Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Table 41 saw one player eliminated after Gil George from the small blind called an-all in bet from the player in the cutoff.
George: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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George's hand held after a board of ![]()
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ran out, and he eliminated his opponent at the end of round 12.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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110,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Action folded to Josh Shmerl in the cutoff who bet 4,000. The player in the small blind moved all in for his last 23,000. Shmerl shrugged his shoulders and tossed his chips in the middle.
Shmerl: ![]()
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Small blind: ![]()
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The ![]()
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was a safe flop for the all-in player until the
on the turn gave Shmerl a straight and with the
on the river Shmerl eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
180,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
145,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
140,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
|
125,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
120,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
68,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
60,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
33,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Action folded to Craig Welko on the button and he moved all in for around 25,000. The player in the small blind folded and Brian Roberts called out of the big.
Roberts: ![]()
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Welko: ![]()
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Welko, who has won two preliminary events here at the HPT St. Louis, was ahead and looking to hold, which he did on the ![]()
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flop.
Unfortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the
to pair Roberts. The
river was no help to Welko and he took his leave from the HPT St. Louis Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
160,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
120,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
80,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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|
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70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
70,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
60,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
40,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
30,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Damian Gum raised to 3,500 from the middle position, and was called by the player on the button and the player in the big blind.
After the big-blind player checked the ![]()
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flop, Gum continued with a bet of 4,000, getting a call from the player on the button and a fold from the big-blind player.
Gum checked the
turn, which prompted a bet of 5,000 from the button player, followed by a check-raise to 12,000 from Gum, which the button called.
The
completed the board, and Gum bet out 20,000. The button then re-checked his holding, thought for a moment and folded.
On the very next hand Gum raised to 3,700 from UTG+1, and got no callers.
He flashed the ![]()
as the dealer was sending him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Nic Petree raised to 4,000 UTG +1. He was called by the player in the small blind.
A flop of ![]()
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came out and Petree bet 6,000 and was called by his opponent.
The
on the turn was checked by both players and the river brought the
. Petree bet 6,000 and he was called, Petree tabled the winning hand ![]()
for a flopped Broadway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 |
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 #6: $200 NLH Bounty $50 Bounty, a tournament that drew 191 runners and created a prize pool of $15,860. Among those to get paid but fall short of the final table were Terry Studlreher (11th - $462), Mary Sturges (14th - $399), David Simon (18th - $315), and Oliver Rivers (23rd - $273).
In the end, Event #1 champ Craig Welko, who won $37,402 for that victory, captured his second title for an additional $5,150.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Welko | Ballwin, MO | $5,150 |
| 2 | Ryan Hercules | High Ridge, MO | $3,173 |
| 3 | Todd Bartlett | Dallas City, IL | $2,122 |
| 4 | Dong Sheng Zhang | St.Charles, MO | $1,523 |
| 5 | Terry Wiott | Pacific, MO | $1,156 |
| 6 | Brian Titus | Mt. Zion, IL | $945 |
| 7 | Tanner Pray | Lake St.Louis, MO | $798 |
| 8 | Michael Warren | Flora, IL | $683 |
| 9 | Kevin Bourg | Carriere, MS | $567 |
| 10 | Gerald Hill | Pickington, OH | $462 |