2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis

Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Entries
444
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
50,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Bezler us
Steve Bezler
81,000 81,000

Tags: Steve Bezler

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
130,000 102,500
Barb Hunsel us
Barb Hunsel
125,000 5,000
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
120,000 78,500
Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
120,000 40,000
Doug Holland us
Doug Holland
95,000 35,000
Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
80,000 45,000
Zal Irani us
Zal Irani
67,000 37,000
Mike Rieck us
Mike Rieck
45,000 -50,000
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
42,000 29,700
Mason Hinkle us
Mason Hinkle
30,000 12,000
Todd Sladek us
Todd Sladek
30,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
WPT 1X Winner
30,000 -30,000
Shawn Roberts us
Shawn Roberts
29,000 13,400
Craig Casino us
Craig Casino
27,000 -3,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
Dane Kendrick us
Dane Kendrick
75,000 75,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Rudy us
Joe Rudy
86,000

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.

Player Chips Progress
Haris Belic us
Haris Belic
44,000 44,000

Tags: Haris Belic

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}.

Player Chips Progress
John Bailey us
John Bailey
55,000 55,000

Tags: John Bailey