HPT Season XV Championship
A player raised to 2,400 from middle position, and Jonathan Lawson called in the small blind, as did Craig Welko in the big blind.
All three players checked the ![]()
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flop, and Lawson bet 3,500 on the
turn. Welko raised to 11,000, and both the middle-position player and Lawson quickly folded.
Following an under-the-gun limp from Shawn Roberts, Kevin Hopkins opened to 2,600 in the cutoff and was called by both the small blind and Roberts.
All three checked a flop of ![]()
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. The small blind and Roberts checked again on the
turn, and Hopkins flung out a bet of 3,000. The small blind called, and Roberts threw his hand away.
The
river went check-check, and Hopkins flipped over his ![]()
for one pair and the win.
The player in the cutoff opened to 2,000, and the blinds defended—Shawn Roberts in the small and Johanssy Joseph in the big.
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flop checked through. On the
turn, Roberts checked, Joseph fired 3,500, and only Roberts called.
They went heads up to the
river, which quickly went check-check.
Roberts tabled his ![]()
for a rivered straight.
Bryan Skreens raised to 2,300 from middle position, and Anthony "Tone" Wallace, who won a preliminary event here at Hollywood Casino St. Louis earlier in the week, called in the big blind.
Wallace checked the ![]()
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flop to Skreens, who bet 2,000. Wallace called.
The
turn was checked again by Wallace, and Skreens bet 4,000. Wallace folded.
On a ![]()
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flop, a player in the big blind had his last 50,000 in and at risk against Christopher Audrain in early position.
Big Blind: ![]()
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Christopher Audrain: ![]()
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Audrain's top two pair were in trouble against the bottom set of his opponent. The
turn was no help to Audrain, but the
river sent the big pot and the knockout to Audrain.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Christopher Audrain opened to 1,600 from the hijack, and action folded around to Luke O'Brien, who defended his big blind.
Audrain down-bet the ![]()
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flop for 1,500 when checked to, and O'Brien called.
Neither player added any chips to the pot on the
turn.
The
came down on the river, and O'Brien led for 4,000. Audrain gave it little consideration before mucking.