Who Will Walk Away With the $181,874 Top Prize at the HPT Season XV Championship?
Day 3 of the HPT Season XV $2,500 Championship Event is set to kick off at 1 p.m. local time, as 10 players return from a field of 353 players, nine of whom will move on to the nationally televised final table, which will also be live-streamed at the HPT's Twitch channel.
The final ten players have all locked up $15,024, and advancing to the official final table nine guarantees a payday of $19,056. The eventual champion will take home $181,874 in prize money, along with the final trophy of the HPT's hugely successful fifteenth season.
Final Table Payouts
| Position | Prize Money | POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $181,874 | 140 |
| 2nd | $115,129 | 105 |
| 3rd | $77,095 | 84 |
| 4th | $53,769 | 70 |
| 5th | $40,327 | 63 |
| 6th | $31,629 | 56 |
| 7th | $26,726 | 49 |
| 8th | $22,140 | 42 |
| 9th | $19,056 | 35 |
Hamid Izadi (2,585,000) comes into the day as the chip leader, as he and Justin Coliny (2,140,000) both boast stacks of over 100 big blinds to start the day. Christopher Audrain (1,480,000) and Paul Bianchi (1,335,000) are the only other chip millionaires, while HPT Season XIV Player of the Year Aaron Johnson (385,000) sits with just under twenty big blinds, but as he's already proven on Day 2, a start-of-the-day chip deficit is something the talented Minnesota pro can easily overcome.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | Brad Smith | Canada | 580,000 |
| 15 | 2 | Justin Coliny | United States | 2,140,000 |
| 15 | 3 | Kevin Hopkins | United States | 403,000 |
| 15 | 4 | Hamid Izadi | United States | 2,585,000 |
| 15 | 5 | Christopher Audrain | United States | 1,480,000 |
| 15 | 6 | Paul Bianchi | United States | 1,335,000 |
| 15 | 7 | Aaron Johnson | United States | 385,000 |
| 15 | 8 | John Michalak | United States | 865,000 |
| 15 | 9 | James Burns | United States | 550,000 |
| 15 | 10 | Jason Darland | United States | 260,000 |
Once we reach the final table, the HPT Twitch channel will host the final table (no hole cards will be shown due to Missouri gaming laws) on a fifteen-minute delay. The PokerNews team will live report the start of day's play, and once the official final table of nine is reached, the blog will coincide with the live stream for the remainder of the tournament. Stay tuned as the final day of Season XV HPT action gets underway here at Hollywood Casino St. Louis!