2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2020 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood St. Louis

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$131,184
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
392
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
211
Players Left
45

Pickler Picks the Right Spot

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Jeffrey Copeland, who shipped Event #10: $300 Six-Max earlier in the series, raised to 1,200 from middle position, and John Utley called in the cutoff. Keith Pickler three-bet to 3,200 from the button, and both Copeland and Utley called.

Action checked to Pickler on a {3-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop, and he simply moved all in for 16,400. Copeland folded, while Utley went into the tank. After a minute, he counted down his stack, then placed calling chips in the pot.

Keith Pickler: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
John Utley: {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

Pickler's nines still had to fade a three or king to survive, and they did just that on the {10-Diamonds} turn and {2-Spades} river.

"Well, I was wrong!" Utley said with a grin, taking the loss in good-natured stride.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Keith Pickler
Keith Pickler
45,000
Profile photo of John Utley us
John Utley
7,000
-35,000
-35,000

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