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
Total Entries
444
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 444
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Sturges Takes Out Mueller

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

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: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Mueller: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

The board runout of {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} offered no help to Mueller, and he was eliminated from the tournament.

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

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Graham Hooks Parrish for Double Up

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 {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flop came and Parrish called.

A {6-Clubs} 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: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Graham: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The {8-Diamonds} was no help for Parrish as he doubled up Graham.

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

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A Round of Chip Counts

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Tim Burden
600,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Shawn Roberts us
Shawn Roberts
600,000
192,000
192,000
Profile photo of Josh Mullins us
Josh Mullins
590,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Ryan Gregor us
Ryan Gregor
400,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
330,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Jason Mangold us
Jason Mangold
250,000
28,000
28,000
Profile photo of Mary Sturges us
Mary Sturges
240,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
225,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Ryan Tepen us
Ryan Tepen
220,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Tim Vance us
Tim Vance
215,000
103,000
103,000
Profile photo of Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
120,000
20,000
20,000
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Todd Sladek
80,000
31,000
31,000
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Gil George
60,000
9,000
9,000
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Paul Bianchi
45,000
29,000
29,000
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Andy Rogowski
35,000
105,000
105,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Tepen Doubles Through Vang

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 {3-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} 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 {6-Spades} turn and {3-Diamonds} river.

Tepen: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Vang: {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

Player Chips Progress
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Kou Vang
303,000
53,000
53,000
Profile photo of Ryan Tepen us
Ryan Tepen
194,000
121,000
121,000

Tags: Kou VangRyan Tepen

Green Doubles Through Gregor

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 {6-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} flop and Gregor fired 15,000. Green called while Conners folded.

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

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

Gregor's two pair {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} wasn't good enough, Green tabled {j-Spades}{10-Spades} for a turned Broadway.

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

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Johnson Succumbs to Echele

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: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Johnson: {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}

Johnson was looking for some help but didn't get any on the {2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Spades} flop. The {3-Diamonds} 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 {7-Clubs}, a brick as far as Johnson was concerned.

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

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Burden Beats Down McPike

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

Ed McPike got his short stack all in on a {q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} flop and found himself at risk against MSPT champ Tim Burden.

Burden: {8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
McPike: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Both players had straight draws but neither would complete them on the {5-Spades} turn nor {8-Clubs} river. However, Burden did manage to make a pair and that was good enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Burden
300,000
60,000
60,000
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Ed McPike
Busted

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Daugherty Check-Shoves With Authority

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

Matthew Daugherty limped from middle position and then called the late position preflop raise of 30,000 from Josh Shmerl.

The players then went headsup to a flop of {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, where Daugherty again checked.

Shmerl continued with another bet of 30,000, and Daugherty responded by immediatley check-raising all in, which got Shmerl to quickly release his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Daugherty
226,000
226,000
226,000
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Josh Shmerl
135,500
38,500
38,500

Tags: Josh ShmerlMatthew Daugherty