Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
First Break of the Day
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Berner Making his Presence Known Early
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Action folded around to the hijack and he raised to 1,200, only Ashton Berner in the big blind called. The flop came 
, Berner checked and the hijack checked.
The turn was the 
and Berner checked again. The hijack made it 2,000, Berner check-raised it to 6,000, and the hijack called.
The river came the and the action was checked by both. Berner showed the 
for a set and the winning hand as the hijack mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Roberts with a Nice Pot
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Action folded around a to player in middle position who raised to 800. Shawn Roberts in the big blind made the call. The flop came 
and it was checked by both Roberts and the middle position player.
The turn was the and the middle position bet 1,400. Roberts made the call from.
The river was the and Roberts led for 3,000 and the guy in the middle position folded. Roberts showed him the 
anyways.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |