Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

07-17-2019 18:22 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Poncik	162,500 2,500	2,500
Greg Geller	130,000 93,000	93,000
Mike Englert	117,000 41,000	41,000
Brooks Cole	93,500 37,500	37,500
Mark Groner	87,500 23,300	23,300
Ronnie Lamb	86,500 -13,500	-13,500
Adrian Crededio	82,700 22,700	22,700
Thomas Fuller	79,100 38,900	38,900
Mohammad Sharif	74,000 6,200	6,200
Rory Hayes	68,000 32,000	32,000
Carl Caranna	62,000 14,000	14,000
Craig Thompson	46,800 12,300	12,300
Chris Tryba	41,100 -19,900	-19,900

Barry Faecher	35,000 -6,700	-6,700
Ryan Wosk	15,000 6,400	6,400
Dave Hampel	Busted
Melodie Poncik	Busted
Matt Krier	Busted
Ross Lantzy	Busted

Edelman Unseats Mangold

HillKerby

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After being felted at Table 12 two times and making his way back to the table for his third entry into today's flight, Jason Mangold was recently eliminated from the tournament yet again.

When Mangold went out of the tournament, Wayne Edelman found himself as the winner of the pot. According to Edelman, another player had raised preflop from early position and Mangold shoved his last 12,200 in over the top. Edelman called, as did the original raiser.

Edelman and the other player checked down each street of the runout and since it was an all-in situation, all three hands had to be tabled. The original raiser had and Mangold had . Edelman had and his pocket jacks were good to secure the knockout and the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wayne Edelman	64,000
Jason Mangold	Busted

Tags: Jason Mangold Wayne Edelman

07-17-2019 17:59 UTC-6

Caranna Scores a Knockout

HillKerby

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

[Removed:321] Sharif limped in from the hijack and action folded around to Carl Caranna in the small blind who completed. The player in the big blind then announced that he was all in, quickly prompting a fold from Sharif.

Caranna then asked for a count which was totaled to be 11,800 and made the call to put the big blind at risk for his tournament life.

Big Blind:
Carl Caranna:

Caranna found himself with a dominating lead to knock the big blind out of the tournament and the runout ensured he would do just that, coming .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Sharif	67,800 -22,400	-22,400
Carl Caranna	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Carl Caranna Mohammad Sharif

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

07-17-2019 17:47 UTC-6

Johnson Gets a Double Knockout

HillKerby

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Terry Patten raised to 1,600 from early position and action folded around to the player in the small blind who shoved all in for his last 5,800. Jason Johnson called from the big blind and Patten called as well.

The all-in player exclaimed, standing up, that his current situation was about all he could ask for. The flop came and Johnson fired 6,600 into the side pot. Patten confirmed the amount and then proceeded to commit his remaining 11,700 into the middle. Johnson quickly called.

All-In Player:
Terry Patten:
Jason Johnson:

Johnson found himself in prime position to take out both players who were at risk for their tournament lives with his top pair. The turn was the and the river fell and Johnson raked in both pots, bringing his stack north of 80,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Johnson	83,000 83,000	83,000
Terry Patten	Busted

Tags: Jason Johnson Terry Patten

07-17-2019 17:40 UTC-6

Lamb's Turn To Bust Mangold

HillKerby

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

After recently rebuying, Jason Mangold was seen vacating his seat to head back to the front desk. According to tablemate Brooks Cole, Mangold got it in with on a flop against Ronnie Lamb's .

The board ran out and Mangold was unable to top the pair of queens that Lamb had at showdown, resulting in him being eliminated from the tournament for just a moment. By the time the hand was recounted, Mangold had drawn the same seat and was sitting back down with a full starting stack of 30,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronnie Lamb	100,000
Jason Mangold	30,000

Tags: Brooks Cole Jason Mangold

07-17-2019 17:31 UTC-6

Both Ponciks Winning All-Ins

HillKerby

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Melodie Poncik was just witnessed getting her last 12,800 all in on a flop of .

Melodie Poncik:
Opponent:

The turn brought gin, giving her a flush and the river came to seal the deal on her double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melodie Poncik	28,000 17,500	17,500

Tags: Melodie Poncik

07-17-2019 17:21 UTC-6

Poncik Secures Double Knockout, Soars To 160K

HillKerby

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Jason Mangold was just seen leaving his seat and walking over to the front desk to buy in again. Travis Poncik was the benefactor of the knockout and was more than happy to recount the hand.

According to Poncik, the hand was actually a double knockout where he opened with and received calls from Mangold and another player who was in the blinds.

The flop came to give Poncik a full house and he saw the first player to act shove all in. Poncik shoved over the top and Mangold committed the rest of his chips.

Mangold had for a flush draw and the third player had for trip eights. Poncik was in commanding position with his jacks full and held when the board ran out clean to get him two knockouts and a spot atop the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Poncik	160,000 160,000	160,000
Jason Mangold	30,000 -21,000	-21,000

Tags: Jason Mangold Travis Poncik

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

07-17-2019 17:07 UTC-6

Some Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Sharif	90,200 39,500	39,500
Mark Groner	64,200 1,200	1,200
Chris Tryba	61,000 -14,000	-14,000

Barry Faecher	41,700 14,200	14,200
Thomas Fuller	40,200 -5,800	-5,800
Rory Hayes	36,000 6,000	6,000
Craig Thompson	34,500 -13,500	-13,500
Terry Patten	16,000 -2,300	-2,300
Melodie Poncik	10,500 -18,500	-18,500
Ryan Wosk	8,600 -1,100	-1,100
Dave Hampel	Busted