$2,500 Championship Event Day 1a | HPT Season XV Championship

11-23-2019 00:59 UTC-5

Higgins Gets a Double Through King

BrandonTemple

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry King	55,000	10,000
Matt Higgins	17,700	9,600

Tags: Matt Higgins Larry King

11-23-2019 00:54 UTC-5

Registration Closes For Day 1a

BrandonTemple

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

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.

11-23-2019 00:50 UTC-5

Shin Applies Pressure

CarolineBassett

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Shin	87,000	-8,000

Tags: Joshua Henrichs Mark Burgess Mike Shin

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-23-2019 00:34 UTC-5

Last Break of the Night

BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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.

11-23-2019 00:30 UTC-5

Sturges Leads the Flop

CarolineBassett

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	118,000
Mary Sturges	35,000

Tags: Brett Apter Mary Sturges

11-23-2019 00:29 UTC-5

Higgins Avoids Disaster With Jacks

BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hughes	125,000	30,000
Matt Higgins	45,000	-65,000

Tags: Matt Higgins John Hughes

11-23-2019 00:28 UTC-5

Henrichs Continues to Climb

CarolineBassett

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Henrichs	68,000	6,000

Tags: Joshua Henrichs Mark Burgess Brian Sanguinet

11-23-2019 00:22 UTC-5

More Day 1a Bustouts

BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Ortiz	Busted
Matt Mueller	Busted
Shawn Roberts	Busted

11-23-2019 00:19 UTC-5

Shin Gets a Leg Up

CarolineBassett

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Freddy Williams	120,000	-7,000
Mike Shin	95,000	-10,000

Tags: Freddy Williams Mike Shin