HPT Season XV Championship

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
353
Players Left
10

Vance Doubles Through Sharp

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Timothy Vance
Timothy Vance

Gregory Sharp had 30,000 chip committed from the hijack on a {6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{j-Clubs} flop, and was contemplating a shove for 87,100 from Timothy Vance in the big blind.

"I'm probably calling," Sharp told Vance after a minute in the tank, and true to his work, he called a short time later.

Timothy Vance: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Gregory Sharp: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Vance's queens held on the {5-Clubs} turn and {10-Hearts} river, sending out of his seat in celebration, while Sharp sent two-thirds of his stack over to Vance.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Vance us
Timothy Vance
205,000
126,000
126,000
EPT 1X Winner
Gregory Sharp us
Gregory Sharp
42,000
-32,000
-32,000

Tags: Gregory SharpTimothy Vance

Burns Chips Up Through Barfield

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
James Burns
James Burns

Brent Barfield checked a {10-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} flop from the big blind, and James Burns bet 7,000 into a pot of 12,000 from the cutoff. Barfield called.

Both players checked the {7-Spades} turn, and the {6-Hearts} fell on the river. Barfield checked and Burns bet 15,000. Barfield quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Brent Barfield us
Brent Barfield
380,000
-90,000
-90,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
James Burns us
James Burns
205,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Brent BarfieldJames Burns

No L for Noel; Herstein Out

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heads up and all in preflop, Herstein was at risk and way ahead.

Gary Herstein: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Bobby Noel: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

{j-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Spades} gave Noel's live spade plenty of hope, but help instead came in the form of the {a-Hearts} turn, and the {3-Hearts} river brought no recovery for Herstein.

Player Chips Progress
Bobby Noel us
Bobby Noel
94,000
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
Busted

Aggressor Slows Down and Johnson Goes for Value

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Maurice Hawkins fired 7,500 on a three-way turn, the board reading a full rainbow {7-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, and both Aaron Johnson in the hijack and Matt Higgins in the cutoff called.

The {9-Spades} river paired the board, and Hawkins checked. Johnson put out 16,500, Higgins called, and Hawkins let it go.

Johnson tabled {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for two pair, and Higgins mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
125,000
57,000
57,000

Tags: Matt HigginsMaurice HawkinsAaron Johnson

Break Time

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are off on their first fifteen-minute break of the day. During the break, the 100 denomination chips will be raced off.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Apter Felts King

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Brett Apter jammed for 34,000 from the hijack, and Larry King called off his last 18,000 in the big blind.

Larry King: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Brett Apter: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

What looked like a potential chop went heavily in Apter's favor after the {j-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop gave him a flush draw, and he drilled the {j-Clubs} turn to leave King dead to the {2-Spades} river.

Player Chips Progress
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
60,000
-45,000
-45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Larry King us
Larry King
Busted

Tags: Brett ApterLarry King

Updated Chip Counts From Table 45

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Nick Davidson us
Nick Davidson
330,000
-20,000
-20,000
Neil Patel us
Neil Patel
180,000
115,000
115,000
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
175,000
15,000
15,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Andreas Ioakmides us
Andreas Ioakmides
160,000
20,000
20,000
Tod Schmitz us
Tod Schmitz
145,000
70,300
70,300
Bobby Noel us
Bobby Noel
134,000
40,000
40,000
Eric Salazar us
Eric Salazar
125,000
-115,000
-115,000
Ryan Hohner us
Ryan Hohner
78,500
40,800
40,800
Stanislav Angelov us
Stanislav Angelov
14,000
-76,600
-76,600

Big Slick for the Double

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Nate Gibbs jammed his last 19,500 preflop from late position and was called only by Freddy Williams next to act.

Nate Gibbs: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Freddy Williams: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{j-Spades}, flopping top pair/top kicker for Gibbs and rivering a gratuitous nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
Freddy Williams us
Freddy Williams
269,000
123,300
123,300
Nate Gibbs us
Nate Gibbs
45,000
-8,600
-8,600

Tags: Freddy WilliamsNate Gibbs

Kinder Gets a Double Through Martinez; Updated Chip Counts From Table 46

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Kyle Kinder checked a {q-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop from the big blind, and Nikolas Martinez bet 9,500 from middle position. Kinder check-raised to 19,000, then snapped off his last 55,500 when Martinez three-bet shoved.

Kyle Kinder: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
Nikolas Martinez: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

Kinder's top pair held up for a double on the {4-Clubs} turn and {9-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Vance us
Timothy Vance
230,000
25,000
25,000
EPT 1X Winner
Tom Morse us
Tom Morse
170,000
-10,000
-10,000
Kyle Kloeckner us
Kyle Kloeckner
135,000
80,100
80,100
Kyle Kinder us
Kyle Kinder
130,000
26,900
26,900
Brad Smith ca
Brad Smith
110,000
35,000
35,000
Nikolas Martinez us
Nikolas Martinez
110,000
-35,000
-35,000
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
58,000
-57,000
-57,000
Hyun Lee us
Hyun Lee
45,000
17,900
17,900
Cory Bogert us
Cory Bogert
40,000
-12,500
-12,500

Tags: Kyle KinderNikolas Martinez