Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
George Scoops Nice Pot
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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: 
Opponent: 
George's hand held after a board of 
ran out, and he eliminated his opponent at the end of round 12.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 70,000 |
Shmerl Turned Money
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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: 
Small blind: 
The 
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 |
Updated Chip Counts from the Other Half of the Room
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 70,000 |
|
180,000 | 30,000 |
|
160,000 | 30,000 |
|
145,000 | 25,000 |
|
140,000 | 111,000 |
|
125,000 | 65,000 |
|
120,000 | 92,000 |
|
90,000 | 10,000 |
|
68,000 | -12,000 |
|
60,000 | 37,000 |
|
50,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
33,000 | -7,000 |
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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 | |
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Busted |
Welko Loses Flip for Tournament Life
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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: 
Welko: 
Welko, who has won two preliminary events here at the HPT St. Louis, was ahead and looking to hold, which he did on the 
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 |
Updated Chip Counts from Half the Room
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 30,000 |
|
160,000 | 16,000 |
|
120,000 | 20,000 |
|
120,000 | -5,000 |
|
80,000 | 13,000 |
|
75,000 | 45,000 |
|
70,000 | 40,000 |
|
70,000 | 28,000 |
|
60,000 | -17,000 |
|
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40,000 | -45,000 |
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
|
30,000 | -15,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Damian Gum Wins Back-to-Back Hands
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
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 
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 |
Petree's Broadway Flop Holds
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Nic Petree raised to 4,000 UTG +1. He was called by the player in the small blind.
A flop of 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 |
Welko Captures Second Title at HPT St. Louis
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 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 #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 |