2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
140
Players Left
22

$1,650 Main Event

Day 1b Started

Welcome to Day 1b of HPT St. Louis!

HPT St. Louis chips
HPT St. Louis chips

The second of three starting flights is slated to kick off at 2 p.m. local time for the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Hollywood St. Louis $1,650 Main Event, and a much larger field is expected to converge on the felt in hopes of joining the five survivors from yesterday's Day 1a flight.

Ryan Tepen made his late entry count, as he surged to the top of the counts quickly and never relinquished the lead before bagging up a healthy 402,000 chips. Igor Holdaiy spun a stack of 19,000 all the way up to 295,000 in just two levels to bag the second largest stack, while WSOP Bracelet winner Brett Apter (270,000), Thomas Rennier (175,000), and Season XV HPT $2,500 Championship runner-up Christopher Audrain (88,000) were the only other players to bag chips at the end of the night.

Today's Day 1b flight will feature 40-minute levels, with a fifteen-minute break after every three levels, and a dinner break after Level 9. Registration remains open through the completion of the dinner break (approximately 9:30 p.m.) and a single re-entry option is available for players unfortunate enough to bust. Day 1a's flight ended with just under ten minutes remaining in Level 14, and the final two flights will stop at that point, or when 13% of the field (rounded down) remains, whichever comes first. One final flight is on tap for players, as Day 1c will kick off on Saturday at Noon local time.

Reigning HPT Player of the Year Nick Pupillo is expected to be in action again today, while Henry Zou, James Pupillo, and Keith Heine are also expected to make their initial appearance in this weekend's Main Event. Cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. local time, so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we continue our coverage here at HPT Hollywood Casino St. Louis.

Tags: Brett ApterChristopher AudrainHenry ZouIgor HoldaiyJames PupilloKeith HeineNick PupilloRyan TepenThomas Rennier

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

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Blythe Fills Up Against Masters

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Five players invested 300 to see an {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop together, and action checked to Richard Blythe on the button. Blythe bet 800, and Carl Masters check-raised to 2,500. Action folded back to Blythe, who announced, "Raise," and made it 5,800. Masters called.

Both players checked the {3-Clubs} turn, and Masters checked again on the {j-Diamonds} river. Blythe bet 8,500, and Masters said, "I hate that river," but called anyways. Blythe tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for a full house, and Masters showed his {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a turned flush before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Blythe us
Richard Blythe
47,000
Carl Masters us
Carl Masters
16,000

Tags: Carl MastersRichard Blythe

Zou Gets Paid Off By O'Neill

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Former HPT The Meadows champ Mike O'Neill checked a {k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts} board from the big blind, and Henry Zou checked from under the gun. An early position player bet 1,700 into the 4,000 pot, and O'Neill called. Zou check-raised to 4,500, and only O'Neill called.

The {2-Hearts} fell on the river, and O'Neill checked again. Zou bet 6,900 and O'Neill called. Zou tabled {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for a full house, and O'Neill shook fellow Michigan native Zou's hand, then mucked and paid off the debt.

Player Chips Progress
Henry Zou us
Henry Zou
44,000 14,000
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
28,900 -1,100

Tags: Henry ZouMike O'Neill

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0