2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1a
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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 1a
Entries
41
Players Left
5
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Bogert Fires, Wins

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Cory Bogert raised to 800 from the cutoff, and found a lone called in Shawn Powers from the big blind.

Powers checked the {10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop over to Bogert, who bet 600. Powers called.

The {a-Clubs} turn was checked again by Powers, and Bogert sized up a bet of 1,500. Powers quickly released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Cory Bogert
46,500
4,300
4,300
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Shawn Powers
21,500
6,500
6,500

Tags: Cory BogertShawn Powers

McKuin Bets Big

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Michael McKuin
Michael McKuin

Season XV HPT $2,500 Championship Event runner-up Christopher Audrain raised to 700 from under the gun, and was called by Michael McKuin in middle position, Cory Bogert in the hijack, Jeffrey Schroeder on the button, and Shawn Powers in the big blind.

Action checked to Bogert on a {10-Spades}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop, and he bet 2,200. Schroeder called, and action folded back to McKuin, who check-raised to 6,200. Bogert folded and Schroeder called.

McKuin bet 7,000 on the {7-Spades} turn, and Schroeder tanked for a minute, then called.

The {q-Clubs} fell on the river, and McKuin bet 13,000, leaving himself just 6,000 behind. Schroeder, who had a similar stack, tanked for a few moments before folding.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael McKuin
52,000
22,000
22,000
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Cory Bogert
42,200
12,200
12,200
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Christopher Audrain
29,000
29,000
29,000
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Jeffrey Schroeder
15,200
17,800
17,800

Tags: Christopher AudrainJeffrey SchroederMichael McKuinShawn PowersCory Bogert

HPT Player of the Year Pupillo Building Back Up

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Nick Pupillo
Nick Pupillo

Nick Pupillo, who won the Heartland Poker Tour's Season XV Player of the Year race to earn a $10,000 package towards buy-ins and accommodations for Season XVI, got off to a slow start here in today's Day 1a flight, but caught a little heat in the last two hands to start climbing back towards starting stack.

Hand #1:

Joseph Brose raised to 800 from the hijack, and Pupillo quickly three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Brose, who took a second before letting his hand go.

Hand #2:

Pupillo opened to 800 from the hijack, and everyone folded.

We'll be keeping an eye on Pupillo throughout the day, as he looks to finish one spot higher than the last time he cashed an HPT Hollywood Casino St. Louis Main Event, August's $1,650 Main Event where he finished runner-up to current MSPT Player of the Year Mike Shin.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Pupillo
19,400
1,900
1,900
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joseph BroseMike ShinNick Pupillo

Williams Four-Bet Rips

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

A player raised to 600 from the hijack, and Jonathan Williams called in the cutoff. Michael Pilla three-bet to 2,000 from the big blind, and the hijack folded.

"All in," Williams said, putting his last 16,200 in chips in the middle. Pilla went into the tank for a minute, then elected to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Pilla
26,000
4,000
4,000
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Jonathan Williams
18,900
2,700
2,700

Tags: Jonathan WilliamsMichael Pilla

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Schroeder Gets Value With Top Pair

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Jeffrey Schroeder raised to 300 from the hijack, and Shawn Powers three-bet to 1,200 from the cutoff. Michael McKuin called in the small blind, as did Schroeder.

The {7-Spades}{k-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop was checked through to the {6-Spades} turn, and McKuin checked again. Schroeder bet 1,000, and only Powers called.

Schroeder bet 1,700 on the {6-Hearts} river, and Powers called again. Schroeder turned over {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for kings-up, and Powers mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeffrey Schroeder
33,000
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Shawn Powers
28,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Jeffrey SchroederMichael McKuinShawn Powers

Claunch Steps on the Gas

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Gerald Claunch raised to 900 from the hijack, and only Joseph Brose called in the small blind.

Brose checked the {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop over to Claunch, who bet 1,600. Brose called.

Brose checked again on the {3-Diamonds} turn, and Claunch bet 3,100. Brose folded.

While Claunch raked in the pot, the reigning HPT Player of the Year Nick Pupillo took the seat next to Brose, adding a dangerous opponent for the table to contend with.

Player Chips Progress
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Gerald Claunch
45,500
45,500
45,500
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Nick Pupillo
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Joseph Brose
29,000
1,000
1,000

Tags: Gerald ClaunchJoseph BroseNick Pupillo

Henrichs Looking For Another Big Day 1 Stack

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Joshua Henrichs
Joshua Henrichs

One player seated in today's field already has some recent success in building up a stack on Day 1a of an HPT event, as Joshua Henrichs bagged up the chip lead in the Season XV HPT $2,500 Championship Event here at Hollywood St. Louis in November of last year. Henrichs fell just short of earning a cash, but is already back in action here today.

In one recent hand, Henrichs checked a {q-Hearts}{a-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades} board from the small blind, as did the big blind and button. The {2-Diamonds} fell on the river, and Henrichs bet 600 into the 2,000 chip pot. Both of his opponent folded, and Henrichs took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Joshua Henrichs
31,500
31,500
31,500

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