HPT Season XV Championship

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

HPT Season XV Championship

Final Results
Winner
Paul Bianchi
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$181,874
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
353
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
57
Players Left
18

Clark Triples Up

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Scotter Clark
Scotter Clark

Bradley Heitmeyer limped in from middle position, and Scotter Clark took his last 900 in chips, placed them in his toy truck, and rolled them into the pot, signifying an all in. Andreas Ioakmides three-bet to 3,500 in the big blind, then said, "On you, kid," to Heitmeyer after a few moments. Heitmeyer called.

Ioakmides checked the {4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop to Heitmeyer, who bet 2,000 into the side pot. Ioakmides called.

The two active players then checked down the {k-Spades} turn and {q-Spades} river, and Ioakmides flipped over {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Heitmeyer had that beat with his {4-Spades}{3-Clubs} for the side pot, but Clark rolled over {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} to take down the main pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bradley Heitmeyer us
Bradley Heitmeyer
130,000
70,000
70,000
Andreas Ioakmides us
Andreas Ioakmides
37,000
-52,000
-52,000
Scotter Clark us
Scotter Clark
3,100
-3,300
-3,300

Tags: Andreas IoakmidesBradley HeitmeyerScotter Clark

Moon Flips His Way to a Double

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Chris Moon
Chris Moon

In a battle of the blinds, Peter Nigh put Chris Moon at risk for his last 10,600 before the flop, and Moon, who had raised after a limp from Nigh in the small blind, obliged with a call.

Chris Moon: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Peter Nigh: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}

Moon picked up a Broadway draw on the {q-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop, and took the lead after the {a-Clubs} turn gave him top pair. Nigh couldn't find a seven on the {2-Spades} river, and he sent the double over to Moon.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moon us
Chris Moon
21,500
8,000
8,000
Peter Nigh us
Peter Nigh
20,800
1,400
1,400

Tags: Chris MoonPeter Nigh

Cooler Flop Benefits Henrichs

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
Joshua Henrichs
Joshua Henrichs

Joshua Henrichs raised to 1,000 from under the gun, and was called by the player next to act. Ryan Kiwala three-bet to 3,600 from the small blind, and both Henrichs and the early position player called.

Kiwala jammed for 15,200 on the {j-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} flop, and Henrichs shoved over the top for 20,900. The early position player tanked for a minute before making the call to put both players at risk.

Ryan Kiwala: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Joshua Henrichs: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Early Position: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}

Henrichs had found a gin flop for his hand, as his nut flush had both of his opponents in bad shape. The {6-Diamonds} turn cemented the hand for Henrichs, who nearly tripled up, while Kiwala hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Henrichs us
Joshua Henrichs
69,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Ryan Kiwala us
Ryan Kiwala
Busted

Tags: Ryan KiwalaJoshua Henrichs

Clark's Truck Gets Dented By Heitmeyer

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
Bradley Heitmeyer
Bradley Heitmeyer

Bradley Heitmeyer limped in from middle position, and Scotter Clark, flanked by his trademark dice and a small truck for card protectors, raised to 1,400 from the button. Heitmeyer called.

Heitmeyer checked the {5-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop to Clark. who bet 1,300. Heitmeyer called.

Both players checked the {10-Hearts} turn, and Heitmeyer bet 3,000 on the {j-Spades} river. Clark called, only to muck after Heitmeyer tabled {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Bradley Heitmeyer us
Bradley Heitmeyer
46,500
33,300
33,300
Scotter Clark us
Scotter Clark
10,200

Tags: Bradley HeitmeyerScotter Clark

Martines Plucks Berry

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
Stephen Martines
Stephen Martines

A player raised to 800 from early position, and was called by three players, before Will Berry three-bet to 4,500 in the big blind. Only Stephen Martines called from the hijack.

Berry bet 7,500 on the {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} flop, and Martines raised to 20,000. Berry jammed for a few thousand more, and Martines called.

Will Berry: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Stephen Martines: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

"Nice hand. I didn't believe you preflop!" Martines told Berry.

The {a-Clubs} turn propelled Martines into the lead, and Berry couldn't catch back up after the {6-Spades} hit the river, sending the rest of Berry's stack over to Martines.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Martines us
Stephen Martines
70,000
22,000
22,000
Will Berry us
Will Berry
Busted

Tags: Stephen MartinesWill Berry

Campbell Trips Up Heitmeyer

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Roger Campbell
Roger Campbell

Roger Campbell, who took down the $500 Seniors Championship yesterday here at the HPT St. Louis Season XV Championship, raised to 600 from early position, and was called by Bradley Heitmeyer in middle position, as well as the cutoff and big blind.

The big blind checked a {6-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop over to Campbell, who bet 800. Heitmeyer raised to 1,600, and action folded back to Campbell, who called.

Both players checked through the {10-Spades} turn, and Campbell bet 2,300 on the {7-Clubs} river. Heitmeyer called, only to muck after Campbell tabled {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for trip tens.

Player Chips Progress
Roger Campbell us
Roger Campbell
37,500
37,500
37,500
Bradley Heitmeyer us
Bradley Heitmeyer
13,200
13,200
13,200

Tags: Bradley HeitmeyerRoger Campbell

Hughes Fades a Flush Draw to Bust Ioakmides

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Andreas Ioakimides
Andreas Ioakimides

John Hughes checked a {4-Spades}{k-Spades}{q-Clubs} flop from the small blind, and Andreas Ioakmides checked from the big blind. Mark Burgess bet 1,000 from the hijack, and Hughes called. Ioakmides woke up with a check-raise to 5,500, and after Burgess folded, Hughes jammed to put Ioakmides at risk for his last 13,000. Ioakmides quickly called.

Andreas Ioakmides: {3-Spades}{2-Spades}
John Hughes: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Ioakmides pinned his hopes to a flush draw, while Hughes was well out in front with top set. The {3-Clubs} turn and {8-Diamonds} river failed to bring in a spade for Ioakmides, and he headed to the cashier to utilize his single re-entry on the day.

Player Chips Progress
John Hughes us
John Hughes
55,000
55,000
55,000
Andreas Ioakmides us
Andreas Ioakmides
30,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: Andreas IoakmidesJohn HughesMark Burgess

Welcome to Day 1a of the 2019 HPT Season XV Championship at Hollywood Casino St. Louis!

HPT St. Louis
HPT St. Louis

Another successful season of the Heartland Poker Tour draws to a close this weekend, as the season-ending $2,500 Championship Event kicks off here at the Hollywood Casino St. Louis today at 2 p.m. local time with the first of three starting flights.

A generous $700,000 guaranteed prize pool awaits players, and those players will begin the day with 30,000 in starting chips. Blinds will be sixty-minutes in length for the duration of the tournament, and players will receive a fifteen-minute break at the conclusion of every two levels. A sixty-minute dinner break is scheduled at the completion of Level 6 each day, and late registration and a single re-entry option are available through the beginning of Level 9. Play will conclude at the completion of Level 10 or until 13% of the field remains, whichever comes first.

Day 1b will kick off on Saturday, November 23rd at Noon local time, with Day 1c concluding the opening flights on Sunday, November 24th at Noon. All players that manage to bag up a stack from the three starting flights will return on Monday, November 25th at 11 a.m. local time and play down to the televised final table of nine. Those nine players will return one final time on Tuesday, November 26th, and play down until a champion is crowned. You'll be able to follow all the action from the final table at the HPT's Twitch channel on Tuesday, as well.

In last year's Season XIV HPT Championship at Ameristar East Chicago, Wisconsin pro Josh Reichard notched the biggest win of his career, earning $221,294 after defeating Pittsburgh's Bobby Noel heads-up for the title. HPT Season XIV Player of the Year Aaron Johnson was a part of the final table, ultimately falling in sixth-place for $37,043, along with locking up the POY honors, which includes a $10,000 prize package of Main Event buy-ins and hotel accommodations for Season XV.

This year's POY race has been dominated by Nick Pupillo, and after starting the year off with a win at HPT Golden Gates in February for $194,478, Pupillo has added two more HPT Final Table appearances and five more cashes to give him a lead of 106.9 points over his closest opponent, October's HPT Daytona Beach champ Eric Salazar. This event does award a higher amount of POY points than other HPT events, however, and Salazar, HPT Ameristar East Chicago champ Nick Davidson, and Mike O'Neill could all potentially overtake Pupillo and steal the Season XV POY title from him at the last second.

HPT POY Standings

PositionNamePoints
1Nick Pupillo324.7
2Eric Salazar217.8
3Nick Davidson190.8
4Mike O'Neill189.0
5Mike Shin161.4
6Chris Moon156.3
7Greg Wood152.5
8Mike Sabbia146.4
9Josh Reichard140.0
10Bill Byrnes140.0

PokerNews will be on site all weekend to cover all the action, so stay tuned as the Season Finale of the Heartland Poker Tour's fifteenth season kicks off here in beautiful St. Louis!

Tags: Aaron JohnsonBobby NoelEric SalazarJosh ReichardMike O'NeillNick DavidsonNick Pupillo