2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis

Main Event
Day: 2
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
Players Left 1 / 444
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Vang Absorbs All of Vance's Chips

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

We missed the elimination of EPT4 Copenhagen champ Tim Vance, but Kou Vang, the man who sent him packing, was kind enough to fill us in on some details after the fact.

As he told it, Vance opened for 16,000 UTG+2 and Vang flatted from the hijack. Ryan Tepen came along from the big blind and it was three-way action to the {k-}{10-}{4-} rainbow flop. Tepen checked, Vance bet 21,000, and both his opponents called.

Two checks on the {j-} turn saw Vang bet 49,000 and Tepen folded. Vance then check-jammed for 200,000 and Vang snapped him off.

Vang: {a-}{q-}
Vance: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Vance had turned top two pair but the same card gave Vang Broadway. The river failed to fill Vance up and he hit the rail a few spots shy of the money.

Meanwhile, Pauly "Walnuts" Bianchi was also eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Kou Vang
650,000
320,000
320,000
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Tim Vance
Busted
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Paul Bianchi
Busted

Tags: Kou VangRyan TepenTim Vance

Did Mangold Bluff and Run?

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

We caught the action on a board reading {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and a lot of chips in the pot.

Jason Mangold had put out a bet of 100,000, which sent Josh Mullins deep into the tank, saying "Sorry guys."

He thought some more, closed his eyes, opened them and looked over at Mangold and then slowly released his cards.

Mangold then asked if Mullins wanted to see, and when he answered, "Yes," Mangold tabled {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for king-high.

He scooped the large pot and was then immediately moved to another table.

Player Chips Progress
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Josh Mullins
515,000
75,000
75,000
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Jason Mangold
430,000
180,000
180,000

Tags: Jason MangoldJosh Mullins

Let the Bubble Begin

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

With 46 players remaining, players are on the money bubble. Hand-for-hand play has begun. Just one more player needs to leave empty handed before the top 45 players are guaranteed $3,553 in prize money.

Vang Busts Brooks on Bubble

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

Kou Vang raised to 12,000 in middle position. Action folded to Peter Brooks on the button who shoved all in for 66,000. Vang asked for a count and called.

Vang: {k-}{q-}
Brooks: {a-}{j-}

Vang spiked a queen on the flop busting Brooks on the bubble as board ran out {q-}{7-}{3-}{8-}{4-}.

Player Chips Progress
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Kou Vang
850,000
200,000
200,000
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Peter Brooks
Busted

Tags: Kou VangPeter Brooks

The Luck of the Irish

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

Hand-for-hand play had just finished due to the bubble bursting.

When tournament director Jeremy Smith announced that all remaining players were in the money, Joseph Stretch was extremely happy and his tablemates were also happy for him.

The reason was because Stretch was now in the big blind for his last remaining 12,000 in chips.

Once play resumed Tim Burden raised to 25,000 from the UTG+1 position and was called by Ryan Gregor in middle position, which created a side pot.

Burden and Ryan checked to the river on a board reading {j-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, and Gregor tabled pocket tens to take the side pot.

Stretch then turned over {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, for a better two pair and tripled up, which made everyone even happier.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Burden
670,000
70,000
70,000
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Ryan Gregor
358,000
42,000
42,000
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Joseph Stretch
27,000
131,000
131,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Gurung Sniffs Out Sablotny

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

HB Sablotny raised to 20,000 in middle position. Action folded to Gyan Gurung in the big blind who called.

Gurung check-called Sablotny's bet of 40,000 after a {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{k-Spades} flop. Both players checked the {9-Diamonds} on the turn.

Gurung bet 20,000 after the {q-Spades} came on the river. Sablotny raised all in. Gurung called with {k-}{j-} and got the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Gyan Gurung
340,000
199,000
199,000
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HB Sablotny
150,000
179,000
179,000

Tags: Gyan GurgungHB Sablotny

Byrnes Busts Roberson in 38th Place

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bill Byrnes raised to 23,000 under the gun and Jeff Roberson responded by moving all in for 82,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Byrnes and he made the call.

Roberson: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Byrnes: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

It was a flip but not after the flop came down {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} to give Byrnes a set. The {5-Diamonds} turn left Roberson drawing dead and he headed for the payout desk in 38th place after the {5-Hearts} was run out on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Bill Byrnes
900,000
200,000
200,000
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Jeffery Roberson
Busted

Tags: Bill ByrnesJeff Roberson

Heine Chops One and Then Busts One

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After action folded around to Keith Heine, he raised to 20,000 from the cutoff, which got folds from the players on the button and in the small blind.

Bill Byrnes, who was in the big blind and had a dominating chipstack, then put out a stack of 25,000 chips, which was more than Heine had.

Heine called and both players tabled their hands.

Heine: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Byrne: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}, which resulted in a chopped pot.

However, Heine fared much better on the very next hand.

The UTG player shoved all in and Heine immediately called all-in with what looked to be an almost identical chipstack, and the remaining players got out of the way.

The players tabled their hands and Heine saw that he was ahead and needed his hand to hold, which it did on the {7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} board.

Heine: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
UTG: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The dealer counted down the stacks and confirmed that Heine did have the UTG player covered, but not by much.

Player Chips Progress
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Bill Byrnes
900,000
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Keith Heine
219,000
99,000
99,000

Tags: Bill ByrneKeith Heine