HPT Season XV Championship

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
HPT Season XV Championship
Final Results
Winner
Paul Bianchi
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$181,874
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Total Entries
353
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
143
Players Left
39
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Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Syrigos Takes Control on the River

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Action folded around to Nick Syrigos on the button, who elected to raise to 800. The small blind called, as did Brad Smith in the big blind.

The three saw a flop of {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, both blinds checked, and Syrigos continued for 1,000. The small blind quickly folded, and Smith thought for a moment before check-raising to 2,800. Syrigos rose up from his seat to eye Smith's stack—about 24,000 behind, which Smith had way covered—before tossing in the call.

Smith continued for 4,600 on the {9-Hearts} turn, and Syrigos thought for a minute before calling.

When the {2-Clubs} river rolled off, Smith checked, and Syrigos bet 10,000. Smith counted out his remaining 19,000 and mucked fairly quickly.

Tags: Brad SmithNick Syrigos

Hinkle Takes on Bryne

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Blair Hinkle
Blair Hinkle

Melissa Bryne limped in from early position, as did a player in middle position. Blair Hinkle raised to 1,500 from the cutoff, and only Bryne came along with a call.

Action checked to the river on a {8-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Clubs} board, where Bryne checked and Hinkle fired a pot-sized bet of 4,000. Bryne quickly folded.

Tags: Blair HinkleMelissa Bryne

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Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Herstein Gets Value With Ace-High

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Gary Herstein
Gary Herstein

Gary Herstein raised to 1,200 from under the gun, and found a single caller in the big blind.

Both players checked the {3-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop, and the {j-Hearts} fell on the turn. The big blind checked, and Herstein bet 1,500. The big blind called.

Both players checked again on the {j-Clubs} river, and the big blind flipped over {9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for a busted flush draw. Herstein had also missed a draw of his own, but his {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds} was good enough to take down the pot.

Tags: Gary Herstein

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

Gerding Wins on the Turn

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
William Gerding
William Gerding

Four players, including Craig Casino and William Gerding, saw a {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop together, and action checked over to Gerding in the cutoff, who bet 3,500. The button was the only caller.

The {k-Diamonds} hit the turn, and Gerding bet 6,000. The button thought for a few moments, then released his hand.

Tags: Craig CasinoWilliam Gerding

Dream River for the Dub

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

With nearly 4,000 in the pot on the turn on a board reading {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, the player in the big blind threw out a small bet of 400, and Nick Pupillo raised to 2,000 in early position. Jamey Kramer called in the cutoff, and the big blind quickly folded.

The {5-Hearts} river fell, and Pupillo continued for 5,000. Kramer quickly shoved for 9,100—less than a min-raise. Pupillo called.

Jamey Kramer: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Nick Pupillo: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

Kramer flopped an open-ended straight flush draw and rivered the nut straight, while Pupillo flopped two pair and rivered the gutshot for an inferior straight.

Tags: Jamey KramerNick Pupillo

New Faces and Second Chances

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
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