$1,650 Main Event Day 1a | 2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

02-21-2020 01:16 UTC-5

McKuin Flipped Out By the River

BrandonTemple

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Michael McKuin raised to 5,500 from the hijack, and John Thornton called on the button. Thomas Rennier three-bet shoved for 60,000 from the small blind, McKuin called off his last 35,000, and Thornton folded.

Michael McKuin:
Thomas Rennier:

McKuin spiked a set on the flop to take a big lead in the hand. Rennier needed a jack after the turn, and sure enough, the river gave Rennier Broadway and sent McKuin to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Thornton	150,000	-15,000
Thomas Rennier	110,000	40,000
Michael McKuin	Busted

Tags: John Thornton Michael McKuin Thomas Rennier

02-21-2020 01:07 UTC-5

Tepen Leaves McKuin Short

BrandonTemple

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ryan Tepen raised to 6,500 from the hijakc, and Michael McKuin called from the big blind.

Action checked to the river of a board, and McKuin checked. Tepen bet 6,000 and McKuin called. Tepen tabled for a straight, and McKuin mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Tepen	380,000	50,000
Michael McKuin	25,000	-15,000

Tags: Michael McKuin Ryan Tepen

02-21-2020 00:59 UTC-5

Audrain Gets Value With Ace-High

BrandonTemple

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Christopher Audrain raised to 6,000 from the button, and Thomas Rennier defended his big blind.

Both players checked the flop, and Rennier checked the on the turn. Audrain bet 5,000 and Rennier called.

Both players checked again on the river, and Audrain tabled . Rennier mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Audrain	115,000	5,000
Thomas Rennier	70,000	-16,500

Tags: Christopher Audrain Thomas Rennier

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

02-21-2020 00:40 UTC-5

Last Break of the Night

BrandonTemple

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The final eight players are off on their final fifteen-minute break of the evening. When they return, they'll play three more levels or until five players remain, at which point play will conclude for the evening.

02-21-2020 00:38 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts; Eberhardt Out

BrandonTemple

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Igor Holdaiy has been on an absolute tear in the last orbit or two, including knocking out James Eberhardt a few moments ago, and he's now sitting second in chips behind Ryan Tepen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Tepen	330,000	-28,000
Igor Holdaiy	278,000	198,000
John Thornton	165,000	10,500
Brett Apter	158,500	4,500
Christopher Audrain	110,000	22,000
Thomas Rennier	86,500	5,000
Jody Dobrinich	60,500	-14,900
Michael McKuin	40,000	-6,000
James Eberhardt	Busted

02-21-2020 00:27 UTC-5

McKuin Goes One For Two

BrandonTemple

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #1:

Michael McKuin raised to 5,500 from the button, and John Thornton called in the big blind.

Thornton checked the flop to McKuin, who bet 7,000. Thornton folded.

Hand #2:

The very next hand, McKuin raised to 5,500 from the hijack, and Thomas Rennier defended his big blind.

Action checked down to the river of a board, where Rennier bet 9,000. McKuin folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Thornton	154,500	-40,500
Thomas Rennier	81,500	6,500
Michael McKuin	46,000	2,000

Tags: John Thornton Michael McKuin Thomas Rennier

02-21-2020 00:20 UTC-5

Dobrinich Puts Apter in the Tank

BrandonTemple

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

James Eberhardt limped in from the cutoff, and Ryan Tepen raised to 10,000 from the button. Brett Apter called in the small blind, and Jody Dobrinich three-bet shoved for 47,400 in the big blind. Eberhardt and Tepen quickly folded, but Apter went into the tank.

After a few minutes, Apter found a fold, and let out a relieved sigh when Dobrinich showed his .

"I had king-queen," Apter told Dobrinich after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Tepen	358,000	-12,000
Brett Apter	154,000	-5,000
James Eberhardt	140,000	-40,000
Jody Dobrinich	75,400	22,000

Tags: Brett Apter James Eberhardt Jody Dobrinich Ryan Tepen

02-21-2020 00:10 UTC-5

Three Way Clash Sends Eberhardt Soaring

BrandonTemple

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a flop, James Eberhardt got his last 30,300 into a pot of 90,000 from middle position, and Jody Dobrinich got his last 57,000 in from the button. Igor Holiday had both players at risk from the small blind.

James Eberhardt:
Jody Dobrinich:
Igor Holdaiy:

Dobrinich had the lead with his set of tens, but was looking to dodge the straight draw of Eberhardt, while Holdaiy had just a single king in the deck to draw to in order to scoop the whole pot. The turn was safe for Dobrinich, but the river made Eberhardt's straight and sent a massive pot his way, while Dobrinich was left with the side pot.