$2,500 Championship Event Day 2 | HPT Season XV Championship

11-25-2019 23:57 UTC-5

Hopkins Fires on All Cylinders

CarolineBassett

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kevin Hopkins opened to a sizable 34,000 from under the gun six handed, and the others folded around to Patel in the big blind, who grabbed calling chips, put them back, then verbalized a call, throwing in the rest.

Hopkins continued for more than the pot—100,000—when checked to on , and Patel called fairly quickly.

Patel checked again on the turn, and Hopkins went all in. Patel quickly folded, leaving him with about half of the chips that he returned to from break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Hopkins	650,000 -50,000	-50,000
Neil Patel	260,000 -155,000	-155,000

Tags: Kevin Hopkins Neil Patel

11-25-2019 23:59 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts From Table 15

BrandonTemple

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Izadi	1,900,000 170,000	170,000

Christopher Audrain	1,450,000 170,000	170,000
Freddy Williams	620,000 -380,000	-380,000
Jason Darland	555,000 208,000	208,000
Brad Smith	520,000 -220,000	-220,000
Dan Wagner	480,000 170,000	170,000
John Michalak	260,000 -25,000	-25,000

11-26-2019 00:10 UTC-5

Last Break of the Night; Schedule Change

BrandonTemple

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players are off on their final fifteen-minute break of the night. HPT Tournament Director Jeremy Smith has informed players that one more level will be played. If the field is reduced down to ten by the end of the level, play will continue until the official final table of nine is reached. Otherwise, play will conclude at the end of Level 21.

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

11-26-2019 00:29 UTC-5

Freddy Williams Eliminated in 13th Place ($11,307)

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Hamid Izadi checked a board from the big blind, and Freddy Williams bet 100,000 into a pot of 160,000 in middle position. Izadi check-raised to 200,000, then snapped off Williams' three-bet shove for 305,000.

Freddy Williams:
Hamid Izadi:

Izadi's aces-full had Williams drawing dead before the river hit the felt, and Izadi breaks the two-million chip marker with the victory.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Izadi	2,400,000 500,000	500,000

Freddy Williams	Busted

Tags: Freddy Williams Hamid Izadi

11-26-2019 00:41 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Izadi	2,411,000 11,000	11,000

Justin Coliny	1,880,000 280,000	280,000
Christopher Audrain	1,550,000 100,000	100,000
Paul Bianchi	875,000 -300,000	-300,000
Kevin Hopkins	543,000 -107,000	-107,000
James Burns	520,000 230,000	230,000
Jason Darland	515,000 -40,000	-40,000
Brad Smith	481,000 -39,000	-39,000
John Michalak	433,000 173,000	173,000
Neil Patel	423,000 163,000	163,000
Aaron Johnson	378,000 -322,000	-322,000
Dan Wagner	360,000 -120,000	-120,000

11-26-2019 00:45 UTC-5

Burns' Two Pair Bests Patel's Two Pair

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

James Burns raised to 36,000 on the button, and was called by Paul Bianchi in the small blind and Neil Patel in the big blind.

Action checked to Burns on the flop, and he bet 60,000. Only Patel called.

Both players checked the turn, and Patel bet 125,000 on the river. Burns called, and after Patel tabled , Burns rolled over and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Burns	770,000 250,000	250,000
Neil Patel	220,000 -203,000	-203,000

Tags: James Burns Neil Patel Paul Bianchi

11-26-2019 00:51 UTC-5

Dan Wagner Eliminated in 12th Place ($15,024)

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

John Michalak raised to 45,000 from under the gun, then called a three-bet shove for 360,000 from Dan Wagner in the cutoff.

Dan Wagner:
John Michalak:

Wagner's sixes got no love on a board to send the Season XV HPT The Meadows champ to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Michalak	800,000 367,000	367,000
Dan Wagner	Busted

Tags: Dan Wagner John Michalak

11-26-2019 01:03 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts From Table 21

BrandonTemple

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The last few hands at the table have seen a few shoves by Neil Patel, but no callers, and otherwise a quiet few minutes for Table 21.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Coliny	1,850,000 -30,000	-30,000
Paul Bianchi	1,050,000 175,000	175,000
James Burns	730,000 -40,000	-40,000
Kevin Hopkins	570,000 27,000	27,000
Aaron Johnson	460,000 82,000	82,000
Neil Patel	190,000 -30,000	-30,000

11-26-2019 01:19 UTC-5

Chip Leader Chips Up

CarolineBassett

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

With 11 remaining, fairly deep at an average stack of slightly more than 60 bigs, players are treading lightly for the most part. Chip leader Hamid Izadi and John Michalak had another heads-up hand, though, and it went like this:

Izadi opened to 35,000 in the cutoff, and Michalak flatted on the button. The flop came down , and Izadi check-called 45,000.

Both players checked quickly on the turn, and Izadi led for 80,000 when the fell on the river, texturizing the board more than any other card in the deck could have. Michalak gave it up, and Izadi pulled even further ahead of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Izadi	2,500,000 89,000	89,000

John Michalak	650,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Hamid Izadi John Michalak