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

11-23-2019 23:40 UTC-5

Higgins Climbs the Ranks

CarolineBassett

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

Action folded around to the cutoff, who opened for 2,400. Only Matt Higgins called in the small blind.

The flop came . The cutoff continued for 3,500, and Higgins called.

The paired the board, added a second flush draw, and went check-check.

Higgins led for 6,500 on the river, and the cutoff quickly called. Higgins showed for well-disguised trips and added the pot to his already intimidating stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Higgins	205,000 119,000	119,000

Tags: Matt Higgins

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-23-2019 23:48 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Higgins	195,000 109,000	109,000
Justin Coliny	170,000 22,000	22,000
Daniel Sepiol	155,000 81,000	81,000
Jerod Smith	134,000 79,000	79,000
Craig Welko	117,000 -1,000	-1,000
Jamey Kramer	84,000 55,000	55,000
James Mackey	78,000 10,000	10,000

Aaron Johnson	52,000 -36,000	-36,000
John Richards	45,000 -72,000	-72,000
Stephen Song	35,000 -7,000	-7,000

Bryan Skreens	30,500 -9,100	-9,100

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Lowery	245,000 -10,000	-10,000
Nick Davidson	175,000 51,000	51,000
Dan Wagner	110,000 -15,000	-15,000
Henry Zou	105,000 -15,000	-15,000
Melissa Bryne	96,000 -8,000	-8,000
Kyle Cartwright	88,800 -6,200	-6,200

Jason Mangold	70,000 35,000	35,000
Spenser Cramer	70,000 25,000	25,000
Bobby Noel	67,000 6,000	6,000
Blair Hinkle	55,000 -2,000	-2,000

Timothy Vance	Busted

Shawn Roberts	Busted

Bogert Catches Up

CarolineBassett

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action unfolded remarkably quickly in a hand between table neighbors Cory Bogert and Mike Sloan in the final level of the night.

Bogert opened to 2,500—a hair more than a min-raise—from under the gun, and it folded around to Mike Sloan in the big blind, who opted to defend.

When the flop came down , Sloan quickly led into Bogert for 3,500. Bogert eyed Sloan's stack, then his face, and tossed in the call.

Sloan bet again on the turn, this time for 4,000. Bogert called even faster.

The river fell, and Sloan bet 7,000. Bogert immediately called once more. Sloan tabled for a flopped two pair, but Bogert showed , having bested him on the turn when he hit his queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Bogert	90,000 59,000	59,000
Mike Sloan	18,000 -53,000	-53,000

Tags: Cory Bogert Mike Sloan

11-24-2019 00:07 UTC-5

Song Silenced

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Christopher Audrain raised to 3,000 from under the gun, and Stephen Song called in middle position. The player next to act jammed for 25,900, and after Audrain folded, Song looked up at the clock before shrugging and calling off the majority of his stack.

Opponent:
Stephen Song:

Song couldn't get any love on a board to leave himself with under four big blinds. He busted a short time later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Audrain	170,000 -8,000	-8,000
Stephen Song	Busted

Tags: Christopher Audrain Stephen Song

11-24-2019 00:11 UTC-5

Lowery on Cruise Control

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

From the big blind, Dan Lowery bet 8,000 into a pot of 12,000 on a board, and his opponent on the button made the call.

Both players checked the river, and Lowery tabled for two pair. Lowery's opponent looked frustrated, then mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Lowery	260,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Dan Lowery

11-24-2019 00:20 UTC-5

Runner-Runner Flush for Higgins

CarolineBassett

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded around to Brent Barfield on the button, who raised to 3,000 off a daunting stack exceeding 300,000. The small blind folded, and Matt Higgins called in the big blind.

The flop came , and Barfield continued for 4,100. Higgins called with no hesitation.

Both players checked the turn, which completed a straight draw and added a second flush draw.

The river went check-check as well, and Higgins showed for a rivered flush, having outdrawn Barfield's for a flopped two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Barfield	301,000 231,000	231,000

Matt Higgins	190,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Brent Barfield Matt Higgins

11-24-2019 00:23 UTC-5

Byrnes Gets Lucky to Double Through Richards

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bill Byrnes limp-shoved for 37,000 from the small blind over a raise from John Richards in the big blind. Richards called.

Bill Byrnes:
John Richards:

Richards improved to top pair on the flop, but the gave Byrnes a straight draw, and the river completed the straight for Byrnes, sending a healthy chunk of chips from Richards over to May's HPT St. Louis Main Event champ.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Byrnes	78,000
John Richards	19,000 -26,000	-26,000

Tags: Bill Byrnes John Richards

11-24-2019 00:31 UTC-5

A Misclick on the Flop

CarolineBassett

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a flop of , the big blind checked, a middle-position player bet 3,500, and Jonathan Lawson called next to act.

The big blind apparently misclicked when he tossed out three 1k chips and a single 5k chip, raising to 8,000, but seemingly having intended to call. He threw up his hands at the error as the initial raiser called, and Lawson came along as well.

Upon seeing the on the turn, the big blind quickly cut out 8,000. The player in middle position folded, and Lawson raised to 20,000. The big blind checked his hand once more for good measure and mucked.