$1,650 Main Event | Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates

09-23-2019 18:23 UTC-6

Hoang Check-Raises the Flop, Regains Chip Lead

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Tan Hoang raised to 210,000 from the cutoff and Jay McVeigh called from the button. The two went heads up to a flop of and Hoang checked. McVeigh bet 350,000 and Hoang check-raised to 750,000.

Despite the small sizing, it was more than McVeigh wished to commit and he sent his cards to the muck as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tan Hoang	4,000,000 800,000	800,000
Jay McVeigh	3,800,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Jay McVeigh Tan Hoang

09-23-2019 18:20 UTC-6

McVeigh Wins Preflop

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

John Small limped in from the cutoff and Tan Hoang raised to 275,000 from the button behind him. Jay McVeigh then three-bet to 1 million from the small blind and everybody folded, earning him the pot without seeing a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay McVeigh	4,300,000 200,000	200,000
Tan Hoang	3,200,000 -300,000	-300,000
John Small	2,300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Jay McVeigh John Small Tan Hoang

09-23-2019 18:17 UTC-6

Hoang Wins a Small One

HillKerby

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

John Small completed his small blind and Tan Hoang checked his option to take action heads up to a flop of . Both players checked.

The turn came and Small put out a bet of 130,000. Hoang called. Both players checked the river .

Small tabled for a pair of eights and Hoang showed for a pair of eights as well, having a queen kicker to lock in the small pot as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tan Hoang	3,500,000 200,000	200,000
John Small	2,000,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Tan Hoang John Small

09-23-2019 18:14 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts - Back and Forth

HillKerby

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

The last several hands have produced no pots of significance, with Hoang chipping up a bit through a few small pots. Here's an updated set of chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay McVeigh	4,100,000 -100,000	-100,000
Tan Hoang	3,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Robert Meglich	2,700,000 -600,000	-600,000
John Small	2,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

09-23-2019 18:04 UTC-6

McVeigh Wins With Aggression

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Robert Meglich opened to 350,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 800,000 by Jay McVeigh out of the big blind. Meglich peeled and the flop came .

McVeigh made a continuation-bet of 500,000 and Meglich sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay McVeigh	4,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Robert Meglich	3,300,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Jay McVeigh Robert Meglich

09-23-2019 17:59 UTC-6

Hoang Doubles in Dramatic Style

HillKerby

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

John Small saw action folded to him in the small blind and went all in, effectively putting Tan Hoang all in from the big blind. Hoang called.

Tan Hoang:
John Small:

Hoang was way out in front and in great shape to earn the double. The flop fell , tremendously changing Hoang's fortune as his flopped top pair, top kicker was now way behind Small's flopped two pair. He was in need of hitting an ace or a nine in order to stay alive in the tournament and did just that as the turn fell , planting him back out in front. The river fell , a safe card for Hoang to secure the double and find new life as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Small	2,300,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000
Tan Hoang	2,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: John Small Tan Hoang

09-23-2019 17:53 UTC-6

Small and McVeigh Chop One

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

John Small opened to 230,000 from the button and was called by Jay McVeigh, who defended his big blind. The flop came and McVeigh checked. Small made a continuation-bet of 210,000 to put action back on McVeigh, who called.

The turn was . McVeigh checked again and Small checked behind. The river fell and McVeigh bet 300,000. Small went into the tank for close to a minute before throwing in chips to call.

McVeigh tabled and Small showed , with the two chopping up the pot due to the king kicker that came on the river to make both players' two pairs of even strength.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Small	3,500,000
Jay McVeigh	3,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Jay McVeigh John Small

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

09-23-2019 17:46 UTC-6

Glenda McCall Eliminated in 5th Place ($29,673)

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

Glenda McCall limped in from the cutoff and saw Jay McVeigh complete his small blind. Robert Meglich checked his option, bringing a flop of .

Action checked to McCall, who bet 200,000. McVeigh called, putting action onto Meglich. Meglich put in a check-raise to 700,000. McCall called and McVeigh folded.

The turn came and Meglich put out a stack of white T100,000 chips big enough to put McCall all in. She called off her last 430,000 and the two tabled their hands.

Glenda McCall:
Robert Meglich:

McCall's top pair was up against Meglich's two pair. She would need to hit an eight or a king on the river in order to improve to the best hand. Unfortunately for her, the river fell to end her run as the fifth-place finisher, taking home a payday of $29,673 for her efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Meglich	4,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
John Small	3,500,000 200,000	200,000
Jay McVeigh	3,300,000 400,000	400,000
Tan Hoang	1,200,000 -300,000	-300,000
Glenda McCall	Busted

Tags: Glenda McCall Jay McVeigh Robert Meglich

09-23-2019 17:39 UTC-6

McCall Shoves Out Small

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

Glenda McCall was in the hijack and opened to 200,000. Action folded around to John Small, who defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop .