Mike Englert - Black Hawk Champion - $200,762

@MoneyFlickaMike Englert finished 3rd here at @HPTPoker @Gates_Poker last July. He moved up two spots today, claiming the February title and the $200,762 payday.

Englert was the chipleader on Day 1A, amassing more than 100k more than any other player from that flight. He stayed near the top of the chipcounts throughout Day 2, moving to the final table with 3,78 million and 2/9.

Matt Bond - the Day 1C chipleader - took control of final table play 5-handed, building a big chiplead 3-handed, eventually starting heads-up play with a 2-1 chiplead on Englert.

The two players' stacks stayed very similar the first 45 minutes, then Englert began chipping up. He gained the chiplead with the first all in of heads up play, lost it a few hands later, then the two stayed close to even the next 30-45 minutes.

Englert held an overpair to the board, with Bond flopping top pair, in the hand that brought the tournament to its end a little more than two hours in to their heads-up match. 

Bond collected $124,028 as runner-up.

John Beauprez played with only half his normal number of cards in this event as the PLO specialist captured third place for an $81,288 cash.

One of the most surprising finishes had to be that of former HPT champ Nick Pupillo, who finished 6th for $31,855. Pupillo was down to 2/3rds of a blind in Day 1 - 800 chips with blinds of 600/1200 at Level 11.

By the time Level 15 was done, Pupillo was up to 354,000 and the top stack from that flight moving on to Day 2.

Charisse Case was the Last Woman Standing, finishing in 10th as the final table bubble.

Also cashing in this main event was Ben Keeline (12); HPT co-founder Todd Anderson (16), former HPT Player of the Year Reginald 'Shawn' Roberts (19), two-time HPT Black Hawk runner-up Matt Livingston (22), Jeff Fielder (23), Phil Mader (28) , Dr. Shawn McCracken (37), Josh Turner (38, with fiance Lisa Fleishmann 56th) and Jake Bazeley (55).

Among those who came out for the Main Event and did not cash was former HPT Black Hawk champions Cord Garcia, Alex Greenblatt Thomas Fuller and Aaron Thomas - as well as Danny Gonzales, Will Givens, Aaron Massey, Vince Moscati, Mike Comisso, Krzyzstof Stybaniewicz,  Aaron Frei, Travis Northrope, Greg Geller and Steve Fox.

Here's the final results from the HPT Gates Poker Room Main Event

	2/14-19/18	HPT
	$1,650	Main Event
	607	Entries
	$892,290	Prize Pool
	63	Places Paid
Place			City	Payout
1	Mike	Englert	Windsor, CO	$200,762
2	Matt	Bond	Dallas, TX	$124,028
3	John	Beauprez	Denver, CO	$81,288
4	Steve	Klaus	Denver, CO	$56,482
5	Will	Berry	Norman, OK	$41,045
6	Nick	Pupillo	Gilbert, AZ	$31,855
7	Michael	Hinde	Momunent, CO	$26,769
8	Chris	Denz	Wheat Ridge, CO	$22,307
9	Jacob	Phillips	Ozark, MO	$17,846
10	Charisse	Case	Sacramento, CA	$13,741
11	Michael	Williams	Erie, CO	$13,741
12	Benjamin	Keeline	Oswego, IL	$13,741
13	John	Furjanic	Littleton, CO	$10,261
14	James	Hoeland	Colo. Springs, CO	$10,261
15	Alexander	Carmosino	Arvada, CO	$10,261
16	Todd	Anderson	Pelican Rapids, MN	$7,852
17	Joshua	Kieval	Denver, CO	$7,852
18	Daniel	Halverson	Cheyenne, WY	$7,852
19	Reginald	Roberts	Ozark, MO	$5,885
20	Christopher	Carey	Efland, CO	$5,885
21	Dominykas	Mikolaitis	Garliauh, Lithuania	$5,885
22	Matthew	Livingston	Widsor, CO	$5,885
23	Jeffrey	Fielder	W. Des Moines, IA	$5,885
24	Charles	Aron	Laramie, WY	$5,885
25	Steven	Cahill	Littleton, CO	$5,885
26	Phillip	Cummings	Aurora, CO	$5,885
27	Darrin	Hunt	Wheat Ridge, CO	$5,885
28	Phil	Mader	Grand Island, NE	$4,908
29	Ryan	Propernick	Denver, CO	$4,908
30	Casper	Hintz	Littleton, CO	$4,908
31	Jorge	Nieto, Jr.	Lake Jackson, TX	$4,908
32	Randal	Needens	Eaton, CO	$4,908
33	Paul	Miller	Superior, CO	$4,908
34	Richard	Dixon	Cheyenne, WY	$4,908
35	James	Bott	Denver, CO	$4,908
36	Brian	Becker	Colo Springs, CO	$4,908
37	William	McCracken	Bolivar, MO	$4,105
38	Joshua	Turner	St. Louis, MO	$4,105
39	David	Warga	Golden, CO	$4,105
40	Behrouz	Keshtavar	Erie, CO	$4,105
41	Derek	Dekok	Sioux Falls, SD	$4,105
42	Jordan	Meylan	Denver, CO	$4,105
43	Cody	Brinn	Elgin, TX	$4,105
44	Ekrem	Bozkurt	Harker Hgts, TX	$4,105
45	Theodore	Driscoll	Arlington, MA	$4,105
46	Raj	Dhanekula	Dallas, TX	$3,480
47	Benjamin	Ector	Las Vegas, NV	$3,480
48	Reed	Hensel	Legwood, KS	$3,480
49	Greg	Collins	Boulder, CO	$3,480
50	Christopher	Barrett	Denver, CO	$3,480
51	Wesley	Cutshall	Cypress, Tx	$3,480
52	Joseph	Whitlock	Loveland, CO	$3,480
53	Derek	Dillehay	Thornton, CO	$3,480
54	Ryan	Pringle	Gunnison, CO	$3,480
55	Jacob	Bazeley	Cincinnati, OH	$3,212
56	Lisa	Fleishmann	Missouri City, TX	$3,212
57	Thomas	Gabriel	Boulder, CO	$3,212
58	Jeffrey	Santarelli	Aurora, CO	$3,212
59	Louis	Cohen	Denver, CO	$3,212
60	Frederick	Garcia	Durango, CO	$3,212
61	Samuel	Phillips	W Palm Bch, FL	$3,212
62	Ryan	Remington	Gillette, WY	$3,212
63	Ernest	Boudreaux	Black Hawk, CO	$3,212

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Matt Bond - 2nd Place - $124,028

Heads up play enters it's third hour of competition between Matt Bond and Mike Englert for the @HPTPoker @Gates_Poker title.

Bond announces he's all in on the flop and Englert calls .. Both players have a pair and Englert barely has Bond covered. The stacks are so close that this outcomes is definitely going to determine a winner.

The board is   

Bond -  
Englert -  

The board runs out   and Bond is eliminated in 2nd place, cashing for $124,028.

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Evening it Up

-- Matt Bond completes and Mike Englert pauses for about 20 seconds, then raises to 1,100,000 and Bond folds

Next Hand

-- Englert takes his standard 15 seconds before a raise, again to 1,100,000 and Bond folds again. Bond leads by 1BB over Englert as this point in the HU Match

-- Bond gives Englert a walk and the players have even stacks.

-- Englert completes, Bond checks his option and we get a flop of   , both players checking.

 turn, Bond counts out 600,000, Englert makes the call and the river is .

Bond does his 15-second pause, then bets 1,450,000 and Englert double-checks his cards before folding.

Antes - 50k
Blinds - 200k/400k
Remaining - 2/607

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Bond Doubles

Mike Englert opens for 1,000,000, Matt Bond moves all in for 4,970,000 and Englert ... finds a call for what could be the deciding hand in the @HPTPoker @Gates_Poker Main Event

Bond -  
Englert -  

The flop comes out   , top pair for Bond and a flush draw for Englert.

The board runs out   and Bond regains the chiplead as players take a 10-minute break.

"That's the first time I've been all in (and at risk) the entire tournament," Bond says as he goes on break.

Bond - 9,900,000
Englert - 8,300,000

Remaining - 2/607

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Englert Takes First Lead

Matt Bond makes it 950,000 preflop with Englert calling.

Bond bets out 550,000 on the    and Englert again makes the call.

The turn is  and Bond puts a 7-figure bet out of 1,075,000.

Englert starts counting out chips, then takes a full stack and announces "All in," as he slides it forward.

Bond mucks and for the first time heads-up, Englert has a small chiplead of about 4BB, expanding that lead to a 11m-7m lead after a few more hands.

Pocket Jacks for Englert one hand later, Bond pays off a big river bet and now the lead is 13m-5m for Englert.

While neither player showed any negative emotion most of final table play, Bond seems clearly frustrated now.

Antes - 50k
Blinds - 200k/400k
Remaining - /607

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Ongoing Heads-up Action

 -- Mike Englert makes it 850,000 to go preflop and Matt Bond finds a fold

Next Hand at 150k/300k blinds

-- Bond completes and Englert checks his option

Flop is 7s 5d 9c

Englert checks, Bond bets 300,000 and Englert calls

Turn is Ah

Englert checks, Bond bets 750,000 and Englert folds.

Bond to 14 million, Englert to 4 million.

Antes - 40k
Blinds - 150k/300k
Remaining - 2/607

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First All-in and a Call

Matt Bond moves all in preflop and Mike Englert calls off his stack

Bond shows Ace_Three and Englert made the call with Ace_Deuce

This one looks as though a chop-pot is coming

The J-4-5 flop, 4 turn and 6 river sends all the chips back to the players.

about 13 million for Bond
About 5.5 million for Englert

I have no view of the tournament clock right now, so lets just say 2 players still remain.

HPTJeremy helps out by announcing the blinds and antes

Antes - 40k
Blinds - 150k/300k
Remaining - /607

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Bond Opens Up

Matt Bond started heads up play with almost a 2-1 chiplead on Mike Englert and was keeping that leasd early.

Englert closed the lead down to where he nearly drew even as play continued.

Bond just made it 500,000 preflop and Englert made the call, putting a milly preflop total.

Both players checked the 3-9-A flop, then there was 450,000 from Englert on the turn (I couldn't see the turn card) Bond cut out a raise to 1,175,000 and Englert found a fold.

Bond 3-bets to 1,350,000 the next hand, Englert called, with Bond taking the pot uncontested with a raise on the flop. A 1.8 million pot for Bond 3 hands later and Bond's chiplead is now 3.5-1

Remaining - /2607

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Heads up for $200k

Matt @MI6Poker starts heads up play with a the chiplead against @Moneyflickamike Englert for the February @HPTPoker @Gates_Poker title and the $200,762 FTW. Bond has 11,600,000 to the 6,600,000 of Englert. The runner-up today receives $124,028

Antes - 20k
Blinds - 80k/160k
Remaining - 2/607

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John Beauprez - 3rd Place - $81,288

John Beauprez - fresh off a double through Mike Englert - moves all in preflop and is snap-called my Matt Bond.

Beauprez shows  
Bond shows  

The    flop gives Bond a set and Beauprez a gutter to a Queen.

The turn  gives Beauprez a straight and flush draw now, but the river is  and Beauprez is eliminated in 3rd place, cashing for $81,288.

The heads up match between Bond and Mike Englert is going to start in about 5 minutes.

Antes - 20k
Blinds - 80k/160k
Remaining - 2/607

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Beauprez Doubles Through Englert

Down to 1,235,000, John Beauprez moves all in preflop - as he's done a number of times since returning from break in this 3-handed match. This time he draws a call from Mike Englert.

Beauprez picks up pocket Kings and is up against the Ace_Queen of Englert.

Beauprez flops a set on the K-5-7 flop, the board running out 8-T and Beauprez moves to 2.7 million, with Englert sliding back to 5.5 million 

Antes - 20k
Blinds - 80k/160k
Remaining - /607

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Baby It's Cold Outside

The final three players in @HPTPoker @Gates_Poker Main Event are on a 15-minute break, and let's hope they didn't decide to go for a walk outside.

Take a look at the video here of what @MI6Poker @JBeauprez and @MoneyFlickaMike Englert would face if they ventured outside right now.

Antes - 20k
Blinds - 80k/160k
Remaining - /607

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Englert Has Been Here Before

@MoneyFlickaMike Englert finished 3rd in last July's @HPTPoker $1100 at @Gates_Poker in Black Hawk, CO, cashing for $56k

3-handed in this weekend's $1650 Main Event and Englert is here once again.

He's up against Matt Bond and John Beauprez and here's the payouts for the final three.

Place	Payout
1	$200,762
2	$124,028
3	$81,288

Antes - 20k
Blinds - 80k/160k
Remaining - /607

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Steve Klaus - 4th Place - $56,482

Steve Klaus moves all in preflop for his last , action folds around to Mike Englert - who just eliminated Will Berry in 5th place a few hands ago - and Englert calls to try and score back-to-back eliminations.

Klaus shows  
Englert is ahead with  

Englert improves on the   flop, the board running out   and Klaus is eliminated in 4th place, cashing for $56,482

Mike Englert - 7,200,000

Antes - 15k
Blinds - 60k/120k
Remaining - 3/607

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