Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
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
Day 1b Photos
Photos Courtesy of HPT
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,500 | 11,500 |
|
74,000 | 3,000 |
|
70,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
52,000 | 20,000 |
|
45,200 | -800 |
|
43,000 | 13,000 |
|
42,800 | 42,800 |
|
40,800 | 40,800 |
|
|
38,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
35,700 | 5,700 |
|
32,100 | 2,100 |
|
31,100 | 2,200 |
|
29,000 | 29,000 |
|
29,000 | 4,300 |
|
28,700 | 900 |
|
25,800 | 25,800 |
|
24,200 | -300 |
|
22,300 | -7,700 |
|
19,900 | 19,900 |
|
18,000 | 18,000 |
|
18,000 | -12,000 |
|
17,000 | 17,000 |
|
Busted |
Table 45 Continues to Get Tougher
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Daniel Lowery limped in from under the gun, and James Pupillo raised to 1,100 from the small blind. Lowery called.
Both players checked the 
flop, and Pupillo bet 1,500 on the 
turn. Lowery folded, and Pupillo flashed a 
as he brought in the pot.
Will Berry has taken a seat at the table, and the Oklahoma resident boasts more than $1.6 million in lifetime tournament earnings according to Hendon Mob, adding another formidable opponent to a table that already features the aforementioned Pupillo and Lowery, as well as Carl Masters and Bradley Beetz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 | 2,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
22,000 | 5,000 |
McBrayer Tangles With Cartwright
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
BJ McBrayer raised to 700 from early position, and WSOP Bracelet winner Kyle Cartwright made the call in the big blind.
Cartwright checked the 
flop to McBrayer, who bet 700. Cartwright called.
The 
turn and 
river were checked through, and Cartwright tabled 
. McBrayer turned over his 
for top pair and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000 | 1,200 |
|
|
25,800 | -3,200 |
Masters Up, Pupillo Out
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Carl Masters raised to 800 from early position, and was called by the button, as well as Bradley Beetz in the big blind.
Action checked through the 
flop, and Beetz checked the 
on the turn. Masters bet 1,000, and only the button called.
"Got somethin'?" Masters asked the button before the fell on the river. Masters bet 2,000 and the button folded, prompting Masters to say, "I thought you had somethin', you lied!"
Meanwhile, James Pupillo was seen exiting the tournament area just before the previous hand took place, and it's yet to be seen if he'll utilize his single re-entry option.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
9,500 | -8,500 |
|
|
Busted |
O'Neill Gets a Bluff Through
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
A player in middle position bet 3,300 into a pot of 6,000 with a 
board out on the felt, and Mike O'Neill made the call next to act.
The 
fell on the river, and the middle-position player bet 4,200. O'Neill raised to 12,000, and the middle-position player tanked for a minute before turning the 
up from his hand and folding. O'Neill responded by tabling 
to a few oohs and aahs from the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 | 23,900 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Three-Way Chop in Event #1: $350 No Limit Hold'em
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The opening event of the HPT Hollywood St. Louis tournament series was Event #1: $350 No Limit Hold'em, a tournament that boasted a $200,000 guarantee. With a total of 917 entrants, including a staggering 511 entrants in the final flight, a final prize pool of $275,100 was created, easily beating the guarantee.
94 players were able to walk away with a piece of the prize pool, and a few of those lucky enough to cash include Mary Sturges (19th - $1,876), Charles Wells (38th - $1,290), Corey Fleming (58th - $1,010), Neil Patel (62nd - $1,010), and Mike Rieck (85th - $750).
In the end, the final three players struck a deal that saw Nhut Nguyen ($36,518) take the title and trophy, while Brian Tracy ($37,305) and Ian Nelson ($34,318) left with substantial chunks of the prize pool. Nguyen took the rungood from the opening event win and went on to take down the very next event, Event #2: $300 No Limit Hold'em Heads Up for another $5,224. Nelson wouldn't rest on his laurels either, as he was able to take down Event $7: $300 No Limit Hold'em w/ $100 Bounties for $6,362 later in the series.
Final Table Results
| Position | Name | Hometown | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nhut Nguyen | St. Louis, Missouri | $36,518* |
| 2 | Brian Tracy | St. Louis, Missouri | $37,305* |
| 3 | Ian Nelson | Lake St. Louis, Missouri | $34,318* |
| 4 | Kevin Garosshen | Las Vegas, Nevada | $15,390 |
| 5 | Keith Heine | Hillsboro, Missouri | $11,032 |
| 6 | Richard Barner | St. Louis, Missouri | $8,363 |
| 7 | Michael Budde | Williamsburg, Missouri | $6,740 |
| 8 | Lucas Tae | St. Charles, Missouri | $5,864 |
| 9 | Woo Moore | Fenton, Missouri | $5,030 |
Roberts Bets Big
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
A player raised to 1,000 from middle position, and was called in four spots, including by three-time HPT champ Reginald "Shawn" Roberts in the small blind.
Action checked to the preflop raiser on an 
flop, and he bet 1,000. Action then folded to Roberts, who quickly check-raised to 2,000. Only the preflop raiser called.
Roberts bet 2,300 on the 
turn, and his opponent called.
The hit the river, and Roberts bet 20,000, enough to cover his opponent. The middle position player quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,500 | 8,500 |