Matt Higgins jammed for 8,100 from middle position, and Larry King made the call in the big blind.
Matt Higgins: 
Larry King: 
King got no help on the 
flop, but the 
turn prompted some gasps from the table, as King picked up an open-ended straight draw. The 
river bricked off, and Higgins doubled up.
57 players entered the fray in Day 1a here at the Season XV HPT $2,500 Championship Event at Hollywood Casino St. Louis. Two more flights remain for players looking to jump in the action, as Day 1b kicks off on Saturday, November 23rd at Noon local time, while Day 1c is slated for Sunday, November 24th at Noon local time.
Mike Shin opened for 2,200 in middle position, and Mark Burgess called in the hijack, along with Joshua Henrichs in the big blind.
Action checked through on the flop of 
.
When the 
landed on the turn, Shin fired 5,000 and took down the pot uncontested.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Players are off on their final fifteen-minute break of the day. When they return, registration for Day 1a of the Season XV $2,500 HPT Championship Event at Hollywood St. Louis will draw to a close. Players will complete two more levels before bagging and tagging for the evening.
Brett Apter raised to 1,700 from early position, and action folded around to Mary Sturges, who defended her big blind.
The flop came 
, and Sturges quickly led for 3,000. Apter called.
On the 
turn, Sturges continued for 8,000, leaving less than 17,000 behind. Apter thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
After a raise from John Hughes from under the gun, Matt Higgins three-bet to 7,000 in middle position, and was met with a four-bet to 20,000 from Hughes. Higgins thought for a minute, then called, leaving himself 45,000 behind.
Hughes bet 20,000 on the 
flop, and Higgins flung 
up and towards the muck. Hughes responded by showing his 
for a flopped set of kings before raking in the pot.
Brian Sanguinet opened to 2,000 from the hijack, and Joshua Henrichs called in the cutoff, as did Mark Burgess in the big blind.
The flop came 
, and action checked to Henrichs, who put out a bet of 2,700. Sanguinet and Burgess quickly mucked.
Freddy Williams opened to 2,800 in early position, called only by Mike Shin in the small blind.
The flop came 
, Shin checked, and Williams continued for 4,600. Without much hesitation, Shin raised to 15,500.
Williams thought it over for several minutes before mucking, and Shin took down the pot.
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