2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis

Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b23
Event Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$148,587
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$646,020
Total Entries
444
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 444
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The Kicker Plays

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Steve Bezler raised to 3,000 from the UTG+1 position, and both blinds defended.

After the three players checked to the turn on a board reading {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, the small blind led out for 4,000.

The big-blind player then raised to 12,000, which was followed by an all-in shove from the UTG+1 player.

Once the player in the small blind got out of the way, the big-blind player asked for a count, and once the dealer confirmed the amount was 33,900 total he thought for a moment but eventually made the call.

He then looked a little pained once the hands were tabled and he saw he was on the wrong side of a cooler.

Bezler: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Big Blind: {j-Spades}{7-Spades}

The {9-Diamonds} river kept Bezler in the lead and secured his double up.

Tags: Steve Bezler

Another Round of Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kendrick's Cowboys Send the Rockets Flying!

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Table 45 had heads-up action with Dane Kendrick and his opponent all-in before the flop.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Kendrick: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Kendrick's hail mary prayer was answered on the flop as {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} came out giving Kendrick kings full of tens.

The turn {7-Hearts} and river {j-Diamonds} sent Kendrick's opponent packing.

Tags: Dane Kendrick

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Prize Pool Crosses $600K

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

There's still 1 hour and 40 minutes left in late registration and for re-entries. Right now the clock reads 261 entries for Day 1b, which along with 1a's 164 brings the current field up to 425. That means the prize pool is up over $600,000 and this $1,650 Main Event has become the second-largest HPT by field size in the St. Louis market going back seven years.

Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Joe Rudy
Joe Rudy

The preflop action escaped us but we do know that it resulted in a three-way all-in pot. A short-stacked player was at risk for 6,000 while Joe Rudy was at risk in a much bigger side pot against another player.

Rudy: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Big Stack: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}
Short Stack: {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The {9-Hearts}{q-Spades}{10-Spades} flop gave Rudy a gutshot straight draw but it was the {k-Diamonds} on the turn that would give him the lead.

The {8-Hearts} river was of no consequence and Rudy got lucky to knock out the short stack and double through the big.

Tags: Joe Rudy

Always a Good Time for Aces

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Preflop action folded to Haris Belic in the cutoff, and he made it 2,100.

Action then folded to the big-blind player, who three-bet shoved.

Belic practically made the call as soon as the chips started coming forward. The players tabled their hands and it immediately became clear why he snap-called the all-in shove.

Belic: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Big Blind: {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, which created no sweat whatsoever for Belic, and sent the big-blind player to the rail.

Tags: Haris Belic

Fein Busted

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

With a three-way action pot after the turn, Robert Fein shoved all-in on the button for his remaining stack. Jeffery Fielder called.

Board showed {4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades}

Fein: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Fielder: {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

The river {7-Hearts} was no help for Fein and Fielder won the hand.

Tags: Robert FeinJeffery Fielder

Ladies Love Cool John

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The UTG+1 player raised to 2,200, and John Bailey was the only caller from middle position.

Both players checked to the turn on a board reading {2-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, and Bailey bet 1,500, which got check-called by the UTG+1 player.

The UTG+1 player checked once again when the dealer put out the {3-Spades} on the river, and this time Bailey put out a bet of 6,000.

The UTG+1 player went into the tank for over a minute, eventually made the call and then mucked when Bailey tabled {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

Tags: John Bailey

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