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

11-25-2019 23:41 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

Brandon Temple

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

11-25-2019 23:29 UTC-6

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

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Brandon Temple

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

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

11-25-2019 23:10 UTC-6

Last Break of the Night; Schedule Change

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Brandon Temple

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.

11-25-2019 22:59 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts From Table 15

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Brandon Temple

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

11-25-2019 22:57 UTC-6

Hopkins Fires on All Cylinders

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Caroline Bassett

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 22:48 UTC-6

Blind on Blind Warfare; Updated Chip Counts From Table 21

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Brandon Temple

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

Justin Coliny limped in from the small blind, and Aaron Johnson raised to 42,000 in the big blind. Coliny limp-raised to 82,000, and Johnson four-bet to 150,000. Coliny tanked for a minute before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Coliny	1,600,000 50,000	50,000
Paul Bianchi	1,175,000 45,000	45,000
Kevin Hopkins	700,000
Aaron Johnson	700,000 290,000	290,000
Neil Patel	415,000 35,000	35,000
James Burns	290,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Aaron Johnson Justin Coliny

11-25-2019 22:45 UTC-6

Izadi and Michalak Back at Battle

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Caroline Bassett

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

The table had deja vu when Izadi opened to 26,000 from the cutoff and Michalak three-bet from the button to 75,000. Izadi paid up, and they were off to a flop.

landed on the felt, and Izadi check-called a downbet of 50,000.

The turn brought the , and Izadi check again. Michalak continued firing, this time for 125,000. Izadi check-raised all in, and Michalak didn't think long before pushing his cards across the line.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Izadi	1,730,000

John Michalak	285,000

Tags: Hamid Izadi John Michalak

11-25-2019 22:45 UTC-6

Izadi and Michalak Back at Battle

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Caroline Bassett

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

The table had deja vu when Izadi opened to 26,000 from the cutoff and Michalak three-bet from the button to 75,000. Izadi paid up and they were off to a flop.

landed on the felt, and Izadi check-called a downbet of 50,000.

The turn brought the , and Izadi checked again. Michalak continued firing, this time for 125,000. Izadi check-raised all in, and Michalak didn't think long before pushing his cards across the line.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Izadi	1,730,000 270,000	270,000

John Michalak	285,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Hamid Izadi John Michalak

11-25-2019 22:38 UTC-6

Hopkins Finds River Salvation

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Brandon Temple

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

A preflop raising war resulted in Neil Patel four-bet shoving from the small blind to put Kevin Hopkins at risk for his last 334,000, and Hopkins snapped it off.

Kevin Hopkins:
Neil Patel:

Patel looked primed to score the knockout after the flop and turn, but the river had other ideas, sending Hopkins the double with his rivered pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Hopkins	700,000 283,000	283,000
Neil Patel	380,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Kevin Hopkins Neil Patel