoff who bet 1,000. Greg Raymer in middle position made the call while everyone else folded.
The turn was the 
and Will made it 2,100 to Raymer who called.
The river was the 
and it got checked by both players. Will showed 
and Raymer mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | |
|
||
|
|
35,000 | |
Get to Know Reigning HPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 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.
Spears Doubles Up
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Two players were remaining in a hand with a wet board of 
. Andy Spears pushed all in for about 33,000 into Joe Russo who thought for a while before making the call.
Spears showed the 
for the straight with a redraw to the flush which left Russo needing the board to pair to improve his 
trips. The river was the 
which improved Spears to the flush and confirmed his winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
22,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |