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

02-21-2020 20:44 UTC-5

Kiletto Rivered by Belken

BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Lily Kiletto raised to 2,200 from middle position, and Paul Belkin, who has an HPT St. Louis Main Event title to his name, three-bet to 5,500 next to act. Kiletto called.

Both players checked the flop, and Kiletto bet 6,000 on the turn. Belkin jammed, and Kiletto called off her last 24,200 total.

Lily Kiletto:
Paul Belken:

Kiletto's Broadway straight was flushed away when the river brought Belken a club flush, and he scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Belken	140,000 140,000	140,000
Lily Kiletto	Busted

Tags: Lily Kiletto Paul Belken

02-21-2020 20:51 UTC-5

Zou Flops Top Set

BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Henry Zou raised to 2,000 from middle position, and found a lone caller in the cutoff.

Both players checked the flop, and Zou bet 3,000 on the turn. The cutoff called.

Zou checked the river, then quickly called a bet of 6,500 from the cutoff, tabling as he did. Zou's opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry Zou	90,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Henry Zou

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

02-21-2020 21:01 UTC-5

McBrayer's Tens Good

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop, the big blind led out for 2,500, and Mike Rieck folded in the hijack. BJ McBrayer stuck around with a call in the cutoff.

The big blind fired 3,000 on the turn, and McBrayer called again.

The river saw the big blind bet 6,000, and McBrayer quickly called. The big blind tabled , but McBrayer showed the winner with his .

Player	Chips	Progress
BJ McBrayer	95,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: BJ McBrayer Mike Rieck

02-21-2020 21:07 UTC-5

Esquivel Loses a Flip to Surging Coliny

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player raised to 2,000 from middle position, and Justin Coliny three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff. Michael Esquivel four-bet to 17,500 from the small blind, and after the middle-position player folded, Coliny five-bet jammed, and Esquivel called off his last 50,000 total.

Michael Esquivel:
Justin Coliny:

A classic flip went Coliny's way after a board failed to improve Esquivel's Big Slick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Coliny	150,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Esquivel	Busted

Tags: Justin Coliny Michael Esquivel

02-21-2020 21:22 UTC-5

Roberts Ousts One

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Shawn Roberts checked a board to an opponent on the button, who bet 4,500 into a pot of 13,500. Roberts check-raised to 45,000, enough to put his opponent to the test for his last 32,000 total.

The button tanked for a few minutes, and a clock was called. After a few moments of the countdown, the button called off his stack.

Opponent:
Shawn Roberts:

Roberts' top pair held on the river, and he eliminated his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Roberts	100,000 32,500	32,500

Tags: Shawn Roberts

02-21-2020 21:25 UTC-5

Coliny Continues to Find Hands

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Justin Coliny raised to 3,000 from middle position, and was called by Kyle Cartwright in the small blind and Mike Thompson in the big blind.

Cartwright checked the flop to Thompson, who bet 4,500. Coliny raised to 10,000, and both Cartwright and Thompson folded.

"I gotta show 'em, right?" Coliny said before turning over and raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Coliny	165,000 15,000	15,000
Kyle Cartwright	77,000 -18,000	-18,000

Mike Thompson	45,000 -2,500	-2,500

Tags: Justin Coliny Kyle Cartwright Mike Thompson

02-21-2020 21:30 UTC-5

Time For the Dinner Break

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are off on a one-hour dinner break. When they return, registration for Day 1b of the HPT St. Louis $1,650 Main Event will come to a close, with one starting flight left to go. That flight kicks off on Saturday, February 22nd at Noon local time.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

02-21-2020 22:42 UTC-5

A Round of Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Coliny	210,000 45,000	45,000
Paul Belken	190,000 50,000	50,000
Shawn Roberts	170,000 70,000	70,000
Mark Koeln	115,000 97,000	97,000
BJ McBrayer	100,000 5,000	5,000

Nick Pupillo	92,000 47,000	47,000

Ian Nelson (MO)	87,000 13,000	13,000
Steven Jungmann	78,000 54,200	54,200
Henry Zou	77,500 -12,500	-12,500
Josh Tucker	75,000 -4,000	-4,000
Jeff Trudeau	75,000 55,600	55,600
Carl Masters	74,000 3,000	3,000
Kyle Cartwright	72,000 -5,000	-5,000

Michael Rieck	67,500 -42,500	-42,500
Keith Heine	53,000 -17,000	-17,000
Mike Thompson	52,000 -3,400	-3,400
Vincent Moscati	44,000 23,000	23,000
Catherine Stahr	37,000 -32,000	-32,000
Daniel Lowery	36,800 -45,200	-45,200
Peter Nigh	34,200 -7,800	-7,800
Alexander Hoff	29,000 -11,000	-11,000
Craig Welko	23,000 4,600	4,600
Jeffrey Copeland	11,400 -10,000	-10,000