$1,650 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
392
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
140
Players Left
22
McBrayer Leads As 22 Advance From Day 1b of HPT St. Louis
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1b of the HPT Hollywood Casino St. Louis $1,650 Main Event saw 140 entrants hit the felt, which combined with the 41 entrants from yesterday's Day 1a flight, brings the total field to 181 players, with the largest projected flight kicking off tomorrow at Noon.
After almost fourteen levels of play, Alabama pro BJ McBrayer bagged the biggest stack in the room, putting 473,000 chips in a bag for Day 2. McBrayer, who won HPT Vicksburg in 2018 for $45,946, spent the latter stages of the day exerting his will on the table, making timely three-bets and applying pressure to accumulate 20,000 more chips than second-place stack Mark Koeln (453,000), who was the only other player to crest the 400,000 chip plateau by the end of the night. McBrayer's stack puts Day 1a chip leader Ryan Tepen and his 402,000 stack third overall with one flight to go.
Austin McCormick (349,000), three-time HPT champ Reginald "Shawn" Roberts (320,000), and WSOP Bracelet winner Kyle Cartwright (280,000) round out the top five, while Ian Nelson (262,000), former HPT St. Louis champ Paul Belken (246,000), Jeff Trudeau (164,000), and Craig Welko (90,000) are just a few of the notables able to secure a bag for Day 2.
Maurice Hawkins, the WSOP Circuit's all-time rings leader and a former HPT St. Louis champ, got off to a strong start, but couldn't pull off a bold bluff against Justin Coliny (258,000), and found himself short of a Day 2 bag. Reigning HPT Player of the Year Nick Pupillo found slightly better sledding for a while, making just past the final break of the evening before finally succumbing.
Others unable to bag up chips in today's flight include former HPT champ Mike O'Neill, James Pupillo, preliminary event winners Nhut Nguyen and Jeffrey Copeland, and Will Berry.
The final starting flight for the Main Event will kick off at Noon local time on Saturday. Players will receive 30,000 in tournament chips, and registration and a single re-entry option are available for players until after the dinner break after Level 9, or approximately 7:30 p.m. local time. Like today's flight, play will conclude with 9:46 in Level 14, or when 13% of the field remains, whichever comes first.
Be sure to tune in to PokerNews tomorrow for all the action straight from Hollywood Casino St. Louis, as we finalize the field for Day 2 action.
End Of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
473,000 | 48,000 |
|
453,000 | 133,000 |
|
349,000 | 349,000 |
|
320,000 | -75,000 |
|
280,000 | 110,000 |
|
262,000 | 262,000 |
|
258,000 | 57,000 |
|
246,000 | -49,000 |
|
|
230,000 | 230,000 |
|
164,000 | 24,000 |
|
142,000 | 17,000 |
|
140,000 | 5,000 |
|
139,000 | -1,000 |
|
134,000 | -86,000 |
|
121,000 | 121,000 |
|
115,000 | 115,000 |
|
103,000 | |
|
90,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
51,000 | 51,000 |
|
|
38,000 | 4,000 |
|
30,000 | -6,000 |
Four More Hands
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining 24 players will play four more hands before bagging and tagging for the night. Stay tuned for full chip counts and a full recap of the night's action.
Brooks Bounces One
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Peter Brooks bet 7,000 on a 
flop from the small blind, and the big blind jammed for 41,000. Brooks quickly called.
Opponent: 
Peter Brooks: 
"Oh, I'm in bad shape," the big blind said, and the 
turn and 
river left Brooks collecting the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 |
Welko Makes the Right Call
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mark Koeln limped in from the small blind, and Craig Welko checked his option in the big blind.
Action checked to the river on a 
board, where Koeln overbet the pot, flicking in 10,000. Welko paused for a few moments, then called, and after Koeln tabled 
for a busted straight draw, Welko turned over 
for the winner.
At the same time, Catherine Stahr exited the tournament area, sharing with us that she flopped a straight, but couldn't fade a flush draw to bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
60,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
McBrayer's Turn to Take the Chip Lead
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Justin Coliny raised to 5,500 from under the gun, and was called by Steven Jungmann in middle position, Catherine Stahr next to act, and the cutoff. BJ McBrayer three-bet to 29,000 on the button, and only Coliny and Jungmann called.
Action checked to McBrayer on a 
flop, and he bet 45,000. Both Coliny and Jungmann folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
201,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
135,000 | -35,000 |
More Day 1b Bustouts
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Roberts Nearing 400k
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
BJ McBrayer raised to 5,500 from middle position, and was called by Justin Coliny in the hijack and Shawn Roberts in the cutoff.
McBrayer continued for 7,500 on a 
flop, and Coliny called. Roberts raised to 16,500, and McBrayer folded. Coliny paused for a moment, then released his hand as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
395,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
355,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -20,000 |