$1,650 Main Event | 2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

02-24-2020 15:50 UTC-6

Brian Reeder Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,252)

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Brent Cunningham raised to 85,000 from under the gun, and Brian Reeder immediately three-bet shoved for 420,000 next to act. Action folded to Kyle Cartwright in the big blind, who tanked for a minute before four-bet shoving for 690,000. Cunningham folded.

Brian Reeder:
Kyle Cartwright:

Reeder's sixes needed to find a mate to survive, but the board ran dry to send Reeder home in seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Cartwright	1,450,000 720,000	720,000

Brian Reeder	Busted

Tags: Brent Cunningham Brian Reeder Kyle Cartwright

02-24-2020 15:46 UTC-6

Hoppe Back in the Chip Lead

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BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kyle Cartwright raised to 80,000 from under the gun, and Brent Cunningham called next to act. Laura Hoppe called on the button, and Kevin Garosshen called in the big blind.

On the flop, Garosshen checked, and Cartwright bet 130,000. Cunningham folded, Hoppe called, and Garosshen folded.

Cartwright checked the turn to Hoppe, who bet 160,000. Cartwright instantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laura Hoppe	3,100,000 500,000	500,000
Kevin Garosshen	2,800,000 -100,000	-100,000

Brent Cunningham	1,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Kyle Cartwright	730,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tags: Brent Cunningham Kevin Garosshen Kyle Cartwright Laura Hoppe

02-24-2020 15:36 UTC-6

Apter Over Two Million

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BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Brent Cunningham raised to 105,000 from the button, and Brett Apter called in the big blind.

The flop was checked to the turn. Apter checked, and Cunningham bet 155,000. Apter called.

Apter checked the river, and Cunningham bet 230,000. Apter called, and Cunningham tabled for a pair of aces. Apter turned over for two pair and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	2,100,000 200,000	200,000

Brent Cunningham	1,500,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Brent Cunningham Brett Apter

02-24-2020 15:31 UTC-6

Garosshen Pads His Lead

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BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kevin Garosshen raised to 80,000 from the button, and Brent Cunningham called in the big blind.

Action checked through the flop, and the fell on the turn. Cunningham checked, and Garosshen bet 75,000. Cunningham called.

The fell on the river, and Cunningham checked again. Garosshen bet 275,000, and Cunningham tanked for a minute before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Garosshen	2,900,000 200,000	200,000

Brent Cunningham	2,000,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Brent Cunningham Kevin Garosshen

02-24-2020 15:21 UTC-6

Garosshen Takes the Chip Lead From Hoppe

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BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kevin Garosshen raised to 80,000 from middle position, and Laura Hoppe called in the big blind.

The flop was checked by Hoppe, and Garosshen bet 90,000. Hoppe called.

The fell on the turn, and Hoppe tanked for a minute before leading out for 125,000. Garosshen made the call.

On the river, Hoppe bet 230,000 and Garosshen quickly called. Hoppe tabled , but Garosshen turned a flush with his to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Garosshen	2,700,000 600,000	600,000

Laura Hoppe	2,600,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Kevin Garosshen Laura Hoppe

02-24-2020 15:14 UTC-6

McCormick Drops Two

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BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #1:

Austin McCormick raised to 80,000 from the button, and Kevin Garosshen three-bet to 220,000 from the small blind. McCormick folded.

Hand #2:

Austin McCormick raised to 80,000 from the cutoff, and Brent Cunningham called in the big blind.

The flop and turn were checked through, and the landed on the river. Cunningham bet 325,000, an overbet of the pot, and McCormick folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Garosshen	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Brent Cunningham	2,100,000 100,000	100,000
Austin McCormick	1,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Austin McCormick Brent Cunningham Kevin Garosshen

02-24-2020 15:08 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

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BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Laura Hoppe	3,200,000 -200,000	-200,000
Kevin Garosshen	2,000,000

Brent Cunningham	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Brett Apter	1,900,000 200,000	200,000

Austin McCormick	1,300,000

Kyle Cartwright	940,000 -15,000	-15,000

Brian Reeder	660,000 -10,000	-10,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

02-24-2020 14:59 UTC-6

Pot-Sized Bet For Garosshen

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BrandonTemple

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Brett Apter raised to 60,000 from the hijack, and was called by Kevin Garosshen in the small blind and Kyle Cartwright in the big blind.

Action checked through the flop, and the fell on the turn. Garosshen bet 200,000, and Cartwright tanked for a few moments before folding. Apter quickly followed suit, and Garosshen took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Garosshen	2,000,000 415,000	415,000

Brett Apter	1,700,000 -200,000	-200,000

Kyle Cartwright	955,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Brett Apter Kevin Garosshen Kyle Cartwright

02-24-2020 14:53 UTC-6

Neil Patel Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,115)

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BrandonTemple

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Neil Patel jammed for 205,000 from under the gun, and Kyle Cartwright called from the hijack.

Neil Patel:
Kyle Cartwright:

Patel's prospects grew dim after the flop, and the turn left Patel looking for an eight for a chop. Cartwright's turned straight held on the river, and the Missouri native exits in eighth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Cartwright	1,050,000 225,000	225,000

Neil Patel	Busted

Tags: Kyle Cartwright Neil Patel