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

Izadi's Jacks Best Jennings

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Hamid Izadi in Day 1b action
Hamid Izadi in Day 1b action

Greg Jennings checked a {4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop from the small blind, as did the big blind. Hamid Izadi bet 700 from middle position, and Jennings check-raised to 1,600. The big blind folded and Izadi called.

Jennings bet 2,000 on the {5-Hearts} turn, and Izadi called.

Both players checked the {2-Spades} river, and Jennings flashed {7-Spades}{5-Spades}, but mucked after Izadi tabled {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
41,000
41,000
41,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Greg Jennings us
Greg Jennings
23,200
23,200
23,200

Tags: Greg JenningsHamid Izadi

Turning the Nuts

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A player in middle position opened to 300 seven handed and saw calls from John Longowa in the cutoff, as well as the button and both blinds.

They went five ways to a monochrome flop of {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, and the small blind immediately threw out a purple chip for a bet of 500. The big blind folded, and everyone else called.

The small blind checked the {7-Clubs} turn as quickly as he'd bet the flop. After middle position checked behind, John Longowa tossed in a 1k chip. Only the player in middle position called.

Heads up to a river of {6-Spades}, which added four to a straight, the pre-flop aggressor check-called Longowa's bet of 1,500 and was shown the bad news: {a-Clubs}{3-Spades} for the turned ace-high flush.

Player Chips Progress
John Longowa us
John Longowa
30,000

Tags: John Longowa

Hawkins Starts Off Strong

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A player checked a {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} board from middle position, as did the hijack, before 13-time WSOPC ring winner Maurice Hawkins bet 1,700 into a pot of around 4,000 from the cutoff. Only the middle position player called.

The middle position player checked the {3-Hearts} river to Hawkins, who bet 2,100. The middle position player called, only to muck after Hawkins flipped over {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for tens and threes.

Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
39,500
9,500
9,500

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

Pupillo Fires Every Street

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Nick Pupillo
Nick Pupillo

Current HPT POY points leader Nick Pupillo opened to 400 from the hijack in six-handed play, and only the small blind called.

They went heads up to a flop of {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}. Pupillo continued for 500 when checked to. The small blind called.

After the {8-Clubs} turn paired the board, the small blind checked, and Pupillo fired a pot-sized bet of 2,000. His opponent considered his options for a moment and slowly peeled his hand one more time before chucking it into the middle.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
31,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Nick Pupillo in Day 1b action

Watson's Kings Hang On

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The big blind checked a {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop, as did the cutoff, and Robert Watson bet 900. The big blind called, and the cutoff check-raised to 3,500. Only Watson called.

Both players checked the {5-Spades} on the turn, and the {4-Hearts} peeled off on the river. The cutoff bet 4,000.

"I gotta call, you got the flush again?" Watson said, rolling over {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} as he tossed in the call.

"Nah," the cutoff replied, flipping over {q-Spades}{j-Spades} before telling Watson, "Nice hand."

Player Chips Progress
Robert Watson us
Robert Watson
40,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Robert Watson

Dawson and Hobbs Earn a Victory in Event #6: $400 Tag Team NLH

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Charlie Dawson and Nick Hobbs
Charlie Dawson and Nick Hobbs

For the past week, the Heartland Poker Tour has been hosting a slew of side events here at the Hollywood Casino St. Louis.

It was time for duos to compete in Event #6: $400 Tag Team. 192 players hit the felt, making up 96 teams. Players would switch at 8-20 minute intervals throughout the tournament, and once players reached the money, stacks were combined into a single stack for the team.

Only 13 of those teams would get paid, and when the dust had settled, Charlie Dawson found himself with his second title of the series, teaming up with fellow Owensboro, Kentucky native Nicholas Hobbs to take home $4,527 in prize money.

Final Table Results

PositionTeamPrize Money
1Charlie Dawson and Nicholas Hobbs$4,642
2Robert Merli and Michael Rubinelli$4,642
3Ian Nelson and Lance Hendricks$4,641
4Brian Welch and Bentley Bunch$4,641
5Wyatt Denis and Anthony Trevisano$1,793
6Darl Rockenbaugh and Rodney Clark$1,467
7Terry Stuhldreher and John Kurfman$1,239
8Michael Sloan and Devin Sloan$1,060
9Christopher Audrian and Justin Coliny$880

Tags: Charlie DawsonNicholas Hobbs

Faces in the Crowd

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Player Chips Progress
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Neil Patel us
Neil Patel
30,000
30,000
30,000
Craig Casino us
Craig Casino
30,000
30,000
30,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
30,000
30,000
30,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
30,000
30,000
30,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
30,000
30,000
30,000
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
30,000
30,000
30,000
Eric Stocz us
Eric Stocz
30,000
30,000
30,000
Brad Smith ca
Brad Smith
30,000
30,000
30,000
Bryan Skreens us
Bryan Skreens
30,000
30,000
30,000
Timothy Vance us
Timothy Vance
30,000
30,000
30,000
EPT 1X Winner

One Hand, One Bustout

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It's not often that you see a bustout on the first hand of a tournament with such deep stacks, but James Burns managed to felt a foe on Hand #1 today, and shared the details of the hand with us.

Burns raised to 300 from the cutoff, and was called by an opponent in the big blind.

The big blind check-called a bet of 500 on the {2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{q-Diamonds} flop, and the {9-Spades} fell on the turn. The big blind led out for 800, and Burns raised to 6,000. The big blind clicked it back to 12,000, then snapped off his stack after Burns three-bet shoved.

Opponent: {q-Spades}{8-Spades}
James Burns: {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Burns had his opponent drawing dead before the {q-Hearts} fell on the river, and Burns started the day off right with a double.

Player Chips Progress
James Burns us
James Burns
60,200

Tags: James Burns

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