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 |
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
|
120,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
| 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 |
|
||
|
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 |
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 |
| 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 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
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
|
113,000 |
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
|
70,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the night. During this time the tournament staff will race off the T100 chips.
