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

11-24-2019 00:00 UTC-5

Bogert Catches Up

Caroline Bassett

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

11-23-2019 23:54 UTC-5

More Late Night Chip Counts

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Brandon Temple

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

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

11-23-2019 23:48 UTC-5

Late Night Chip Counts

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Brandon Temple

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

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

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-23-2019 23:40 UTC-5

Higgins Climbs the Ranks

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Caroline Bassett

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

11-23-2019 23:39 UTC-5

Mangold Doubles Through Noel

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Brandon Temple

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

Bobby Noel raised to 2,500 from the hijack, and was called by Jason Mangold in the cutoff, as well as the small blind and Bryan Skreens in the big blind.

Action checked to Noel on a flop, and he bet 4,000. Mangold instantly shoved his last 10,300 in the pot, and after the blinds folded, Noel flicked a chip in the pot to call.

Jason Mangold:
Bobby Noel:

Mangold's top pair faded the five-outer on the turn and river to earn the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Noel	61,000 25,000	25,000
Jason Mangold	35,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Bobby Noel Bryan Skreens Jason Mangold

11-23-2019 23:38 UTC-5

Davidson Nails the Read

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Caroline Bassett

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

With about 5,000 in the pot on a heads-up flop of , Nick Davidson checked in the cutoff, and Melissa Bryne bet 3,000. Davidson quickly called.

Davidson checked the turn, and Bryne continued for 5,000. Davidson stared at the board, saying, "Ace-ten?" as he spun his hand into the muck.

Bryne offered the satisfaction of a solid read as consolation when she flashed across the table. "Ace-ten! There you go," said Davidson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Davidson	124,000 11,000	11,000
Melissa Bryne	104,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Melissa Bryne Nick Davidson

11-23-2019 23:28 UTC-5

Lowery Crests a Quarter-Million

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Brandon Temple

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

Dan Lowery raised to 3,000 on the button, and was called by Blair Hinkle in the small blind and Kyle Cartwright in the big blind.

All three players checked the flop, and Hinkle led out for 6,000 on the turn. Only Lowery called.

Hinkle bet 18,000 on the river, and Lowery raised to 36,500. Hinkle tanked for a minute before making the call, only to muck after Lowery tabled for a runner-runner flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Lowery	255,000 69,000	69,000
Blair Hinkle	57,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Blair Hinkle Dan Lowery Kyle Cartwright

11-23-2019 23:24 UTC-5

"Queen Plays!"

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Caroline Bassett

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

Spenser Cramer opened to 2,200 from middle position and saw four callers: the cutoff, Henry Zou on the button, and both blinds.

Each of the five checked the all-diamond flop of .

On the turn, Cramer threw out a 5k chip when checked to. Only Zou called, smirking as he did it.

The river put trips on the board, and both players checked. Cramer rolled over , second best to Zou's . Zou shouted, "Queen plays!" and grinned as he collected his winnings.