HPT Season XV Championship

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

HPT Season XV Championship

Final Results
Winner
Paul Bianchi
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$181,874
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
353
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
143
Players Left
39

Pelattini Four-bet Shoves the Flop

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Action folded around to Alex Pelattini, who opened to 500 in the cutoff. The small blind raised to 1,200, and only Pelattini called.

The flop came down {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, and the small blind continued for 1,500. After Pelattini raised to 3,500, the small blind didn't think long before three-betting to the tune of 9,000. Pelatinni tossed in a couple of chips as he quietly declared, "All in," and the small blind surrendered.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Pelattini us
Alex Pelattini
41,000

Tags: Alex Pelattini

Heine Can't Shake Gerding

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Three players invested 1,900 on the {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop to see the {4-Hearts} fall on the turn. Keith Heine bet 3,200 from under the gun, and William Gerding called from the cutoff, while the button folded.

Both players quickly checked the {8-Hearts} river, and Heine said, "You win," then mucked after Gerding tabled {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} for top pair.

"I needed you to hit your jack," Heine told Gerding.

Player Chips Progress
William Gerding us
William Gerding
47,000
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
16,100
-13,900
-13,900

Tags: Keith HeineWilliam Gerding

Runner-Runner for Roberts

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Shawn Roberts
Shawn Roberts

A player in early position opened to 700 and was called by three opponents: Shawn Roberts on the button, Mike O'Neill in the small blind, and the player in the big blind.

Action checked all the way through on the {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop, and the pre-flop aggressor in middle position checked a second time on the {3-Clubs} turn. Roberts bet 1,600, and only O'Neill called.

After seeing the {3-} river, O'Neill checked, and Roberts fired again for 4,700. O'Neill snapped, and they flipped over their hands simultaneously, O'Neill showing {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for a flopped top pair and Roberts {q-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for runner-runner trips.

Player Chips Progress
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
35,000
-24,000
-24,000
Shawn Roberts us
Shawn Roberts
33,000
33,000
33,000

Tags: Mike O'NeillShawn Roberts

Brian Nguyen Takes Down Event #3: $300 NLH Bounty

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

For the past week, the Heartland Poker Tour has been hosting a slew of side events here at the Hollywood Casino St. Louis.

It was bounty time during Event #3: $300 No-Limit Hold’em with $100 Bounties, and 133 players hit the felt in search of gathering up some of the bounties to go along with a generous prize pool of $20,615.

18 players ended up in the money, and Steven Bezler (10th - $495), Marvin Donaldson (13th - $392), and Shawn Sunday (16th - $330) all managed to walk away with a piece of the prize pool.

Brian Nguyen and Joseph Fine ended up as the last two players standing, and they worked out a deal that gave Nguyen the title and $4,682 in prize money.

Final Table Results

PositionNameHometownPrize Money
1Brian NguyenO'fallon, Missouri$4,682
2Joseph FineLake St. Louis, Missouri$4,346
3Joshua WisdomWentzville, Missouri$2,103
4Nathan GibbsKnoxville, Illinois$1,546
5Tajesh PatelSt. Charles, Missouri$1,154
6Askia IngramSpringfield, Missouri$948
7Jerod SmithSt. Jacob, Illinois$835
8Carl MastersClarksville, Tennesee$732
9Brian TitusMt. Zion, Illinois$618

Tags: Brian NguyenMarvin DonaldsonSteven Bezler

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 0

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Amy Hallowell us
Amy Hallowell
79,000
56,000
56,000
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
59,600
-400
-400
Day 2 Chip Leader
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
55,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
33,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Peter Nigh us
Peter Nigh
32,000
32,000
32,000
Craig Welko us
Craig Welko
31,000
1,000
1,000
Shawn Roberts us
Shawn Roberts
31,000
-2,000
-2,000
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
29,500
29,500
29,500
Melissa Bryne us
Melissa Bryne
29,000
29,000
29,000
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
29,000
-1,000
-1,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
26,500
26,500
26,500
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
21,000
-9,000
-9,000
Henry Zou us
Henry Zou
20,600
-9,400
-9,400

Lawson Takes Down Three-Bet Pot

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
Jon Lawson
Jon Lawson

Following the hijack's open for 700, the cutoff folded, and Lawson three-bet to 1,700. Only the hijack called.

The hijack checked the {j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop, and Lawson continued for 1,800. The hijack called again.

The turn brought the {q-Diamonds}, and action checked through. The player in the hijack checked once more on the {6-Spades} river, quickly folding to Lawson's bet of 3,800.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Lawson us
Jonathan Lawson
41,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Jonathan Lawson