2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$131,184
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
392
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Neil Patel Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,115)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Neil Patel
Neil Patel

Neil Patel jammed for 205,000 from under the gun, and Kyle Cartwright called from the hijack.

Neil Patel: {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Kyle Cartwright: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}

Patel's prospects grew dim after the {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop, and the {7-Diamonds} turn left Patel looking for an eight for a chop. Cartwright's turned straight held on the {9-Diamonds} river, and the Missouri native exits in eighth.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Cartwright us
Kyle Cartwright
WSOP 1X Winner
1,050,000 225,000
Neil Patel us
Neil Patel
Busted

Tags: Kyle CartwrightNeil Patel

Hoppe Doubles Through McCormick to Take the Chip Lead

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Laura Hoppe
Laura Hoppe

Laura Hoppe raised to 60,000 from the hijack, and Austin McCormick three-bet to 160,000 on the button. Hoppe called after a minute in the tank.

The {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop was checked by Hoppe, and McCormick bet 170,000. Hoppe called.

Hoppe checked again on the {5-Spades} turn, and McCormick fired another barrel, this time for 340,000. Hoppe called again.

The {4-Diamonds} hit the river, and Hoppe checked a third time. McCormick jammed, putting Hoppe to the test for her last 995,000. Hoppe tanked for a few minutes.

"Go big or go home, eh?" Hoppe said to McCormick. She called, and McCormick tabled {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a triple-barrel bluff. Hoppe slammed down {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} for top pair, top kicker, and Hoppe, the start of the day short stack, now holds the chip lead with eight players left.

"That was a bad ass call, eh boys?" Hoppe added after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Laura Hoppe us
Laura Hoppe
3,400,000 1,650,000
Austin McCormick us
Austin McCormick
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,300,000 -1,600,000

Tags: Austin McCormickLaura Hoppe

Cunningham Gets Lucky to Double Through Reeder

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Brent Cunningham
Brent Cunningham

Hand #1:

Brent Cunningham raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, and Brian Reeder three-bet to 175,000 from the button. Cunningham folded.

Hand #2:

The very next hand, Kyle Cartwright raised to 60,000 from middle position, and Cunningham three-bet shoved for 480,000 from the hijack. Reeder four-bet shoved for 1.3 million from the cutoff, and action folded back to Cartwright, who quickly folded.

Brent Cunningham: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Brian Reeder: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Reeder's Big Slick held on the {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop, but the {q-Spades} turn left him shaking his head, as Cunningham peeled a three-outer to leave Reeder looking for an ace to earn the knockout. The {4-Clubs} on the river changed nothing, and Cunningham doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Brent Cunningham us
Brent Cunningham
1,100,000 545,000
Brian Reeder us
Brian Reeder
850,000 -350,000

Tags: Brent CunninghamBrian ReederKyle Cartwright

Hoppe Turns a Set on Cartwright

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Laura Hoppe
Laura Hoppe

Kyle Cartwright raised to 50,000 from under the gun, and was called by Laura Hoppe in middle position and Kevin Garosshen in the big blind.

Action checked through the {2-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{q-Spades} flop, and the {9-Spades} fell on the turn. Garosshen checked, and Cartwright bet 80,000. Hoppe called while Garosshen folded.

The {k-Diamonds} hit the river, and Cartwright bet 190,000. Hoppe tanked for a minute before raising to 405,000, leaving herself 375,000 behind.

"Do you have jack-ten?" Cartwright asked. Cartwright eventually called after a stint in the tank, and Hoppe showed {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a turned set. Cartwright flung his {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} face-up into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Garosshen us
Kevin Garosshen
Day 1C Chip Leader
1,700,000 -100,000
Laura Hoppe us
Laura Hoppe
1,500,000 575,000
Kyle Cartwright us
Kyle Cartwright
WSOP 1X Winner
1,300,000 -300,000

Tags: Kevin GarosshenKyle CartwrightLaura Hoppe

Who Will Walk Away With the $131,184 Top Prize at HPT St. Louis?

Kyle Cartwright
Kyle Cartwright

From a starting field of 392 entrants, just nine return for the final day of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Hollywood Casino St. Louis $1,650 Main Event. The final table, which will be filmed for a future television broadcast, will also be streamed on the HPT's Twitch channel on a short delay (no hole cards will be shown due to Missouri gaming laws), featuring Jerod Smith and the HPT's Korey Stewart on commentary. The PokerNews blog coverage will sync with the stream.

The returning players already have a $12,776 cash locked up, but all eyes are on the top prize of $131,184, along with the trophy and a $3,500 Championship Package good for the Season XVI HPT Championship at the end of the year.

Austin McCormick returns to his second HPT St. Louis final table with the chip lead today, with a stack of 2,775,000 to work with, good for nearly 140 big blinds at the start of play. WSOP Bracelet winners Kyle Cartwright (2,120,000) and Brett Apter (1,735,000) sit in the other two medal positions at the moment, while Kevin Garosshen (1,590,000) and Brent Cunningham (1,125,000) round out the chip millionaires club.

Final Table Seat Draw

TableSeatNameChip CountBig Blinds
Final1Lucas Tae700,00035
Final2Neil Patel480,00024
Final3Austin McCormick2,775,000139
Final4Kevin Garosshen1,590,00080
Final5Kyle Cartwright2,120,000106
Final6Brent Cunningham1,125,00056
Final7Brian Reeder935,00047
Final8Brett Apter1,735,00087
Final9Laura Hoppe300,00015

Stay tuned to the PokerNews blog throughout the day, as we crown the latest HPT champ here at Hollywood Casino St. Louis!

Tags: Austin McCormickBrent CunninghamBrett ApterJerod SmithKevin GarosshenKyle Cartwright