$2,500 Championship Event
Day 1c Started
HPT Season XV Championship
$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1c
Welcome to Day 1c 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 1c of the Main Event at Noon local time, the third and final starting flight for players to try and bag up chips for Day 2.
Day 1b saw 143 players hit the felt, bringing the total number of entrants over the first two flights to exactly 200 players. 39 more players managed to bag and tag to join the 18 players from Day 1a in preparation for Day 2, and leading the way with the only stack north of 300,000 is Brent Barfield, who'll return on Day 2 with a whopping 398,300. Other notables who managed to join Barfield in conquering the day include Dan Lowery (292,700), Nick Davidson (213,400), Kyle Cartwright (86,200), Bill Byrnes (32,900), and James Mackey (26,000).
Today's Day 1c 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 the final starting flight of the HPT Season XV $2,500 Championship Event!
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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One Hand, One Bustout
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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 
flop, and the 
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: 
James Burns: 
Burns had his opponent drawing dead before the 
fell on the river, and Burns started the day off right with a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,200 |
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 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Dawson and Hobbs Earn a Victory in Event #6: $400 Tag Team 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.
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
| Position | Team | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Dawson and Nicholas Hobbs | $4,642 |
| 2 | Robert Merli and Michael Rubinelli | $4,642 |
| 3 | Ian Nelson and Lance Hendricks | $4,641 |
| 4 | Brian Welch and Bentley Bunch | $4,641 |
| 5 | Wyatt Denis and Anthony Trevisano | $1,793 |
| 6 | Darl Rockenbaugh and Rodney Clark | $1,467 |
| 7 | Terry Stuhldreher and John Kurfman | $1,239 |
| 8 | Michael Sloan and Devin Sloan | $1,060 |
| 9 | Christopher Audrian and Justin Coliny | $880 |
Watson's Kings Hang On
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The big blind checked a 
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 
on the turn, and the 
peeled off on the river. The cutoff bet 4,000.
"I gotta call, you got the flush again?" Watson said, rolling over 
as he tossed in the call.
"Nah," the cutoff replied, flipping over before telling Watson, "Nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
Pupillo Fires Every Street
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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 
. Pupillo continued for 500 when checked to. The small blind called.
After the 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 | 1,000 |