The board read 
. Seat 1 bet 20,000 to Craig Casino who made a fairly swift call.
Seat 1 showed the 
but Casino showed him the better two pair with 
to collect the nice pot and continue his upward momentum.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
With the board reading 
on the flop Karam Dhillon bet 2,500 and the big blind called.
The turn was the 
and the big blind checked. Dhillon went all in putting his opponent called off for 12,000.
Dhillon: 
Opponent: 
The river came the 
and Dhillon's cards held eliminating the big blind and thinning the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Action had ended and Christina Beggrow was collecting all of Charles Hayes's chips. The board had a on it to enhance Beggrow's to trips which was good enough to eliminate Hayes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
Busted |
An already large pot was in the middle as the board read 
. Seat 2 moved all in and was snap called by Nick Davidson.
Seat 2 showed 
for the straight but was no match for the straight flush that Davidson unveiled with the 
. All Seat 2 could do was shake his head in disbelief as he got up and walked away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
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 #4: $200 NLH Bounty ($50 Bounty), a tournament that attracted 151 entries and created a $17,063 prize pool.
That was paid out to the top 18 players including Anthony Bellar (16th - $273), Sean Donato (12th - $410), Steven Perkins (8th - $606), and Bryant Madison (5th - $956).
The final four players struck a deal that saw the top three walk away with the same money but with Zachary Chin being crowned the champ
Here’s a look at how the final table wound up:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Chin | Caroll, OH | $2,831* |
| 2 | Corey Becker | Maumee, OH | $2,831* |
| 3 | Jonathan Betts | Grove City, OH | $2,830* |
| 4 | William French | Blacklick, OH | $2,000* |
| 5 | Bryant Madison | Columbus, OH | $956 |
| 6 | Donal Salleroli | Philadelphia, PA | $785 |
| 7 | James Estep | South Salem, OH | $691 |
| 8 | Steven Perkins | Hillard, OH | $606 |
| 9 | Patricia Yeory | Miamisburg, OH | $512 |
*Denotes three-way deal
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
The cutoff raised it to 2,500 and both Anthony Carbone on the button and the big blind made the call. The flop came 
and the cutoff made a continuation bet of 3,500. Carbone called and the big blind folded.
The turn came and the cutoff bet again 9,200. Carbone again made the call.
The river came the 
and the cutoff checked to Carbone who went all in, putting the cutoff at risk for his remaining stack of 30,000 and being eliminated. After a brief tank he ended up making the call showing .
Carbone turned over the 
for the straight, eliminating the cutoff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
The board read 
and the player in middle position made it 20,000. David Osbun reraised for his remaining 29,300 in the hijack and the middle position player called and showed 
.
Osbun then turned over the better full house with 
. The pot put Osbun in great shape with over 100 big blinds late into day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Saem Ter Kim moved all in preflop and was called by Jeremy Kocher putting Kim at risk. Kim held the 
up against the 
of Kocher.
The board would run out 
to give both players a flush. Neither player held a spade and the pot was chopped up between the two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
