Alex Bunte raised to 1,100 from the cutoff and got a call from the Allen Ray on the button.
Both players checked the 
flop.
The turn showed the 
. Bunte checked called Ray's 2,000 bet.
Bunte threw a 2,600 bet with the river 
and Ray mucked his hand.
After Mike Eise raised from UTG to 900, a player in middle position three-bet to 3,600, and action folded back to Eise who made the call.
The flop came 
, and Eise checked over to the middle-position player who continued for 3,600.
Eisen then check-raised all in, and the middle-position player quickly called. The middle-position player was ahead but at risk and needed his hand to hold.
Middle-position: 
Eise: 
Unfortunately the middle-position player was drawing dead when the dealer put the 
on the turn.
He then pushed his remaining stack to the middle, and exited the tournament area.
Robert Hankins raised to 800 from middle position and Keith Heine popped it to 2,700 from the hijack. Action folded back to Hankins and he called to see a 
flop.
Hankins checked, Heine continued for 3,500, and Hankins folded. Not much of a hand but it gave us a good excuse to update you on their stacks.
Three players each committed 1,000 preflop and took a flop of 
.
Jason Mangold checked from the under-the-gun position and a player in middle position bet 2,000.
Charles Davis called from middle position and Mangold responded with an all-in check-raise for around 40,000.
That did the trick as both his opponents wasted little time in mucking their cards.
Kyle Parrish raised to 800 from UTG+1, and it folded around to the big blind who made the call.
The big blind checked the 
flop, and then check-raised to 2,400 after the 900 continuation bet from Parrish.
Parrish made the call, and again called the 3,600 bet from the big blind on the 
turn.
After the big blind bet 7,200 on the 
river, Parrish raised to 21,300.
The big blind re-checked his cards, counted his stack and then folded, which sent a large pot to Parrish.
The player UTG rasied to 1,000. Action folded to Chris Lillie on the button who three-bet to 5,100. Player UTG called.
The flop showed 
. Lillie bet 2,200 and player UTG three-bet to 10,000. Lillie Shoved and got a quick call.
Lillie showed a flopped set with 
while the other player flipped over 
.
The turn and river came 
giving Lillie the double up.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
After two middle position limps, the player in the hijack raised it to 1,300, and was called by the player in the big blind and both limpers, who included Mike Rieck.
The players checked to the hijack on the 
flop, and he continued for 2,000, only getting called by Rieck after he re-checked his cards.
Both players then checked the 
turn and 
river.
Rieck tabled , the hijack then re-checked his cards before sending them to the muck.
This weekend’s $1,650 Main Event is the culmination of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) series here at Hollywood St. Louis. There were several prelims going back to last weekend.
One of them was Event #2: $300 Seniors (50+), which drew 264 runners and created a prize pool of $67,320. The tournament ended in a four-way deal that saw Daniel Kloepper take the title and $13,000 in prize money, while Thomas Lynch, William Sinnard, and Martin Warren all locked up $8,209.
Others to cash the tournament were Paul Strohm (11th - $1,380), Sandra White (16th - $842), James Finch (22nd - $741), and James Miller (27th - $741).
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kloepper | Chesterfield, MO | $13,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Lynch | Weldon Springs, MO | $8,209 |
| 3 | William Sinnard | Assumption IL | $8,209 |
| 4 | Martin Warren | Rolla MO | $8,208 |
| 5 | David Ford | Columbia MO | $3,703 |
| 6 | Ricky Hendrickson | Arnold, MO | $3,029 |
| 7 | Roger Bennett | Kirksville, MO | $2,525 |
| 8 | Patrick McCoy | Swansea, IL | $2,121 |
| 9 | Norton Balber | St. Louis, MO | $1,750 |
| 10 | Louis Pedroli | St.Louis, MO | $1,380 |
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