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

04-27-2019 14:56 UTC-4

Ezzie Doubles Up

Leo_Contreras

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Ezzie	36,500 36,500	36,500
Louis Moore	8,200 8,200	8,200

Tags: Louise Moore Raymond Ezzie

04-27-2019 14:50 UTC-4

Samokovski Shoves Spears Away

Jeff McMillan

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Samokovski	28,000 28,000	28,000
Andy Spears	10,500 -22,500	-22,500

Tags: Andy Spears Simon Samokovski

04-27-2019 14:48 UTC-4

Miller put to the Test

Leo_Contreras

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Miller	81,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Jerry Miller

04-27-2019 14:32 UTC-4

Various Chip Counts from Around the Room

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Dehm	70,000 32,000	32,000
Iverson Snuffer	60,000 60,000	60,000
Nick Davidson	55,000 25,000	25,000
Bob Randall	50,000 50,000	50,000
Karam Dhillon	50,000 50,000	50,000
Greg Himmelbrand	45,000 45,000	45,000
Shawn Roberts	42,000 12,000	12,000
Kevin Eyster	40,000 40,000	40,000

Keven Stammen	39,000 39,000	39,000

Bill Byrnes	38,000 8,000	8,000
Henry Zou	37,500 21,500	21,500
Andy Spears	33,000 33,000	33,000
Greg Raymer	32,500 32,500	32,500

David Gutfreund	25,000 25,000	25,000
Hae Yim	22,000 -8,000	-8,000

04-27-2019 14:30 UTC-4

Bontc Eliminates a Player after Break

Leo_Contreras

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinny Bontc	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Vinny Bontc

04-27-2019 14:21 UTC-4

Mike Kennedy Takes Down HPT Columbus Seniors Event

Chad Holloway

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

Tags: Mike Kennedy

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

04-27-2019 13:59 UTC-4

First Break of the Day

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

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.

04-27-2019 13:58 UTC-4

Light Eliminates a Player before Break

Leo_Contreras

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Light	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Christopher Light

04-27-2019 13:49 UTC-4

Bill Byrnes Looking for Second Title of the Season

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

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.