Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows
Main Event
Day: 1a
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
7
125,500
8
68,000
Photos: HPT The Meadows Day 1a
Zahn Finds Call on River
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Bob Nolen limped from under the gun and Joey Zahn raised from his immediate left to 2,500. Action folded around to Nolen, who called and the players were on their way to a 
flop. After both players checked, the 
arrived on the turn. Nolen checked again, Zahn bet 3,100, and Nolen called. The river came 
and Nolen bet 5,000. After about two minutes in the tank, Zahn reluctantly called. Nolen showed 
and Zahn tabled 
, taking down the pot with his pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
19,500
-19,500
|
-19,500 |
Meyers Doubles, Waltonbaugh Eliminated
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Action was joined on a flop of 
with Chris Meyers putting in a check-raise of 6,600 after Lydia Waltonbaugh had bet 1,800. Waltonbaugh took a few seconds before calling. The turn came 
and Meyers bet out 8,000. Waltonbaugh tanked for a short period of time, and then called. The river brought the 
and Meyers went all in for his last 12,700. Waltonbaugh thought again for some time before putting a stack of chips forward to make the call.
Both hands were tabled, with Meyers taking down the pot with top two pair 
to defeat Waltonbaugh's 
.
After the hand, Waltonbaugh was down to about 2500 and found herself all in the next hand with 
versus another player's . The board ran out with five blanks, and Waltonbaugh has been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
"Nit-Rolling" Campbell Busts One
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Andrew Campbell had 3,200 in front of him on the button and was facing an all-in shove for 17,200 from the small blind. Campbell thought awhile and called, showing 
. It was a flip against 
.
The sweat was over by the turn as 
hit the board.
"How do you get to win that after you nit-roll him like that?" a player from the neighboring table chided Campbell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Friedman Rips Turn
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In one of the last hands at the previous level, Adam Friedman opened for 2,000 and got callers in Andrew Campbell in the cutoff and Hae Yin in the big blind. Everyone checked the flop for a board of 
. Yin fired 5,000 only to be met by an instantaneous shove from Friedman for around 30,000.
Campbell folded and Yin followed suit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
|
32,600
-32,400
|
-32,400 |
Spigelmyer Doubles with Top Pair
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action was three handed to a flop with 12,000 in the pot, and all three players checked. The turn brought a 
and Dale Spigelmyer checked. A player bet 4,000 before Adam Friedman instantly announced 34,000. Action was back to Spigelmyer who took about five seconds before checking his cards and calling off his stack. The other player in the pot folded, and it was time to turn the cards up.
Spigelmyer: 
Friedman: 
The river was a blank and Spigelmyer's Broadway held for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
15,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
|
||
Zero Sweat for Pickup
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With 
on the felt, a player in the big blind pushed all in for just over 16,000 and was met with a fast call by Jason Pickup in the small blind. Pickup turned over for a set and his opponent could only rue his move as he was drawing stone dead with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
41,200
|
41,200 |
Zahn Wins Flip To Double
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Joey Zahn opened the action with a raise to 2,200 from under the gun. A player in middle position reraised to 6,800, and Zahn four-bet all in for 28,000. His opponent quickly called.
Zahn: 
Opponent:
An ace in the window looked promising for his opponent, but the dealer turned over the flop of 
. An on the turn gave his opponent a chance, but the river was a 
and Zahn secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
20,000
|
20,000 |