2019 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
Final Results
Winner
Josh Reichard
Winning Hand
73
Prize
$186,812
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$833,760
Total Entries
579
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
169
Players Left
24
Players Left 1 / 579
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Deane Eliminates Moon

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Chris Moon
Chris Moon

Chris Moon was all in preflop and found a caller in Taylor Deane.

Chris Moon: {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Taylor Deane: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

Deane was ahead but Moon held two overs and flopped a gutter ball with the {5-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop.

The turn brought the {k-Clubs} adding more outs to Moon's hand with the club draw.

Unfortunately, the river fell a brick with the {4-Hearts} and the reigning HPT Ameristar East Chicago Champions night came to an end.

Player Chips Progress
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Taylor Deane
160,000
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Chris Moon
Busted

Tags: Chris MoonTaylor Deane

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard
360,000
235,000
235,000
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Mike O'Neill
350,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Randy Proehlich us
Randy Proehlich
325,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Roger McKinney us
Roger McKinney
315,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Taylor Deane us
Taylor Deane
223,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of George Pappas us
George Pappas
210,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Cheryl Choon us
Cheryl Choon
210,000
116,000
116,000
Profile photo of Kenneth Baime
Kenneth Baime
200,000
99,000
99,000
Profile photo of Todd Sladek us
Todd Sladek
115,000
44,200
44,200
Profile photo of Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
115,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Nick Davidson us
Nick Davidson
80,000
25,000
25,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Apter Eliminates Sabbia

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Michael Sabbia
Michael Sabbia

Chris Moon opened for 5,500 from the cutoff and Brett Apter moved all in from the small blind. Action was on Michael Sabbia who called for less from the big blind and Moon got out of the way.

Brett Apter: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Michael Sabbia: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

Sabbia was behind and didn't receive any help from the {9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop.

The turn fell the {5-Hearts} and Sabbia needed an ace or queen to keep his tournament hopes alive.

Unfortunately the river double paired the board with the {2-Hearts} and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Brett Apter
210,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Chris Moon
40,000
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Michael Sabbia
Busted

Tags: Brett ApterChris MoonMichael Sabbia

Here's What's in Store for Season XV of the HPT

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Season XV of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) is a big one with stops at the Hollywood Casinos in St. Louis and the Cincinnati area (Lawrenceburg, Indiana), The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Pittsburgh, and Ameristar East Chicago. What's more, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team plans to be at each of them to capture all the action.

“HPT is excited to have PokerNews providing additional event coverage in 2019,” said Korey Stewart, HPT Marketing Manager. “Season XV is shaping up to be another record-breaking year for the tour. We’ve already added several new venues to the schedule and we’re hoping to announce a few more new additions soon. There will be plenty of opportunities for poker enthusiasts across the country to take a shot at winning life-changing money at nationally televised final tables. We’re looking forward to having an industry leader like PokerNews there to report on it every step of the way.”

Here’s a look at the remaining Season XV schedule. For more information, visit hptpoker.com and follow them on Twitter @HPTPoker.

Remaining HPT Season XV Schedule

Series DatesVenueLocationMain Event Buy-In
August 22-September 2Ameristar East ChicagoGary, Indiana$1,650
September 9-15Mini Series at Hollywood Casino ToledoToledo, Ohio$350
September 11-23Golden Gates Casino & Poker ParlourBlack Hawk, CO$1,650
September 26 - October 7The Meadows CasinoPittsburgh, PA$1,100
October 17-28Daytona Beach Racing & Card ClubDaytona Beach, Florida$1,100
November 14-26HPT Championship Hollywood Casino & HotelSt. Louis, Missouri$2,500
December 5-16M Resort Spa CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada 
January 25-February 1, 2020HPT on the High SearsWestern Caribbean$1,100

Saeman Doubles Through Wazwaz

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Rob Wazwaz opened on the button and Jerold Saeman jammed from the big blind for 31,000 getting a call from Wazwaz.

Jerold Saeman: {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Rob Wazwaz: {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

Saeman had Wazwaz dominated and didn't have a sweat after flopping a nine and improving to a flush for the double up {9-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Rob Wazwaz
89,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jerold Saeman
65,000
41,000
41,000

Tags: Rob WazwazJerold Saeman

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Take 15

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The final 45 players from Day 1b are off on their final fifteen-minute break of the evening.

When they return, all of the black 100 chips will be removed and they'll play three more 40-minute levels before bagging and tagging for the evening.

Scovil Sent to the Rail, Saeman Triples Up

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was three-way all in action preflop between Justin Scovil from middle position, the small blind player and Brett Apter from the big blind.

Brett Apter: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}
Justin Scovil: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Jerold Saeman: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}

Apter had both opponents well covered as the flop fell {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts} giving Saeman a set of threes.

The turn came the {5-Spades} and the board completed with the {8-Clubs} river.

Scovil sent 7,000 over to the Saeman while Apter took the last of his 43,000 chips to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Brett Apter
210,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jerold Saeman
24,000
Profile photo of Justin Scovil
Justin Scovil
Busted

Tags: Brett ApterJerold SaemanJustin Scovil