Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Lawrenceburg
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Lawrenceburg
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$532,800
Entries
555
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Dawson Doubles Through Pappano
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
After a limp from early position, Terry Sandifar raised to 2,400 on the button. Jeremy Pappano three-bet shoved all in for 16,000 in the small blind and Charles Dawson also pushed all in for 11,800 in the big blind. The limper folded as did Sandifar and the two remaining hands were tabled.
Charles Dawson: 
Jeremy Pappano: 
Dawson was in a dominating position and the flop of 
gave him a stranglehold on the hand. Pappano picked up some outs on the 
turn card but the 
on the river gave Dawson a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,500 | |
|
4,200 |
More Photos from Day 1A
Courtesy of Korey Stewart
Sepiol Pressures Phan
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Four players each saw a flop for 1,000 apiece as the dealer fanned 
across the felt. The action checked to Daniel Sepiol on the button who bet 2,200 and only Donnie Phan called from the cutoff.
The turn was the 
and Phan checked to Sepiol again who dropped in a stack of T5,000 chips. Phan had roughly 11,000 sitting in front of him and had a decision to make for his entire stack. He soon elected to fold and Sepiol dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,200 | |
|
11,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
David “The Maven” Gutfreund Wins HPT Lawrenceburg Seniors Event
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
While the Main Event is the culmination of the HPT Lawrenceburg, it's not the only tournament to have played out at the venue. Last weekend, Event #2: $300 Seniors (50+) saw the final five players strike a deal that ultimately resulted in David “The Maven” Gutfreund come out on top to win $6,541 in prize money.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David "The Maven" Gutfreund | Chicago, IL | $6,541* |
| 2 | Eric Inderrieden | Troy, OH | $4,551* |
| 3 | Jerry Zehr | Carmel, IN | $3,928* |
| 4 | Doug Drahman | Aurora, IN | $3,843* |
| 5 | Alexander Hencheck | Loveland, OH | $3,570* |
| 6 | Robert O'Connell | Nicholasville, KY | $1,656 |
| 7 | Jeff Morris | Cincinnati, OH | $1,355 |
| 8 | Kathleen Gale | Novi, MI | $1,054 |
| 9 | David Brockhuis | Cincinnati, OH | $828 |
| 10 | Roy Adams | Milan, IN | $753 |
*Denotes five-way deal.
Hiudt Keeps Building
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
The action folded to Terry Sandifar on the button who made it 1,500 to go. The small blind called and Joey Hiudt three-bet to 4,000 from the big blind. Both Sandifar and the small blind called to see a flop of 
.
The small blind checked to Hiudt who continued for 7,500 which got Sandifar to release but the small blind stuck around. The turn was the and the small blind check-called another bet of 11,000 from Hiudt.
The river brought the 
and both players knuckled the table. Hiudt turned over 
for two pair and his opponent looked back at his cards before tossing them to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,500
25,200
|
25,200 |
|
50,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
Hemingway Climbs the Leaderboard with a Royal Flush
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Screams were coming from across the room when Theresa Hemingway leaped from her chair. "I made a royal!" she exclaimed. The cards were already scooped up from the table but Hemingway scooped the pot with a royal flush, leaving Adam Friedman heading to the registration desk to re-enter.
Jerry Martin tops the counts heading into the second break of the day as he closes in on 100,000 chips while Trevor Warren and Shannon Shepherd have slipped down the leaderboard after starting off strong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,000 | |
|
73,000 | |
|
68,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
|
65,500
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
39,400
500
|
500 |
|
36,400
6,400
|
6,400 |
|
30,000
-25,200
|
-25,200 |
|
||
|
21,200
-25,300
|
-25,300 |
|
12,500
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Scarborough is "Showing Off"
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
After Mike Scarborough and Donnie Phan limped in from early position, Richard Weeks raised to 2,100 in the cutoff. Both Scarborough and Phan called and the flop fell 
.
The action checked around to the 
on the turn and Scarborough led out for 2,500. Phan called and Weeks stepped aside as the completed the board. Scarborough checked this time and Phan tossed in a bet of 6,500. Scarborough thought for a minute and eventually made the call.
Phan dispatched his cards to the muck and Scarborough tabled 
to rake in the pot. "I'm just showing off," Scarborough said as he emphasized that he called with a pair of fours. "I like to show off."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,400
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
|
22,500
11,500
|
11,500 |