HPT Season XV Championship

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
153
Players Left
53

Prize Pool Information Released

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Thirty-six players will be walking out of Hollywood Casino St. Louis with a piece of the $790,720 prize pool from the HPT Season XV $2,500 Championship Event. A min-cash is worth $5,930, while the eventual winner will lock up $181,874. Complete payout information can be found in the "Payouts" tab above.

Of note, only two players have any shot of catching Nick Pupillo in the HPT Player of the Year race. Eric Salazar and Nick Davidson must win the event and Pupillo not cash in order to snatch the title.

Final Table Payouts

PositionPrize MoneyPOY Points
1st$181,874140
2nd$115,129105
3rd$77,09584
4th$53,76970
5th$40,32763
6th$31,62956
7th$26,72649
8th$22,14042
9th$19,05635

Tags: Eric SalazarNick DavidsonNick Pupillo

Reichard All In Vs. Dawson on Paired Flop

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A three-way, three-bet pot preflop came down {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

Brett Reichard bet 8,000 when checked to by an early position player and Charlie Dawson to his right. The early position player folded, and Dawson check-raised to 18,000. Reichard took his time before ultimately shoving and putting Dawson to the test.

Dawson quietly thought it over after asking for a count, eventually calling off for 41,700 total.

Brett Reichard: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Charlie Dawson: {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}

"Nice hand. He gets a hand, and I'm trying to rip it in," said Dawson. The {k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} board ran out clean for Reichard, and as Dawson counted out his losses, he turned to Reichard and said, "I put you on ace-jack. You've gotta have ace-jack."

Player Chips Progress
Brett Reichard us
Brett Reichard
104,000
47,000
47,000
Charlie Dawson us
Charlie Dawson
31,000
-61,000
-61,000

Tags: Charlie DawsonBrett Reichard

Clark Wheels Up a Win

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Scotter Clark
Scotter Clark

Scotter Clark raised to 3,000 from middle position, and was called by the cutoff, as well as Charlie Dawson in the big blind.

Dawson checked the {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop to Clark, who bet 6,100. Both of Clark's opponents called.

The {3-Hearts} turn was checked through to the {9-Hearts} river, where Dawson bet 5,700. Clark raised to 18,000, and after the cutoff folded, Dawson called.

Clark flipped over {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for the wheel, and Dawson said, "Nice hand," before mucking.

"Thank you. I'm a hi-lo player!" Clark said with a smile.

Player Chips Progress
Scotter Clark us
Scotter Clark
97,000
22,000
22,000
Charlie Dawson us
Charlie Dawson
18,000
-13,000
-13,000

Tags: Charlie DawsonScotter Clark

Late Night Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Austin Tjaden us
Austin Tjaden
110,000
35,000
35,000
Johanssy Joseph us
Johanssy Joseph
109,000
-16,000
-16,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
105,000
32,000
32,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
James Burns us
James Burns
100,000
-15,000
-15,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
95,000
63,000
63,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
83,100
8,100
8,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Austin Schaal us
Austin Schaal
72,500
26,500
26,500
Greg Jennings us
Greg Jennings
70,000
4,000
4,000
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
62,100
20,600
20,600
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
62,000
5,000
5,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
62,000
-42,000
-42,000
Joseph Fine us
Joseph Fine
57,000
-25,000
-25,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
55,000
-5,000
-5,000
Tom Hammers us
Tom Hammers
52,000
52,000
52,000
Bryan Skreens us
Bryan Skreens
51,000
22,600
22,600
Brad Smith ca
Brad Smith
46,000
3,000
3,000
Will Berry us
Will Berry
44,000
44,000
44,000
John Alexander us
John Alexander
40,000
-34,000
-34,000
Craig Casino us
Craig Casino
38,000
-6,000
-6,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
36,500
-24,500
-24,500
Peter Nigh us
Peter Nigh
33,500
33,500
33,500
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
29,000
-19,000
-19,000
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
28,000
-35,000
-35,000
Garrett Riley us
Garrett Riley
14,000
-13,000
-13,000

Reichard Drills Turn for a KO

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Heads up on a flop of {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}{k-Clubs}, Josh Reichard in the big blind checked it over to his under-the-gun opponent, who put out a bet of 2,500. Reichard called.

When the {8-Spades} fell on the turn, Reichard checked again, and the player under the gun tossed in a 5k chip. Reichard check-raised to 16k, and his opponent quickly jammed for about 20,000 more. Reichard snapped him off, turning over {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for the second nuts.

His opponent's {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} couldn't improve on the {4-} river, and Reichard added the pot to his already substantial stack.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
245,000
-5,000
-5,000
Defending Champion

Tags: Josh Reichard

Gallagher Doubles through Pupillo

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Gallagher ripped in 18,300 heads up on the river with about 34,000 in the middle.

The board read {5-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, and Pupillo asked for a count. The dealer informed him of the total, and he quickly called.

Jered Gallagher: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Nick Pupillo: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Though way ahead preflop and having flopped top set, Pupillo couldn't hold versus Gallagher's open-ender.

Player Chips Progress
Jered Gallagher us
Jered Gallagher
70,000
70,000
70,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
62,000
-33,000
-33,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jered GallagherNick Pupillo

Dawson's Run For a Fourth Title of the Series Comes to an End

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Charlie Dawson
Charlie Dawson

Charlie Dawson had his last few thousand in chips at risk preflop from the big blind against Blake Whittington in the small blind.

Charlie Dawson: {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Blake Whittington: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Whittington held up on a {5-Spades}{j-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} board, sending Dawson, who already won three preliminary events in this series, out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Charlie Dawson us
Charlie Dawson
Busted

Tags: Blake WhittingtonCharlie Dawson

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200