$2,500 Championship Event
Day 1b Started
HPT Season XV Championship
$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1b
Welcome to Day 1b of the 2019 HPT Season XV Championship at Hollywood Casino St. Louis!
The $700,000 guaranteed Season XV HPT $2,500 Championship Event here at Hollywood Casino St. Louis continues today with Day 1b of the Main Event at Noon local time.
Day 1a saw 57 players hit the felt, and only 18 of them were able to bag up chips for Day 2. Leading the way with the only stack above 200,000 is Joshua Henrichs with 230,300. Other notables able to join Henrichs in surviving the day include Eric Salazar (191,500), Chris Moon (180,800), Brett Apter (105,000), and Mary Sturges (31,000).
Today's Day 1b flight will see players start with 30,000 in tournament chips, and the blinds will kick off at 100/100. Ten one-hour levels will be played today, with a fifteen-minute break after every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after Level 6. Players can late register or use a single re-entry option up through the beginning of Level 9.
Cards will be in the air at Noon local time, so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews to catch all the action as a host of new contenders hit the felt here in St. Louis!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the HPT Season XV $2,500 Championship Event!
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Big Pots Early
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
In a three-bet pot pre-flop, Jonathan Lawson in the hijack continued for 2,200 on the 
flop four ways. The cutoff and button folded, and Stephen Mayfield in the small blind called.
When checked to by Mayfield, Lawson fired again for 3,200 on the 
turn, and Mayfield called.
The 
river went check-check, and Mayfield's 
proved second best to Lawson's one pair in the form of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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20,400
20,400
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20,400 |
Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Jeffrey West Wins Event #2: $200 Seniors NLH
Level 1
: 100/100, 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.
Event #2: $200 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em, saw 274 entries build up a $44,662 prize pool, and 31 players managed to take home a share of the prize pool. Among those fortunate enough to earn a slice of the pie include James Schulz (9th - $1,121), Philip Day (10th - $871), Michael Patterson (13th - $639), Dorothy Hope (17th - $558), John Larose (19th - $500), James Gidden (23rd - $469) and Jeff Grimes (31st - $406).
Among those to finish in the top 93 and get paid were Martin Warren (9th - $5,030), Andrew Echele (15th - $3,017), Nick Watson (21st - $1,875), Larry Zhao (27th - $1,875), Dennis Bohn (36th - $1,525), Craig Welko (42nd - $1,285), Corey Fleming (51st - $1,125), Kelly Rhoades (57th - $1,005), Carl Masters (61st - $1,005), Leif Nelson (74th - $820), Paul Belken (80th - $820), and David Wilkens (93rd - $750.
In the end, the final eight players worked a deal that saw them all lock up a minimum payday of $3,460, while Jeffrey West took down the title and $4,999 in prize money.
Final Table Deal
| Position | Name | Hometown | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey West | Weldon, Illinois | $4,999 |
| 2 | Gary Lambert | Quincy, Illinois | $4,700 |
| 3 | Keith Gregory | Girard, Illinois | $4,400 |
| 4 | Paul Koenig | Louisville, KY | $3,460 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Hall | St. Louis, Missouri | $3,460 |
| 6 | David Stoneburner | Fox Lake, Missouri | $3,460 |
| 7 | Charles Perkins | Louisiana, Missouri | $3,460 |
| 8 | Alan Perry | St. Charles, Missouri | $3,460 |
Stuhldreher's Set Gets Straightened Out By Casino and Chahal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Craig Welko alerted us to a three-way clash at Table 45, and Terry Stuhldreher had a dilemma on his hands.
Stuhldreher had 7,800 in front of him from early position with a 
board on the felt, and Bruce Chahal had jammed for 28,700 next to act. HPT's all-time tournament earnings leader Craig Casino then ripped his last 29,800 in from the small blind, and Stuhldreher was deep in the tank.
"Set over set over set?" Stuhldreher muttered. He then said, "I'll have a story to tell, anyhow," before eventually choosing to call the clock on himself. HPT Tournament Director Jeremy Smith came over, and after a few seconds, Stuhldreher started to push chips in to make the call.
Bruce Chahal: 
Craig Casino: 
Terry Stuhldreher: 
"Ace!" Casino said, looking for a blank to keep Stuhldreher's set from filling up. The 
river was safe for both Chahal and Casino, and they chopped up all but 100 of Stuhldreher's chips. Stuhldreher would fall on the next hand to Casino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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47,100
47,100
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47,100 |
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Busted |
Top Pair Good for O'Neill
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Mike O'Neill opened to 300 from the hijack, followed by a quick three-bet to 800 by Jason Simon on the button. Action folded around to O'Neill, who tossed in a 500 chip.
O'Neill checked the 
flop, and Simon fired 800 once again. O'Neill called.
The 
turn checked through, as did the river.
O'Neill tabled 
for a flopped top pair, and Simon showed his 
for a missed nut flush draw and losing pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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23,000 | |
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