Main Event
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2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$646,020
Entries
444
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
50,000
Who Will Walk Away with the $148,587 Top Prize in the HPT St. Louis?
The 2019 Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) St. Louis began with 444 entrants but is now down to the final table of nine. Leading the way is 2018 Indiana State Poker Champion Tim Burden who bagged up a massive 3.8 million.
However, most of the players are relatively deep in relation to the blinds and given the stacked lineup that includes MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang and MSPT Meskwaki Champ Keith Heine, it really is anyone's game.
Here's a look at how things stack up at the final table, which will be live streamed (without hole cards per Missouri law) and recorded for a future television broadcast.
HPT St. Louis Final Table
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Wood | 555,000 |
| 2 | Joe Landazzi | 800,000 |
| 3 | Bill Byrnes | 1,815,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Green | 715,000 |
| 5 | Andy Echele | 2,080,000 |
| 6 | Keith Heine | 1,220,000 |
| 7 | Kou Vang | 785,000 |
| 8 | Dave Simon | 1,550,000 |
| 9 | Tim Burden | 3,800,000 |
PokerNews will be here to capture all the action on the way to crowning a winner, so stay tuned to see who closes the deal here at the HPT Hollywood Casino St. Louis.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Fireworks on the First Hand of the Final Table
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Action folded around to Dave Simon, and he raised to 65,000 from the cutoff, getting called by Tim Burden on the button and Greg Wood from his small blind.
After Wood and Simon both checked the 
flop, Burden put out a bet of 105,000.
With action back on Wood, he then shoved all in.
Simon re-checked his cards before folding, and with, a fold from Burden, Wood took down the first pot of the final table.
Green Doubles Through Byrnes
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Final table action folded to Bill Byrnes on the button who raised to 75,000. Stephen Green three-bet to 215,000. Action folded back to Byrnes who shoved all in and was called by Green. Green's tournament life was at stake with the shorter of the two stacks with 665,00.
Byrnes: 
Green: 
The board ran out 
and Green's cowboys hold giving him the first double of the day.
Quad Kings for Kou
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Action folded around to Andy Echele, and he raised it to 60,000 from the cutoff, and was called by Keith Heine on the button.
Kou Vang thought for a moment, then three-bet shoved all in from his small blind.
Dave Simon folded his big blind, Echele made the call, and Heine got out of the way.
The players tabled their hands.
Vang: 
Echele: 
The flop of 
was a monster one for Vang.
The turn and 
river were a little bit of overkill, and secured vang's double up.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000 | |
|
1,600,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 715,000 |
|
1,400,000 | 685,000 |
|
1,300,000 | -780,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -715,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -120,000 |
|
840,000 | 285,000 |
|
735,000 | -65,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Echele Takes Down Nice Pot From Burden
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action folded around to Andy Echele who raised to 85,000 from the hijack. Tim Burden called from the big blind.
The flop of 
was checked by both players and the 
came on the turn. Burden lead out for 110,000 and was raised to 325,000 by Echele. Burden counted his chips and made the call.
Burden checked the 
river and Echele moved all in. Burden looked at Echele and mucked his hand.
Some Final Table Photos
