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

"God, It Feels Like a Gift"

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Craig Casino
Craig Casino

Craig Casino opened to 900, and the button, small blind, and big blind all came along for a rainbow flop of {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}.

The blinds checked to Casino, who continued for 2,800. The button called, as did the small blind, and the big blind threw it away.

After the {8-Clubs} turn straightened out the board and added a flush draw, Casino took his time before tossing out 7,000. The button instantly folded, and the small blind called almost as quickly.

The {6-Hearts} river went check-check, and the small blind showed {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for king-high. Casino turned over his winning {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} and said, "How'd you miss that? God, it feels like a gift," referring to his opponent's flopped gutshot that became an open-ender on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Casino us
Craig Casino
62,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Craig Casino

Alexander Makes Aces-Full

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

John Alexander raised to 900 from the hijack, and Austin Schaal made the call in the big blind.

Both players checked the {3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{a-Clubs} flop, and Schaal led out for 1,600 on the {5-Hearts} turn. Alexander called.

Schaal checked the {4-Hearts} river to Alexander, who bet 3,000. Schaal thought for a few moments before flicking in a call, only to muck once Alexander revealed {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
John Alexander us
John Alexander
80,000
2,000
2,000
Austin Schaal us
Austin Schaal
49,000
-12,000
-12,000

Tags: Austin SchaalJohn Alexander

Massey Rivers the Nuts

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Aaron Massey
Aaron Massey

A player checked the {j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{6-Clubs} board from the big blind, and two-time HPT champ Aaron Massey bet 12,000 from the hijack. The big blind went deep into tank for a few minutes before flicking a single chip into the pot to call.

Massey flipped over {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a rivered gutshot straight, and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
79,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Aaron Massey

Dawson Bets Small on River

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Charlie Dawson
Charlie Dawson

Charlie Dawson opened to 1,500 in the hijack and was called by the players on the button and in the big blind.

The {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop quickly checked around, as did the {8-Hearts} turn, adding a pair and three to the flush on the board.

When checked to on the {3-Clubs} river, Dawson tossed out a small bet of 1,000, and his opponents swiftly tossed their cards away.

Player Chips Progress
Charlie Dawson us
Charlie Dawson
56,000
-26,000
-26,000

Tags: Charlie Dawson

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Reichard Binks and Bets

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante
Brett Reichard
Brett Reichard

The {8-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Spades} board was on the felt when Brett Reichard bet 6,000 from the big blind into a pot of 10,000. Timothy Vance quickly folded in middle position, while Blake Whittington tossed a chip in the pot immediately after to call.

Reichard tabled {k-Clubs}{j-Spades} for the nuts, and Whittington mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
72,000
13,500
13,500
Timothy Vance us
Timothy Vance
55,000
28,000
28,000
EPT 1X Winner
Brett Reichard us
Brett Reichard
38,000
12,000
12,000

Tags: Blake WhittingtonBrett ReichardTimothy Vance

Schroeder Check-Raises Dry Flop

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Austin Tjaden opened to 1,600 from the cutoff and was called by the button and Derek Schroeder in the small blind.

Schroeder checked the {10-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop over to Tjaden, who continued for 2,500. The button instantly spun his cards into the middle, and Schroeder collected several chips for a check-raise to 6,500.

Tjaden didn't give the decision much thought before sending his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Derek Schroeder us
Derek Schroeder
86,000
49,000
49,000
Austin Tjaden us
Austin Tjaden
77,000
36,000
36,000

Tags: Derek SchroederAustin Tjaden

Clark Trucks Gaspard For a Dub

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante
Scotter Clark
Scotter Clark

Scotter Clark checked a {j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Spades} board over to Jean Gaspard in the hijack, who bet 11,000 into a pot of 20,000. Clark took his remaining 28,600 in chips and placed them on a miniature tractor-trailer truck that he was using as a card protector and rolled it into the pot, saying, "All in," as he did.

Gaspard couldn't help but laugh as he asked, "How much is that?" The dealer confirmed the 17,600 difference in chips for Gaspard, and he called.

Scotter Clark: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Jean Gaspard: {q-Spades}{10-Spades}

"I need a king," Gaspard said. He could also win with an eight, but the {7-Spades} sent the double to Clark.

Player Chips Progress
Scotter Clark us
Scotter Clark
70,000
40,900
40,900
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
52,000
-43,000
-43,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jean GaspardScotter Clark

Brokaw Holds with Middling Pair

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Jean Gaspard opened from under the gun to 1,400, and only Nick Brokaw called on the button.

Both players quickly checked both the {6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop and {2-Diamonds} turn.

The {10-Spades} river went check-check as well, and Brokaw rolled over {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} for one-pair and the rights to the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Brokaw us
Nick Brokaw
43,000
43,000
43,000
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
30,000
-22,000
-22,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jean GaspardNick Brokaw

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
125,000
41,000
41,000
Defending Champion
James Burns us
James Burns
95,000
-20,000
-20,000
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
75,000
10,000
10,000
Joseph Fine us
Joseph Fine
74,000
2,000
2,000
Blake Battaglia us
Blake Battaglia
62,000
18,000
18,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
58,000
23,000
23,000
Craig Casino us
Craig Casino
57,000
-5,000
-5,000
Greg Jennings us
Greg Jennings
56,000
9,500
9,500
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
48,000
9,000
9,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
44,000
-10,000
-10,000
Lily Kiletto us
Lily Kiletto
36,000
4,000
4,000
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
36,000
-35,000
-35,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
34,000
5,000
5,000
Mike Rieck us
Mike Rieck
27,000
27,000
27,000
Todd Sladek us
Todd Sladek
20,700
-9,400
-9,400
Eric Stocz us
Eric Stocz
Busted
Will Berry us
Will Berry
Busted