2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
211
Players Left
45

Thornton Scoops a Double KO

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
John Thornton
John Thornton

Three players had their stacks in the middle on a {q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop, with John Thornton covering both of his opponents, who each held around 20,000:

Hijack: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Middle Position: {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
John Thornton: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Thornton, who finished one spot shy of a bag on Day 1a, held up with top pair, top kicker on the {5-Hearts} turn and {7-Hearts} river to eliminate both of his opponents.

Player Chips Progress
John Thornton us
John Thornton
89,000 89,000

Tags: John Thornton in Day 1a action

Pupillo Staying Active

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Hand #1:

Nick Pupillo raised to 1,500 from under the gun, and the button called. David Moses three-bet to 6,000 from the small blind, and Pupillo and the button folded.

Hand #2:

The very next hand, the cutoff raised to 1,500, and Pupillo defended his big blind.

Both players checked the {8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Spades} flop, and the {10-Spades} fell on the turn. Pupillo bet 1,600 and the cutoff quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
WSOP 1X Winner
99,000 12,500
David Moses us
David Moses
WSOP 1X Winner
31,500 -11,000

Tags: David MosesNick Pupillo

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Pickler Picks the Right Spot

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Jeffrey Copeland, who shipped Event #10: $300 Six-Max earlier in the series, raised to 1,200 from middle position, and John Utley called in the cutoff. Keith Pickler three-bet to 3,200 from the button, and both Copeland and Utley called.

Action checked to Pickler on a {3-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop, and he simply moved all in for 16,400. Copeland folded, while Utley went into the tank. After a minute, he counted down his stack, then placed calling chips in the pot.

Keith Pickler: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
John Utley: {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

Pickler's nines still had to fade a three or king to survive, and they did just that on the {10-Diamonds} turn and {2-Spades} river.

"Well, I was wrong!" Utley said with a grin, taking the loss in good-natured stride.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Pickler
Keith Pickler
45,000
John Utley us
John Utley
7,000 -35,000

Tags: Jeffrey CopelandJohn Utley

Kinder's Turn to Take One

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

A player limped in from under the gun, and Nick Pupillo raised to 2,000 from middle position. Kyle Kinder called from the hijack, as did the under-the-gun player.

Action checked to Kinder on a {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop, and he bet 2,000. Only the under-the-gun player called.

The {6-Hearts} turn was checked by the under-the-gun player, and Kinder bet 5,000. Kinder's opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
WSOP 1X Winner
86,500 41,500
Kyle Kinder us
Kyle Kinder
65,000

Tags: Kyle KinderNick Pupillo

Beetz Puts One to the Test

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Bradley Beetz, who teamed up with Mary Sturges to win Event #8: $400 Tag Team earlier in the series, checked a {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs} board from the small blind, and the cutoff bet 2,500 into a pot of 9,000.

Beetz responded with a check-raise to 15,000, and the cutoff, who had 17,100 remaining in his stack, went deep into the tank. Two minutes ticked by before the cutoff folded, and Beetz raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bradley Beetz us
Bradley Beetz
64,000 31,800

Tags: Bradley BeetzMary Sturges

Simon Flops the Goods

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Three players invested 1,600 to see a {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} flop together, and David Simon checked in the small blind. The hijack checked, and Jonathan Williams bet 2,600. Only Simon called.

Simon led out for 3,500 on the {4-Hearts} turn, and Williams called.

The {7-Hearts} river saw Simon bet 8,000, and Williams called again. Simon tabled {k-Hearts}{10-Spades} for the nuts, and Williams said, "Wow!" before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Williams us
Jonathan Williams
84,500 2,000
David Simon us
David Simon
WSOP 1X Winner
60,000 60,000

Tags: David SimonJonathan Williams