Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
HPT Season XV Championship
$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1a
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: 100/300, 0 ante
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Ioakmides Fires the River on Coordinated Board
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Andreas Ioakmides limped in under the gun, as did two players in middle position. Action folded to the big blind, who checked.
They went four ways to a flop of 
, and action checked through.
The big blind led out for 600 on the 
turn, and Ioakmides and one player in middle position called.
When the 
river rolled off, the big blind checked. Ioakmides fired 2,000, and both remaining players folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
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Martines Plucks Berry
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
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 
flop, and Martines raised to 20,000. Berry jammed for a few thousand more, and Martines called.
Will Berry:
Stephen Martines: 
"Nice hand. I didn't believe you preflop!" Martines told Berry.
The 
turn propelled Martines into the lead, and Berry couldn't catch back up after the 
hit the river, sending the rest of Berry's stack over to Martines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Busted |
Salazar's Quest For POY Gets a Bump in the Right Direction
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Eric Salazar, who currently sits in second place in the HPT Season XV POY race behind Nick Pupillo, raised to 800 from under the gun, and was called by four players, including Stephen Martines in the cutoff.
Action checked through the 
flop, and the small blind led out for 1,200 on the 
turn. The big blind folded, and Salazar raised to 4,100. Action folded back to the small blind, who didn't take long to toss his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 |
Schaal Takes It Down on the Turn
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
After a limp from a player in middle position, Austin Schaal raised to 800 on the button. Both the blinds called, and the middle-position player folded.
All three checked the 
flop, and the dealer put out the 
on the turn.
Action checked to Schaal, who fired 2,000. The players in the blinds swiftly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Trips on the River for Ortiz
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
A player in early position opened to 700, a middle-position player called, and Jake Ortiz defended the big blind.
Action checked through on a suited flop of 
. None of the three players bet the 
turn.
Ortiz fired 2,200 on the river, and only the early-position player called. Ortiz rolled over a winner in the form of for rivered trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Clark's Truck Gets Dented By Heitmeyer
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
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 
flop to Clark. who bet 1,300. Heitmeyer called.
Both players checked the turn, and Heitmeyer bet 3,000 on the 
river. Clark called, only to muck after Heitmeyer tabled 
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,500
33,300
|
33,300 |
|
10,200 |
Higgins Disguises Big Slick with a Turn Check
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
After Matt Higgins opened from under the gun, the action folded around to the button, who three-bet to 1,800. Higgins was the sole caller, and the two went heads up to a flop of 
.
Both players checked the flop, as well as the 
turn.
When Higgins threw out 3,000 on the 
river, the button shrugged and quickly called. Higgins turned over , and the button mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |