Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis

03-15-2019 18:53 UTC-5

You Bet It, You Take It

LoriPersinger

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

After the UTG player raised to 2,100 Brandon Seeley called from middle position, along with the players on the button and in the big blind.

The players checked to the turn on a board reading , and then checked around to Seeley, who put out a bet of 2,000.

That was just the right amount to get the other three players to release their cards and give Seeley some needed chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Seeley	19,300 19,300	19,300

Tags: Brandon Seeley

03-15-2019 18:54 UTC-5

Tens Hold for Kamenjarin

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

The preflop action escaped us but we do know that Mike Kamenjarin got his stack of 8,200 all in and was primed to double.

Kamenjarin:
Opponent:

Kamenjarin was looking to dodge an ace or some other sort of bad beat, and he did just that as the board ran out a clean .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Kamenjarin	17,500 9,300	9,300

Tags: Mike Kamenjarin

03-15-2019 18:58 UTC-5

Elmore Doubles Through Mangold

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Brandon Elmore raised to 1,800 from middle position only to have Jason Mangold three-bet all in. Elmore quickly called off for 7,900 and was happy with what he saw.

Elmore:
Mangold:

Elmore had the better king and the kicker played after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mangold	60,000 -10,000	-10,000
Brandon Elmore	16,000

Tags: Brandon Elmore Jason Mangold

03-15-2019 19:04 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Casino	70,000 45,000	45,000

Lucky Seven's For Stahr

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Cathy Stahr rasied to 1,200 UTG and got called by both players in the blinds.

A came out on the flop, both blinds checked to Stahr who bet 2,000. She got a call by the Small Blind.

Stahr bet 2,000 on the turn . The Small Blind Called.

The river paired the board with a and Stahr fired out a bet of 5,000. The player in the Small Blind made the call and quickly mucked his hand after seeing Stahr's making a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cathy Stahr	50,000
Henry Truong	20,000 20,000	20,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

03-15-2019 19:24 UTC-5

Wideman Wins Event #4: $200 NLH Deep Stack

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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 #4: $200 NLH Deep Stack, a tournament that drew 300 runners and created a $50,700 prize pool. Among the top 36 to get pair were Alexander Hill (34th - $380), Jason Dunn (26th - $456), Tim Fowler (18th - $568), Jeff Copeland (14th - $725), and Gerald Hill (11th - $964).

In the end, Clay Wideman, Billy Collins, and Ben Vogt all struck a deal. In it, Wideman claimed $8,532 in prize money and the title of champion.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Clay Wideman	Union, MO	$8,532
2	Billy Collins	Elsberry, MO	$8,071
3	Benjamin Vogt	Wright City, MO	$7,381
4	Chase Petree	Springfield, MO	$3,449
5	John Thornton	St.Peters, MO	$2,587
6	Sandra Tinti	St. Louis, MO	$2,029
7	Michael Moran	Maryland Heights, MO	$1,714
8	Jeffrey Levinson	St.Louis, MO	$1,420
9	William Niemann	Belleville, IL	$1,222
10	Steven Wills	Bryan, TX	$964

03-15-2019 19:27 UTC-5

An Eye on Cincinnati

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Cincinnati, are you seeing the numbers being put up in St. Louis? You're next! We're headed straight to… https://t.co/pF4hOEf7fo
— Heartland Poker Tour (@HPTPoker)

03-15-2019 19:33 UTC-5

The Worst Hand is the Best Hand

LoriPersinger

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded around to the cutoff, who raised to 2,000. Tim Burden called from his small blind and Aaron Johnson folded his big blind.

Burden checked the flop, and then called the 2,200 continuation bet from the cutoff.

After Burden checked the turn, the cutoff bet 10,000, at which time Burden then shoved for a total of 12,500, which got an immediate call from the cutoff.

The players then tabled their hands, which showed that Burden was ahead with his two pair, but the cutoff had outs to the flush and a better two pair.

Burden:
Cutoff: