The board read 
and Raymond Ezzie moved all in for 14,400 into a pot of 22,100 from the hijack position. Louis Moore in the small blind tanked before finally making the call.
Ezzie flipped over the 
for a full house and Moore mucked his had giving Ezzie a double up.
With the board reading 
Andy Spears made a river bet of 7,200. Simon Samokovski thought for a moment before deciding to go all in for what the dealer said was an additional 12,900.
Spears thought for a while until the dealer corrected the shove amount to 13,400 which prompted Spears to fold, quipping that it was the additional 500 that made the decision. Meanwhile Samokovski pulled in the nice pot.
On a board of 
the small blind went all in putting Jerry Miller at risk for his tournament life. Miller called for his remaining 26,900 into a pot of 53,900 already.
Miller: 
opponent: 
The river was the 
and Miller's pair of nines held to double him up.
On a flop of 
a player in middle position moved all in for his remaining 12,000 stack. It folded around to Vinny Bontc in the big blind who called.
Bontc: 
Opponent: 
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
and Vontc hand held to eliminate a player.
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 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Three levels are in the books here on Day 1c of the HPT Hollywood Columbus, and that means it's time for a 15-minute break. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through the dinner break at the end of Level 9, which will be approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.
The player in the cutoff position moved all in for 18,500 and a player in middle position tanked but folded. Christopher Light snapped called.
Light: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Light's pocket jacks held to eliminate a player from the field.
Last month, the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) visited the Hollywood Casino St. Louis for the first time, and the $1,650 Main Event drew 444 entries, which created a $646,020 prize pool.
In the end, 47-year-old criminal defense attorney Bill Byrnes emerged victorious to claim a $148,587 first-place prize.
“It was awesome,” Byrnes said after the win. “I was pretty comfortable the whole time. I came in third in chips today, which I felt good about. The guy that came in second, I’d been playing with the past couple of days, he was a hell of a player. I was definitely worried about him. There was a number of good players at the table but I felt comfortable going in. I’m going to take my wife to Europe, not sure what else to do with the rest.”
For more on Brynes, who is in action today here in Columbus, check out PokerNews full recap here. You can also listen to him onthis episode of the LFG Podcast.
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