Main Event Day 2 | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis

03-17-2019 10:49 UTC-6

Johnson Succumbs to Echele

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Andy Echele raised to 16,000 from the button and then called when Brad Johnson three-bet all in for around 60,000 from the small blind.

Echele:
Johnson:

Johnson was looking for some help but didn't get any on the flop. The turn paired his three but he'd need either another or an ace on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the , a brick as far as Johnson was concerned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Echele	275,000 55,000	55,000
Brad Johnson	Busted

Tags: Bradley Johnson Andy Echele

03-17-2019 10:53 UTC-6

Green Doubles Through Gregor

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Anthony Thompson

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan Gregor raised to 12,000, he was called by Stephen Green in the cutoff and Larry Conners in the big blind.

Conners checked the flop and Gregor fired 15,000. Green called while Conners folded.

Gregor check-called Green's 50,000 bet after the came on the turn.

The river came the and Gregor checked to Green. Green then shoved all in for 111,000 and was called.

Gregor's two pair wasn't good enough, Green tabled for a turned Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Gregor	330,000 233,000	233,000
Stephen Green	290,000 65,000	65,000
Larry Conners	140,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Larry Conners Ryan Gregor Stephen Green

03-17-2019 10:57 UTC-6

Tepen Doubles Through Vang

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan Tepen raised to 12,000 from UTG+1, and was called by the player in the next seat over.

Action folded to Kou Vang on the button, and he asked Tepen how much he had behind before making the call.

On the flop, Tepen made a continuation bet, which got a fold from the player in the next seat.

Vang asked how much the bet was, and after the dealer confirmed it was 18,000, vang raised to 51,000.

Tepen then shoved his remaining stack, which was 72,000, and was called by Vang.

The players tabled their hands, and Tepen saw he was leading, but needed to fade Vang's nut flush draw and one overcard, which he did on the turn and river.

Tepen:
Vang:

Player	Chips	Progress
Kou Vang	303,000 53,000	53,000
Ryan Tepen	194,000 121,000	121,000

Tags: Kou Vang Ryan Tepen

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

03-17-2019 11:09 UTC-6

2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis $1650 Main Event Day 2 Photos by Hayley Hochstetler

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Hayley Hochstetler

03-17-2019 11:16 UTC-6

A Round of Chip Counts

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Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Burden	600,000 300,000	300,000
Shawn Roberts	600,000 192,000	192,000
Josh Mullins	590,000 58,000	58,000
Ryan Gregor	400,000 70,000	70,000
Kou Vang	330,000 27,000	27,000
Jason Mangold	250,000 28,000	28,000
Mary Sturges	240,000 120,000	120,000
Allen Kessler	225,000 75,000	75,000
Ryan Tepen	220,000 26,000	26,000
Tim Vance	215,000 103,000	103,000
Keith Heine	120,000 20,000	20,000
Todd Sladek	80,000 31,000	31,000
Gil George	60,000 9,000	9,000
Paul Bianchi	45,000 29,000	29,000
Andy Rogowski	35,000 105,000	105,000

03-17-2019 11:17 UTC-6

Graham Hooks Parrish for Double Up

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Anthony Thompson

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Steven Graham raised to 12,000 from early position and got called by Kyle Parrish in the big blind.

Graham bet 15,000 after a flop came and Parrish called.

A came on the turn and Graham fired out 30,000. Parrish reached for his chips and announced all-in, he was quickly called by Graham.

Parrish:
Graham:

The was no help for Parrish as he doubled up Graham.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Graham	300,000 108,000	108,000
Kyle Parrish	130,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Kyle Parrish Steven Graham

03-17-2019 11:29 UTC-6

Sturges Takes Out Mueller

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Mary Sturges raised it 25,000 from middle position, and action folded around to Matthew Mueller in the big blind.

He shoved all in and was called by Sturges.

Mueller asked if Sturges had a pair.

When she answered, "Yes," he then asked, "How big?" and the players tabled their hands.

Mueller saw that not only did Sturges have an overpair, but their pairs had the exact same suits.

Sturges:
Mueller:

The board runout of offered no help to Mueller, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mary Sturges	243,000 3,000	3,000
Matthew Mueller	Busted

Tags: Mary Sturges Matthew Mueller

03-17-2019 11:34 UTC-6

Hughes Doubles Through Blythe

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Preflop action folded around to Rick Blythe on the button, and he raised to 18,000.

The small-blind player folded, John Hughes shoved all in from the big blind for his remaining 84,000 and was called by Blythe.

The players then tabled their hands.

Hughes:
Blythe:

The board ran out , which gave Hughes a better two pair and secured his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Blythe	345,000 152,000	152,000
John Hughes	183,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: John Hughes Rick Blythe

03-17-2019 11:40 UTC-6

Roberts Ducks Sent a Player Flying

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Anthony Thompson

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The player in middle position raised to 12,000 getting called from Shawn Roberts in the cutoff. The player in the big blind shoved all in and was called by both players.

The board was checked all the way down and the players tabled their cards.