2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
251
Players Left
45

Vizza Drops Two

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Barry South raised to 3,400 from early position, and was called by Sam Vizza in the hijack and Craig Trost in the big blind.

Trost and South checked the {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop to Vizza, who bet 8,000. Trost folded, but South check-raised all in for his last 23,900. Vizza snap-called.

Barry South: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Sam Vizza: {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Vizza was well ahead with his flopped two pair, but South picked up some outs with the {k-Diamonds} on the turn. Vizza winced when the {k-Clubs} fell on the river, and South sat back down to a double.

A few hands later, Vizza's ace-king of spades ran into the aces of Trost, and Vizza lost another tough pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Vizza us
Sam Vizza
95,000
-65,000
-65,000
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
80,000
Barry South us
Barry South
58,000
58,000
58,000

Tags: Barry SouthCraig TrostSam Vizza

Prize Pool Information Released

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
HPT Ameristar East Chicago Trophy & Cash
HPT Ameristar East Chicago Trophy & Cash

520 entrants ponied up $1,650 to participate in the HPT Ameristar East Chicago Main Event, building a prize pool of $748,800. The final 54 players will take home a slice of the pie, with a min-cash worth $3,205.

Making it to Monday's Day 3 earns players a seat at the televised final table, in addition to a guaranteed payday of $14,906. The eventual champion will walk away with $171,411, the coveted HPT Trophy, and a $3,500 Championship Package.

Full payout details can be found by clicking the "Payouts" tab at the top of the page.

Ditrapani Cracks Big Slick

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Nicola Ditrapani
Nicola Ditrapani

Nicola Ditrapani was stacking up the last remnants of a monster pot that had just transpired, and Ditrapani shared the details of the blind on blind battle.

Ditrapani limped in from the small blind, then called a raise to 6,100 from the big blind.

Ditrapani check-called a bet of 7,000 on the {k-}{q-}{3-} flop, and Ditrapani checked again on the {8-} turn. The big blind jammed for around 50,000 and Ditrapani called.

Opponent: {a-}{k-}
Nicola Ditrapani: {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Ditrapani's turned two pair held on the {5-} river, and he scooped up the monster pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nicola Ditrapani us
Nicola Ditrapani
155,000
83,000
83,000

Tags: Nicola Ditrapani

Raghavan Goes Into the Tank

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Ravi Raghavan checked a {7-Spades}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades} board from the big blind, and Matt Bond bet 7,700 into a pot of 15,000 from the cutoff. Raghavan called.

The {8-Spades} fell on the river, and Raghavan checked again. Bond placed a tower of 5k chips in the pot, enough to cover Raghavan's last 49,600. Raghavan tanked for a few minutes, before reluctantly pushing his hand to the muck, and Bond took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Bond us
Matt Bond
140,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
49,600
4,600
4,600
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Matt BondRavi Raghavan

Alsup Jams On Bullen

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Rich Alsup
Rich Alsup

Rich Alsup raised to 3,500 from the hijack, and Randy Bullen three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff. Alsup called.

Alsup checked before the {7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop could fall, and Bullen bet 10,000. Alsup check-raised to 36,000, leaving himself just 2,000 behind, and Bullen tanked for a minute before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
65,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Randy Bullen us
Randy Bullen
50,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Randy BullenRich Alsup

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Trost Goes to Value Town

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Brent Barfield raised to 3,000 on the button, and Craig Trost called in the small blind.

Both players checked the {7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop, and the {8-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Trost bet 4,000 and Barfield called.

Trost bet 7,500 on the {2-Diamonds} river, and Barfield called again. Trost tabled {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, and Barfield gave Trost a nod, then mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Brent Barfield us
Brent Barfield
118,000
59,000
59,000
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
80,000
32,000
32,000

Tags: Brent BarfieldCraig Trost

Van Keirsbilck Over 100k

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mark Van Keirsbilck raised to 3,000 from the cutoff, then called a three-bet shove for 14,000 from a player in the small blind.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Mark Van Keirsbilck: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

Van Keirsbilck flopped the nut flush draw with the {7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop, and the {q-Diamonds} turn ensured the victory for Van Keirsbilck before the {2-Diamonds} fell on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Van Keirsbilck us
Mark Van Keirsbilck
110,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Mark Van Keirsbilck

Miller Gets Another KO

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A short-stacked player jammed for 4,600 from early position, and Jerry Miller looked him up from the cutoff.

Opponent: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Jerry Miller: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Miller's eights made a straight on a {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts} board, and he earned another elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Jerry Miller us
Jerry Miller
68,000
18,000
18,000

Tags: Jerry Miller

Jungmann Keeps 'em Low For a Dub

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Steven Jungmann
Steven Jungmann

From the cutoff, Rich Alsup called the three-bet shove of Steven Jungmann in the big blind for 16,000, and was in a race situation.

Steven Jungmann: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Rich Alsup: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

"Keep 'em low, dealer!" Jungmann said, and the dealer obliged with a {5-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop. The {2-Spades} turn gave Alsup a flush draw, but the {10-Diamonds} river gave Jungmann the double.

Player Chips Progress
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
60,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Steven Jungmann us
Steven Jungmann
32,000
21,500
21,500

Tags: Rich AlsupSteven Jungmann