2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis

Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour St. Louis
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥a♣
Prize
$148,587
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$646,020
Total Entries
444
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 444
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Gurung Sniffs Out Sablotny

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
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
Profile photo of Gyan Gurung us
Gyan Gurung 		340,000
199,000
 199,000
Profile photo of HB Sablotny us
HB Sablotny 		150,000
179,000
 179,000

Tags: Gyan GurgungHB Sablotny

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

The Luck of the Irish

LoriAnn Persinger
LoriAnn Persinger
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
Profile photo of Tim Burden us
Tim Burden 		670,000
70,000
 70,000
Profile photo of Ryan Gregor us
Ryan Gregor 		358,000
42,000
 42,000
Profile photo of Joseph Stretch us
Joseph Stretch 		27,000
131,000
 131,000

Vang Busts Brooks on Bubble

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
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
Profile photo of Kou Vang us
Kou Vang 		850,000
200,000
 200,000
Profile photo of Peter Brooks us
Peter Brooks 		Busted

Tags: Kou VangPeter Brooks

Let the Bubble Begin

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
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.

Did Mangold Bluff and Run?

LoriAnn Persinger
LoriAnn Persinger
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
Profile photo of Josh Mullins us
Josh Mullins 		515,000
75,000
 75,000
Profile photo of Jason Mangold us
Jason Mangold 		430,000
180,000
 180,000

Tags: Jason MangoldJosh Mullins

Vang Absorbs All of Vance's Chips

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
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
Profile photo of Kou Vang us
Kou Vang 		650,000
320,000
 320,000
Profile photo of Tim Vance us
Tim Vance 		Busted
Profile photo of Paul Bianchi us
Paul Bianchi 		Busted

Tags: Kou VangRyan TepenTim Vance

Roberts Ducks Sent a Player Flying

Anthony Thompson
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 {2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{q-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board was checked all the way down and the players tabled their cards.

All-in player: {a-}{q-}
Middle position: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Roberts: {5-Spades}{2-Spades}

Roberts took the pot with a pair of deuces and eliminated one player.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shawn Roberts us
Shawn Roberts 		700,000
100,000
 100,000

Tags: Shawn Roberts

Hughes Doubles Through Blythe

LoriAnn Persinger
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: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Blythe: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, which gave Hughes a better two pair and secured his double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rick Blythe us
Rick Blythe 		345,000
152,000
 152,000
Profile photo of John Hughes us
John Hughes 		183,000
2,000
 2,000

Tags: John HughesRick Blythe

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