2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
83
Prize
$171,411
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
520
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
520
Players Left
1

Top Two For Raymer

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Evan Bethyo raised to 250,000 on the button with {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, and Greg Raymer called in the big blind with {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Raymer checked the {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} flop to Bethyo, who bet 300,000. Raymer check-raised to 800,000 with his top two pair, and Bethyo folded.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
10,200,000
700,000
700,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Evan Bethyo us
Evan Bethyo
5,200,000
-700,000
-700,000

Tags: Evan BethyoGreg Raymer

Raymer Gets Value With Top Pair

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Evan Bethyo raised to 250,000 on the button with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, and Greg Raymer called in the big blind with {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

Raymer checked the {7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{q-Clubs} flop to Bethyo, who bet 300,000 with his gutshot. Raymer called with top pair.

The {4-Clubs} hit the turn, and both players checked.

Raymer bet 400,000 on the {j-Spades} river, and Bethyo called with his rivered pair of jacks, giving Raymer another big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
9,500,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Evan Bethyo us
Evan Bethyo
5,900,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000

Tags: Evan BethyoGreg Raymer

Set For Bethyo

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Evan Bethyo
Evan Bethyo

Evan Bethyo raised to 200,000 on the button with {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, and Greg Raymer defended his big blind with {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

Raymer flopped top pair on a {j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop, and check-called a bet of 150,000 from Bethyo, who flopped bottom set.

Raymer check-called bets of 350,000 and 500,000 on the {6-Clubs} turn and {7-Diamonds} river, and Bethyo pulled the stack back to nearly even.

Player Chips Progress
Evan Bethyo us
Evan Bethyo
7,900,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
7,600,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Evan BethyoGreg Raymer

Bethyo Finds Aces

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Greg Raymer raised to 200,000 on the button with {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, and Evan Bethyo three-bet to 500,000 in the big blind with {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}. Raymer called.

Bethyo bet 525,000 on the {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop, and Raymer came along with middle pair.

The {k-Hearts} turn gave both players a gutshot, and Bethyo bet 850,000. Raymer folded.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
9,400,000
-900,000
-900,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Evan Bethyo us
Evan Bethyo
6,100,000
900,000
900,000

Tags: Greg RaymerEvan Bethyo

More for Raymer

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Evan Bethyo raised to 200,000 on the button with {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}, and Greg Raymer called in the big blind with {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}.

Raymer check-called 225,000 on a {2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop, and the {6-Hearts} hit the turn. Both players checked, and the {j-Diamonds} hit the river. Both players checked again, and Raymer took the pot with his kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
10,300,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Evan Bethyo us
Evan Bethyo
5,200,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Evan BethyoGreg Raymer

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Raymer Hits a Wheel, Takes Another Chunk

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Evan Bethyo raised to 200,000 on the button with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, and Greg Raymer called in the big blind with {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}.

Raymer checked the {2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{a-Hearts} flop to Bethyo, who bet 250,000 with top pair. Raymer came along with his gutshot and pair of fives.

Raymer drilled the {3-Spades} turn, and chekced his wheel to Bethyo, who bet 400,000. Raymer check-raised to 1.3 million, and Bethyo called.

On the {10-Diamonds} river, Raymer pointed at the board and said, "All in." Bethyo, who had 5.5 million behind, tanked for a minute before folding top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
10,000,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Evan Bethyo us
Evan Bethyo
5,500,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000

Tags: Evan BethyoGreg Raymer

Raymer Rivers Bethyo For a Double

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer

Greg Raymer raised to 160,000 from the button with {q-Hearts}{5-Spades}, and Evan Bethyo called in the big blind with {j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

The {5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop drilled Bethyo with two pair, and he check-raised a 160,000 bet from Raymer to 400,000. Raymer called with middle pair.

The {8-Clubs} fell on the turn, and Bethyo bet 800,000. Raymer called again.

Raymer found a bigger two pair on the {q-Diamonds} river, and when Bethyo jammed, Raymer called off his last 2.7 million, and took the chip lead on the very first hand of heads-up play.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
8,300,000
4,200,000
4,200,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Evan Bethyo us
Evan Bethyo
7,300,000
-3,700,000
-3,700,000

Tags: Evan BethyoGreg Raymer

Short Break

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Greg Raymer and Evan Bethyo are taking a short break while the table is set up for heads-up action. Blinds are reduced to 30 minutes in length for heads-up play. Stay tuned for updated chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Evan Bethyo us
Evan Bethyo
11,000,000
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
4,100,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner