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

Belken Rips in Battle of the Blinds

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player limped in from the small blind, and former HPT River City champ Paul Belken raised to 2,500 from the big blind. The small blind called.

The {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop was checked by the small blind, and Belken bet 5,000. The small blind called.

The small blind checked again on the {5-Spades} turn, and Belken jammed for 29,800. The small blind tanked for a minute, then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Belken us
Paul Belken
45,000 45,000

Tags: Paul Belken

Oh My Darland, Clementine

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Jason Darland
Jason Darland

An early position player opened to 2,000 and was called by four: a player in middle position, the hijack, Anthony Dalpra in the cutoff, and Jason Darland in the big blind.

Action checked to Dalpra on the {j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop, and he bet 3,500. Only Darland held onto his cards in exchange for the call.

The {j-Hearts} turn paired the board and went check-check.

Darland led for 6,500 on the river, and Dalpra took a minute before ultimately matching it. Darland tabled {j-Spades}{8-Clubs} for turned trips and raked the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Darland us
Jason Darland
61,000 34,000
Anthony Dalpra ca
Anthony Dalpra
48,000 3,000

Tags: Anthony DalpraJason Darland

Charlie Dawson Captures Third Title of the Series in Event #8: $300 PLO/Big O

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Charlie Dawson PLO win
Charlie Dawson PLO win

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

Fans of the great game of Omaha got a treat in the form of Event #8: $300 PLO/Big O, played in a round by round format that saw players switch between four-card Omaha and Big O, which is five-card Omaha Hi-Lo, for those that have never heard of the game. 74 players generated a $18,870 prize pool, and the final nine players all took home a portion of the prize pool.

Charlie Dawson, who had already taken down Event #4: 7-Game Mix as well as Event #6: $400 Tag Team got his hands on a third Championship Belt after taking the lion's share of a five-way deal at the final table, capping off an impressive run in the preliminary events for the HPT Season XV Championship Series.

Final Table Results

PositionNameHometownPrize Money
1Charlie DawsonOwensboro, Kentucky$5,006
2Clinton SchinkUnion, Missouri$2,598
3Karl HollingsworthJonesboro, Georgia$2,598
4Joseph CampbellSt. Charles, Missouri$2,598
5Troy VogelQuincy, Illinois$2,598
6Bruce BalingOverland, Missouri$1,038
7Scott SchleinMt. Airy, Maryland$906
8James KennedySheffield Village, Ohio$811
9Michael GageWildwood, Missouri$717

Heine Hellmuth's His Way to a Double

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Keith Heine
Keith Heine

Keith Heine raised to 1,800 from under the gun, and the button called. Austin Tjaden three-bet to 6,200 from the small blind, and both Heine and the button called.

Tjaden checked the {4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop to Heine, who bet 5,500. The button folded, and Tjaden check-raised all in. Heine instantly shoved his remaining 43,500 in chips forward, with good reason.

Keith Heine: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Austin Tjaden: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Heine flopped top set, but still had to fade the nut flush draw of Tjaden. Heine locked up the hand on the {4-Spades} turn, and after the {6-Diamonds} river, he responded to a fellow player's comment that his call was "Hellmuthian in nature" by saying, "I haven't had a hand like that all week!"

Player Chips Progress
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
104,000 69,000
Austin Tjaden us
Austin Tjaden
75,000 -2,000

Tags: Austin TjadenKeith Heine

Joseph Flops Nut Flush Draw with Turner at Risk

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Following a cutoff open to 2,000 and a call on the button by Johanssy Joseph, Joshua Turner ripped it in from the small blind. The cutoff asked for a count, which amounted to 23,100, before making the laydown. Joseph, however, shook his head, smiled, said something inaudible to Turner, and tossed in the call.

Joshua Turner: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Johanssy Joseph: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Although dominated, Joseph's club was live, and the flop brought three of them: {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

The {q-Diamonds} gave Turner an unwanted pair, adding gutshot outs for Joseph. The {3-Clubs} river completed Joseph's nut flush draw, and Turner tapped the table and vacated his seat.

Player Chips Progress
Johanssy Joseph us
Johanssy Joseph
125,000 125,000
Joshua Turner us
Joshua Turner
Busted

Tags: Johanssy JosephJoshua Turner

Song Makes the Right Call to Bust Nussrallah

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Stephen Nussrallah
Stephen Nussrallah

A pot of 20,000 was already built up when Stephen Song checked a {7-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts} board from middle position, and Stephen Nussrallah double-fisted in his last 15,300 in chips from the button.

Song went into the tank for three minutes before slamming in chips to call, tabling {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} as he did. Nussrallah mucked his hand, and the dealer showed {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} before sending the pot over to Song.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
WSOP 1X Winner
73,000 24,000
Stephen Nussrallah us
Stephen Nussrallah
Busted

Tags: Stephen NussrallahStephen Song

End Isn't Nigh for Anderson

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

James Anderson opened to 3,000 in the hijack over an early-position limp. Action folded to Peter Nigh, who called in the small blind, as did the early-position limper.

A dry flop of {j-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} hit the felt, and Anderson continued for 4,200 when checked to. Both players quickly called.

After Nigh and the player in early position checked the {9-Hearts} turn, Anderson looked at the dealer and declared, "I'm all in."

Nigh quickly mucked, but the player in early position asked for a count—35,300—and took several minutes before eventually doing the same, throwing his cards into the deck with visible frustration.

Player Chips Progress
James Anderson us
James Anderson
WSOP 1X Winner
59,000

Tags: James AndersonPeter Nigh

Monahan Tangles With Reichard Again

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was already 7,000 in the middle when Joseph Monahan bet 5,000 from under the gun, and Josh Reichard made the call.

The {a-Diamonds} fell on the turn, and Monahan bet 12,000, leaving himself 29,100 behind. Reichard tanked for a minute before folding, but Reichard still maintains the chip lead at the moment in defense of his title.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
Defending Champion
182,000 36,000
Joseph Monahan us
Joseph Monahan
62,000 23,000

Tags: Joseph MonahanJosh Reichard