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

11-23-2019 22:09 UTC-5

A Few Day 1b Eliminations

Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
William Gerding	Busted
Jorden Helstern	Busted
Bruce Chahal	Busted
Bradley Beetz	Busted
Ralph Massey	Busted
Mike O'Neill	Busted
Hamid Izadi	Busted

Aaron Massey	Busted
Will Berry	Busted
Gary Herstein	Busted
Nick Pupillo	Busted

11-23-2019 22:07 UTC-5

Welko Raises the Turn

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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 flop, and Lawson bet 3,500 on the turn. Welko raised to 11,000, and both the middle-position player and Lawson quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Lawson	95,000 54,000	54,000
Craig Welko	75,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Craig Welko Jonathan Lawson

11-23-2019 22:01 UTC-5

Hooks Hold for Hopkins

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Caroline Bassett

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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 . 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Hopkins	85,000 85,000	85,000
Shawn Roberts	57,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Kevin Hopkins Shawn Roberts

11-23-2019 21:55 UTC-5

More Chip Counts

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Wagner	125,000 35,000	35,000
Henry Zou	107,000 19,000	19,000
Matt Higgins	86,000 43,000	43,000
Johanssy Joseph	72,000 2,000	2,000
James Mackey	68,000 17,000	17,000

Shawn Roberts	45,000 15,000	15,000
Stephen Song	42,000 42,000	42,000

Peter Nigh	Busted
Todd Sladek	Busted

11-23-2019 21:54 UTC-5

Joseph Checks Back Wisely

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Caroline Bassett

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The player in the cutoff opened to 2,000, and the blinds defended—Shawn Roberts in the small and Johanssy Joseph in the big.

The 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johanssy Joseph	79,000 5,000	5,000
Shawn Roberts	60,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Johanssy Joseph Shawn Roberts

11-23-2019 21:52 UTC-5

Skreens Takes From Wallace

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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 flop to Skreens, who bet 2,000. Wallace called.

The turn was checked again by Wallace, and Skreens bet 4,000. Wallace folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Skreens	39,600 9,100	9,100
Tone Wallace	32,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Bryan Skreens Anthony Wallace

11-23-2019 21:43 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Counts

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Lowery	186,000 154,000	154,000
Nick Davidson	113,000 83,500	83,500
John Richards	105,000 20,000	20,000
Timothy Vance	102,000 32,900	32,900

Blair Hinkle	88,000 10,000	10,000

Aaron Johnson	88,000 69,600	69,600
Bobby Noel	86,000 71,600	71,600
Jason Mangold	78,000 39,000	39,000
Daniel Sepiol	74,000 14,000	14,000
Melissa Bryne	70,000 12,300	12,300
BJ McBrayer	67,000 12,000	12,000
Craig Welko	65,000 9,000	9,000
Bryan Skreens	30,500 17,500	17,500
Scotter Clark	19,500 37,500	37,500
Blake Whittington	19,500 19,700	19,700

Tom Hammers	16,300 1,300	1,300
Kyle Cartwright	14,300 3,300	3,300

Jerod Smith	Busted

11-23-2019 21:37 UTC-5

Audrain Finds River Salvation

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Brandon Temple

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop, a player in the big blind had his last 50,000 in and at risk against Christopher Audrain in early position.

Big Blind:
Christopher Audrain:

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.