$1,650 Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
520
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
251
Players Left
45
Former HPT POY Roberts Leads as 45 Advance From Day 1c of HPT Ameristar East Chicago
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1c of the HPT Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event saw 251 players hit the felt, bringing the total number of entrants between the three flights to 520, and the overall prize pool grew to $748,800. Only 45 players made it through the day, joining the 44 from the previous two flights, and a familiar face holds the chip lead, as 2015 HPT Player of the Year Reginald "Shawn" Roberts bagged up 436,000 in chips.
Roberts didn't make many moves until near the end of the day, patiently grinding a middle of the road stack until he began zooming up the counts near the end of the day. He was able to pick up a chunk of chips out of Cody Brinn's stack in Level 14 (1,500/3,000/3,000) with top two pair, and he continued to ride the heater all the way to the end-of-the-day chip lead.
Dale Hackney (424,000) was the only other player to bag over 400,000, while David Kenniston flirted with 500,000 for a while before settling with a 399,000 chip stack to bring to Day 2. 2018 HPT POY Aaron Johnson (305,000) and Barry South (290,000) round out the top five, while former HPT Ameristar East Chicago champ Gary Herstein (289,000), David "ruetama" Moses (232,000), the aforementioned Brinn (230,000), and Christopher Audrain (133,000) all found a bag.
Two of the biggest names in today's field, WSOP Bracelet winner Keven Stammen and HPT regular Matt Bond, both made it late into Day 1c, but found themselves out the door in the same hand. Bond's king-queen and Stammen's ace-queen were no match for Hackney and his kings, and the duo both fell short of a Day 2 bag.
Others that were unable to find a bag include the HPT's all-time earnings leader Craig Casino, Jill Bryant, Justin Lee, Matt Shepsky, and Mike O'Neill.
The remaining 89 players will return at 11 a.m. local time tomorrow, and play down to the final table of nine. Monday's final table kicks off at Noon local time, and will be available for streaming on Twitch. Fifty-four players will walk away with a cash, with everyone vying for the top prize of $171,411 and a $3,500 Championship Package. Be sure to stay tuned right here to PokerNews, as we whittle the field down to the televised final table of nine here at Ameristar East Chicago!
End Of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
436,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
424,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
399,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
305,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
290,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
289,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
278,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
268,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
258,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
242,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
232,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
||
|
230,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
217,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
|
203,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
198,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
186,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
180,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
160,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
156,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
148,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
142,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
141,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
133,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
132,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
Five More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining field will play five more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening. Stay tuned for full chip counts, as well as a full recap of all the day's action.
Kenniston Slipping, Herstein Rising
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
David Kenniston, who lost a few chips to Gary Herstein a few hands earlier, raised to 12,000 from under the gun, and Herstein came along in middle position.
"Let's give 'em a story!" Herstein said.
The 
flop was checked by Kenniston, and Herstein bet 24,000. Kenniston took his hand and tossed his 
face-up on the felt, folding. Herstein showed the 
, and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
280,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Hackney Gets a Huge Double Knockout
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Dale Hackney raised to 12,000 from middle position, and Matt Bond three-bet shoved for 63,000 on the button. Keven Stammen four-bet shoved for 135,000 in the big blind, and Hackney called, having Stammen barely covered.
Matt Bond: 
Keven Stammen: 
Dale Hackney: 
The 
flop left Bond drawing dead to a chop, and while Stammen could still hit an ace to win the pot, the 
turn and 
river bricked off, sending two dangerous pros to the rail and the pot to Hackney.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Big Stacks Near the End of Day 1c
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
406,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
300,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
|
265,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
245,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
210,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Matter's Aces Earn a KO
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Matter raised to 7,000 from the hijack, and the button called. The big blind three-bet to 23,000, and only Matter called.
The big blind bet 16,000 on a 
flop, and Matter called.
The 
fell on the turn, and the big blind checked. Matter bet 25,000, then called when the big blind check-raised all in for around 60,000.
Opponent: 
Michael Matter: 
Matter's aces held up on the 
river, and he earned the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Underwood Takes Last Hand at Table 16
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
There was 17,000 already in the pot when Chris Underwood checked a 
flop from the big blind, and Justin Gutierrez bet 10,000 in middle position. Underwood check-raised all in for 56,500, sending Gutierrez into the tank.
Gutierrez spent a few minutes in the tank, before electing to fold. As he folded, his table became the latest in the room to break, as just 54 players remain out of the 251 runners that started the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
60,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |