Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Tim Burden Leads Final Table After Day 2 of HPT St. Louis
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Day 2 of the 2019 Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) St. Louis came to its conclusion playing down from 81 players to its final nine. Leading the way is 2018 Indiana State Poker Champion Tim Burden who bagged up a massive 3.8 million.
Burden first got a monster pot after he flopped a pair of sixes and then turned trips and cracked Josh Mullins' pocket kings. Burden’s luck kept rolling as he obtained 25% of the chips in play after he and Danny Hoeft got into the largest pot of the evening.
It began when Burden raised to 40,000 and Hoeft, three-bet to 200,000. Action folded back to Burden who called the raise. A flop of 
was check-called by Burden after Hoeft bet 200,000. The dealer burned and turned the 
and Burden slammed down a bet of 500,000 and Hoeft called. Burden moved all in for 1.099 million after the 
came on the river and Hoeft, who had 1.04 million, called with the 
. It was no good though as the 2018 MSPT Indiana State Poker Champion had flopped a set with his 
.
Others joining Burden at the final table include MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang. MSPT Meskwaki Champ Keith Heine, and Greg Wood.
HPT St. Louis Final Table
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Wood | 555,000 |
| 2 | Joe Landazzi | 800,000 |
| 3 | Bill Byrnes | 1,815,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Green | 715,000 |
| 5 | Andy Echele | 2,080,000 |
| 6 | Keith Heine | 1,220,000 |
| 7 | Kou Vang | 785,000 |
| 8 | Dave Simon | 1,550,000 |
| 9 | Tim Burden | 3,800,000 |
Day 2 started with 81 players, but of those only the top 45 gotpaid. Some notable players who started Day 2 but didn’t make the money were 2018 HPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson, 2018 MSPT Meskwaki runner-up Ian Matakis, and WPT champ Ravi Raghavan, who has over $3 million in career earnings.
Peter Brooks was the 46th player out making him the bubble boy. Those to cash but fall short of the final table were Day 1b chip leader Josh Mullins (13th - $8,334), Danny Hoeft (18th - $6,266), Shawn Roberts (19th - $5,168), Jeff Landherr (21st - $5,168), Helen Denton (29th - $4,199), Mary Sturges (31st - $$4,199), Day 1a chip leader Ryan Gregor (32nd - $4,199), and Gil George (44th - $3,553).
The final nine players will return to action Monday at Noon local time and will play down to a winner.
Cameron Douglas Eliminated in 10th Place ($11,047)
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
As a result of back-to-back brutal hands, Cameron Douglas went out one spot short of the final table.
In the first hand, Douglas raised to 75,000 from the under the gun position, and was called by Keith Heine from the cutoff and Tim Burden from his big blind.
Burden checked the 
flop, Douglas continued for 75,000 and was called by both players.
After Burden checked on the 
turn, Douglas shoved all in, which got a call from the shorter stack of Heine and a fold from Burden.
The players tabled their hands.
Douglas: 
Heine: 
Douglas had turned the jack-straight, but Heine had flopped the queen-high straight.
The 
river only improved Heine's hand, securing him the near triple-up and leaving Douglas as the short stack.
Unfortunately for Douglas, he would be eliminated on the very next hand.
Action folded around to Burden in the small blind, he called and Douglas shoved all in for 325,000.
Burden thought for a moment, playing with three 100,000 chips, and finally tossed them in for the call.
Douglas: 
Burden:
The board ran out 
, which eliminated Douglas and left the remaining nine players to play on the nationally televised final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000 | 350,000 |
|
1,220,000 | 720,000 |
|
Busted |
Unofficial Final Table (full)
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Douglas | 900,000 |
| 2 | Greg Wood | 500,000 |
| 3 | Joe Landazzi | 800,000 |
| 4 | Bill Byrnes | 1,850,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Green | 750,000 |
| 6 | Andy Echele | 2,100,000 |
| 7 | Keith Heine | 500,000 |
| 8 | Kou Vang | 900,000 |
| 9 | Dave Simon | 1,300,000 |
| 10 | Tim Burden | 3,650,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,650,000 | |
|
2,100,000 | 100,000 |
|
1,850,000 | 250,000 |
|
1,300,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
900,000 | -170,000 |
|
900,000 | -100,000 |
|
800,000 | 30,000 |
|
750,000 | 50,000 |
|
500,000 | |
|
|
500,000 |
Matt Dougherty Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,047)
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Matt Dougherty moved all in for 205,000 under the gun and action folded to chip leader Tim Burden, who called from the small blind.
Burden: 
Dougherty: 
Burden was out in front but Dougherty had two live cards. The 
flop paired both players but Burden's aces were best. Dougherty had a lot of outs but watched helplessly as the 
bricked the turn followed by the on the river.
The final 10 players will now combine down to the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,650,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Josh Shmerl Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,047)
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
After Dave Simon raised to 65,000 from middle position, Josh Shmerl re-raised all in on the button.
Action folded back around to Simon, he made the call and the players tabled their hands.
Simon: 
Shmerl:
The 
flop put Shmerl in the lead, but things changed on the 
turn.
The river gave two Shmerl top two pair, which unfortunately wasn't good enough.
The dealer counted down the stacks, Shmerl had Simon slightly covered by 95,000.
Two hands later Shmerl went all in from the hijack, Keith Heine then re-shoved from the button and the blinds got out of the way.
Heine: 
Shmerl:
The board ran out 
, eliminating Shmerl from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000 | 880,000 |
|
|
500,000 | 225,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts (full)
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,550,000 | 310,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
1,600,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
1,070,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | -425,000 |
|
|
920,000 | -80,000 |
|
|
770,000 | |
|
|
700,000 | 290,000 |
|
|
620,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
500,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
275,000 | -700,000 |
|
|
270,000 | -5,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Josh Mullins Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,334)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Josh Mullins shoved all in UTG for 345,000 and was called by Bill Byrnes sitting to his left.
Mullins: 
Byrnes:
Mullins needed help but wasn't able to catch a card as the board ran out 
and he was eliminated in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
Douglas Doubles
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Bill Byrnes pushed forward a stack of 25,000 chips from the UTG position, Cameron Douglas three-bet shoved from the next seat over, action folded back to Byrnes and he made the call.
The players tabled their hands.
Douglas:
Byrnes:
The board ran out 
, which was good for Douglas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,030,000 | 658,000 |
|
|
900,000 | -500,000 |