Jonathan Williams opened for 700 on the button and Michael Esquival defended his big blind.
The 
board was checked down and Williams tabled 
for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
24,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Murat Muftari limped in from early and Chandrasekar Vellala raised to 600 from the cutoff. Action was on Bekr Ali who three-bet to 2,000 from the big blind and was called by Vellala after Muftari mucked his hand.
The flop fell 
and Vellala checked his option to Ali who bet 900.
Vellala raised to 7,000 and Ali moved all in getting a quick fold from Vellala.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
29,800
29,800
|
29,800 |
|
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Photo credit to HPT's Korey Stewart
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Our updates may be focused on the keystone $1,650 Main Event, but this is not the only tournament that’s played out during the latest Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Ameristar East Chicago stop.
There has been a slew of side events all week long including Event #1: $350 Monster Stack, a tournament that drew 957 runners and created a $287,100 prize pool.
Among those to cash it was Mike Younan (3rd - $27,572), Greg Koutelidakis (14th - $2,957), Howard Hankin (18th - $2,125), Mike Shin (26th - $1,701), Abraham Montenegro (34th - $1,462), and Bob Chow (47th - $1,160).
The tournament came to an end with the final six players working a deal that resulted in Michael Tullia of Lombard, Illinois taking $30,435 in prize money and Matthew Porter $30,283. However, it was Brandon Casto who got the trophy plus $25,250 in prize money.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Tullia | Lombard, Illinois | $30,435* |
| 2 | Matthew Porter | McHenry, Illinois | $30,283* |
| 3 | Mike Younan | Chicago, Illinois | $27,572* |
| 4 | Brandon Casto | Parma, Michigan | $25,250* |
| 5 | James Calvo | Las Vegas, Nevada | $24,426* |
| 6 | David Oppenheim | Mercer Island, Washington | $16,810* |
| 7 | Andrew Campbell | Oswego, Illinois | $7,034 |
| 8 | Ali Reza Mehraban | Bolingbrook, Illinois | $5,943 |
| 9 | Thomas Matteucci | Mount Prospect, Illinois | $4,938 |
*Denotes final table deal.
Kevin Andriamahefa opened for 800 from middle position and Jay Goldenberg defended his big blind.
The flop fell 
and Goldenberg check-called Andriamahefa's bet of 600 to see the 
turn.
Goldenberg lead out for 1,200 and Andriamahefa took down the pot after he raised to 5,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | |
|
|
27,000 |
John Reidelbach opened for 600 from middle position and Aaron Johnson three-bet to 1,900 on the button, Reidelbach called.
The flop came 
and Reidelbach check-called Johnson's 1,000 bet.
Both players checked the 
turn and the dealer completed the board with the 
river.
Reidelbach lead out for 2,000 and Johnson called to see Reidelbach rivered two-pair with 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
20,600
-9,400
|
-9,400 |
Players are on their first fifteen-minute break of the day.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
There was three-way action that saw a 
flop and action was checked to Michael Esquivel who bet 3,000 into an 8,000 pot from the cutoff. Joe Hack called from the big blind and the middle position player folded.
The turn fell the 
and Hack check-called Esquivel's bet of 5,000.
The board completed with the 
river and Heck check-called Esquivel's bet of 7,500 only to see he held 
for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | |
|
|
28,000 |