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

03-16-2019 22:54 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts from the Other Half of the Room

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kou Vang	240,000	15,000
John Richards	230,000	110,000
Jason Ramos	165,000	5,000
Mike Rieck	140,000	60,000
Keith Heine	140,000	60,000
Brian Roberts	130,000	-70,000
Paul Bianchi	115,000	-5,000
Tim Vance	60,000	-5,000
Ravi Raghavan	55,000	-20,000

03-16-2019 22:53 UTC-5

Mullins Hits a Lucky River

LoriPersinger

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After preflop action folded to the player on the button, he raised it to 8,000.

The small-blind player folded, and Josh Mullins thought for a moment before re-raising to 27,000.

The button-player then responded with an all-in shove and Mullins made the call, but wasn't happy when the hands were tabled, even though he had the player covered.

Mullins:
Button Player:

The flop of was a good one for the all-in player, as was the turn.

Unfortunately things changed when the dealer put the on the river, which gave Mullins Broadway and sent the button-player to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Mullins	293,500	-11,500

Tags: Josh Mullins

03-16-2019 22:52 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts from Half the Room

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Bidwell	270,000
Tim Burden	270,000	15,000
Shawn Roberts	230,000	15,000
Barb Hunsel	200,000	2,000
Andy Rogowski	200,000	40,000
Doug Holland	170,000	75,000
Mary Sturges	120,000	20,000
Allen Kessler	115,000	60,000
Gil George	110,000
Mike Shin	60,000
Todd Sladek	45,000	10,000
Jeff Fielder	20,000	-5,000

03-16-2019 22:38 UTC-5

Tepen Doubles Through Fielder; Phillips Falls

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ryan Tepen got his stack of 31,500 all in preflop and was at risk against Jeff Fielder.

Tepen:
Fielder:

It was a flip and Tepen was just looking to hold. That's exactly what he did as the board ran out a safe .

Meanwhile, former November Niner Dennis Phillips was eliminated at the hands of Shawn "Reginald" Roberts. The former made a diamond flush but it was no good as the latter had kings full.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Tepen	70,000	38,500
Jeff Fielder	25,000	-30,000
Dennis Phillips	Busted

Tags: Dennis Phillips Ryan Tepen Jeff Fielder

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

03-16-2019 22:14 UTC-5

Davidson Loses Monster Pot to Palmer

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After Nick Davidson three-bet to 20,000 on the button, action folded to Jared Palmer in the cutoff who called.

Davidson moved all in on the flop and was quickly callednby Palmer. Davidson's was far behind Palmer's flopped set .

The was no help to Davidson and left him drawing dead.

After the on the river, Davidson sent over half his stack to Palmer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Palmer	130,000
Nick Davidson	40,000	-58,000

Tags: Nick Davidson Jared Palmer

03-16-2019 22:14 UTC-5

Bridwell Bids a Player Farewell

LoriPersinger

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Grant Bridwell raised to 7,000 from middle position and was called by the player in the small blind.

The big-blind player then shoved all in for a total of 51,000, which sent Bridwell deep into the tank.

He eventually made the call, and after the player in the small blind folded his hand, the two players tabled their hands.

Bridwell:
Big Blind:

Bridwell was ahead preflop, but it was a race, and one that got even scarier after the flop came .

Bridwell managed to fade every one of the outs on the turn and river, which resulted in stacking a substantial pot and sending a player to rail late in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Bridwell	245,000	245,000

Tags: Grant Bridwell

03-16-2019 22:05 UTC-5

Roberts Sends One to the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A short-stacked player was all in preflop for 17,000 and at risk against Shawn "Reginald" Roberts, who last month finished runner-up to Nick Pupillo in the HPT Golden Gates.

Roberts:
Opponent:

Roberts had the superior ace and it held as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Roberts	215,000	75,000

Tags: Shawn Roberts

03-16-2019 21:44 UTC-5

Some Updated Chip Counts at the Final Break

LoriPersinger

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Mullins	305,000	45,000
Tim Burden	255,000	75,000
Kou Vang	225,000	65,000
Barb Hunsel	198,000	78,000
Helen Denton	112,000	83,700
Mary Sturges	100,000	30,000
Nick Davidson	98,000	8,000
Mike Rieck	80,000	50,000
Keith Heine	80,000	10,000
Dennis Phillips	70,000	2,000
Tim Vance	65,000	-60,000
Allen Kessler	55,000	-5,000