$1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
HPT Daytona Beach
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Tony Nguyen Bags Day 1b Chip Lead in HPT Daytona Beach Main Event
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b of the Heartland Poker Tour $1,100 Main Event at the Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club has now completed. The second flight saw a total of 151 registration slips sold and of those sold, only 22 found a bag by the end of the night.
Tony Nguyen ended the night atop the leaderboard with a hearty stack of 405,000 which was not only good enough for the Day 1b lead, but also good enough to take the overall lead moving forward into thus far.
Nguyen hovered above average for the first part of the day and really started to blossom during the latter stages. One pot in particular that catapulted him towards his final destination was against Toby Boas who held aces on the button and fired in a four-bet before the flop. Nguyen called with his pair of nickels and spiked a five on the flop, giving him a set and the rest is history as Boas headed home, setting the stage for Nguyen.
The first flight had one player finish over the 300,000 mark and today on Day 1b there were plenty with Sean Iannucci (355,000), Paul Chung (323,000), Miguel Hernandez (321,000), Dan Gannon (316,000), and Charles Johnson (308,000) all hitting that feat.
Many other notable drops their chips in a bag at the end of the night and that list includes Michael Rossitto (214,000), Raminder Singh (188,000), Carlos Guerrero (183,000), Jason Kapoor (179,000), David Jackson (175,000), and Grey Raymer (152,000).
The 22 players that advanced will combine with those who survived the first flight, as well as tomorrow's Day 1c flight. Players will return on Sunday, October 26 to battle it out for a shot at a final table birth.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the updates in the HPT Daytona Beach Main Event, so stay tuned as all of the action unfolds.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
355,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
323,000
323,000
|
323,000 |
|
321,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
316,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
308,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
214,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
201,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
188,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
183,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
181,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
|
179,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
175,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
161,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
154,000
-269,000
|
-269,000 |
|
152,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
||
|
|
142,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
121,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
121,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Kapoor Sails Miles to the Rail
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
TK Miles moved all in for roughly 40,000 and Jason Kapoor elected to call, putting Miles at risk of elimination as the end of the night draws near.
TK Miles: 
Jason Kapoor: 
The board rolled out 
, shipping the pot toe Kapoor with his set of sailboats as he eliminated Miles from the tournament late on Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
Busted |
Rossitto Claims Another Victim
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Rossitto opened from the hijack and a player on the button moved all in. Rossitto called and the two tabled their hands with Rossitto having his opponent at risk.
Opponent: 
Michael Rossitto: 
The board came down 
, sealing the deal for Rossitto and his snowmen as he sent another opponent out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
222,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
Raymer Lands a River to Stay Alive
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The flop read 
and there was about 55,000 in the pot. Greg Raymer fired in 53,000 and had just 10,500 left behind after doing so.
His opponent thought for several minutes, eventually, they had the clock called on them and were given a 30-second count down. At the end of this time, they elected to call and the 
hit the felt as a turn card.
Raymer moved the remaining 10,500 that he had behind into the middle and his opponent swiftly called. Raymer showed for ace-high and was behind when his opponent tabled 
for a pair of sixes.
A fortuitous card landed on the river for Raymer when the 
completed the board, giving him a pair of kings and the pot, securing a complete double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Nguyen Stacks Boas and His Aces
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Toby Boas raised to 6,000 from the button, Tony Nguyen, in the big blind, three-bet to 15,500 and Boas four-bet to 34,500. Nguyen called, the dealer fanned out 
on the flop and Nguyen checked to Boas who bet 22,500.
Nguyen check-called and the 
peeled off on the turn. Nguyen checked to Boas who moved all in for around 88,000 and Nguyen snap-called.
Boas showed 
for an overpair of bullets but was is rough shape when Nguyen tabled 
for a set of nickels.
A river cemented the pot for Nguyen who took down the pot, sending Boas out of the tournament as he took the lead late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
423,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
285,000 | |
|
272,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
|
230,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
229,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
170,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
140,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
130,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
95,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
90,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
40,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000