$1,650 Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
392
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
211
Players Left
45
Garosshen and Moscati Neck and Neck as 45 Advance From Day 1c of HPT St. Louis
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The final flight of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Hollywood Casino St. Louis $1,650 Main Event saw 211 entrants take to the felt, bringing the total number of entrants between the three flights to 392. Just 45 players made it through to tomorrow's Day 2, joining the 27 from the previous two flights.
When the smoke had cleared, it was Kevin Garosshen bagging up 376,000 in chips, narrowly edging the stack of Vincent Moscati and his 364,000. Both Garosshen and Moscati shot up the counts late in the evening, Garosshen the beneficiary of a cooler hand with Keith Heine, while Moscati got into a huge blind-versus-blind showdown with Moscati's Big Slick holding over his opponent's ace-nine. Both players flirted with or held over 400,000 in chips at various points in the final levels, but ended up settling for healthy 120+ big blind stacks and solid footing for Day 2.
The rest of the top 5 include Jimmy Bussey (327,500), Matt Clerk (312,000), and Hyndi Khomutetsky (311,000), who were also the only players to eclipse 300,000 in chips. Other notables able to bag chips include reigning HPT Player of the Year Nick Pupillo (281,500), Mike O'Neill (183,000), Tim Vance (167,000), Jay Friedman (131,000), Greg Jennings (107,000), and Sameer Al Dbhany (78,000).
The aforementioned Heine, who finished runner up here in last year's event, was cruising along with a healthy stack in Level 11 (800/1,600/1,600) when he found himself with top set on an eight-high flop. Unfortunately for Heine, he ran into the flopped nut straight of Garosshen, and Heine couldn't fill up, leaving himself with crumbs. He was unable to spin up a stack from there, and hit the rail short of another HPT Day 2.
Other notable players that were unable to bag up chips include Maurice Hawkins, Hamid Izadi, Lily Kiletto, and David "rUeTaMa" Moses.
The remaining 72 players will return at 11 a.m. local time tomorrow, and play down to the final table of nine. Monday's final table kicks off at Noon local time, and will be available for streaming on Twitch. Forty-five players will make the money, with the top prize of $131,184 and a $3,500 Championship Package the goal for the Day 2 field. Be sure to stay tuned right here to PokerNews, as we play down to the televised final table here at Hollywood Casino St. Louis!
End-of-Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
376,000 | 21,000 |
|
364,000 | -36,000 |
|
327,500 | 12,500 |
|
312,000 | 112,000 |
|
311,000 | 81,000 |
|
281,500 | 44,500 |
|
209,500 | 209,500 |
|
195,000 | 5,000 |
|
184,500 | 184,500 |
|
183,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
169,000 | 169,000 |
|
168,000 | -92,000 |
|
168,000 | 168,000 |
|
167,500 | 167,500 |
|
167,000 | -13,000 |
|
166,000 | 166,000 |
|
165,500 | |
|
163,000 | 163,000 |
|
138,500 | 48,500 |
|
131,000 | 131,000 |
|
124,000 | 124,000 |
|
120,000 | -5,000 |
|
118,500 | 33,500 |
|
|
111,000 | 111,000 |
|
107,000 | -35,000 |
Three More Hands
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining field of 47 players will play three more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening. Stay tuned later for chip counts and a full recap of the day's action.
Khomutetsky Takes From Garosshen
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Hyndi Khomutetsky limped in from under the gun, and Kevin Garosshen raised to 12,500 from middle position. Khomutetsky called.
Khomutetsky check-called a bet of 13,000 on the 
flop, and both players checked the 
turn. Khomutetsky sized up a bet of 19,000 on the 
river, and Garosshen quickly called.
Khomutetsky tabled 
for trip nines, and Garosshen said, "Sick!" before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
355,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
230,000 | 55,000 |
Utley Doubles Through Berry
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
John Utley, who knocked his wife Crystal out of today's flight a few levels ago ("I was down to four bigs and he had aces," Crystal told us) jammed for 58,000 on the button. Will Berry called in the small blind, and Tim Vance peeled his cards in the big blind, then folded his 
face-up.
John Utley: 
Will Berry: 
Utley found a pair on the 
flop, and never looked back after the 
turn and 
river failed to produce an eight for Berry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
125,000 | 70,000 |
|
32,000 | -38,000 |
More Day 1c Bustouts
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Pupillo Doubles, Then Busts
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Hand #1:
James Pupillo jammed for 10,000 from the button, and Neil Patel called in the big blind.
James Pupillo: 
Neil Patel: 
Pupillo made top pair on a 
board to double up.
Hand #2:
The very next hand, Pupillo jammed for 24,000 from the cutoff, and Matt Clerk called on the button.
James Pupillo: 
Matt Clerk: 
Pupillo couldn't hit his kicker on an 
board and hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
190,000 | -10,000 |
|
Busted |
Late Night Day 1c Photos
