Main Event Day 1b | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

08-31-2019 05:49 UTC

Deane Eliminates Moon

Anthony Thompson

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

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

Chris Moon:
Taylor Deane:

Deane was ahead but Moon held two overs and flopped a gutter ball with the flop.

The turn brought the adding more outs to Moon's hand with the club draw.

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Deane	160,000
Chris Moon	Busted

Tags: Chris Moon Taylor Deane

08-31-2019 05:38 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Pikorz	280,000
Brett Apter	141,000
Brek Schutten	130,000
Yoon Kim	125,000
Brad Sailor	124,000
Michael Puccio	70,000
Mike Shin	51,000
Chris Moon	40,000
Rob Wazwaz	Busted

Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	360,000	235,000
Mike O'Neill	350,000	30,000
Randy Proehlich	325,000	125,000
Roger McKinney	315,000	115,000
Taylor Deane	223,000	23,000
George Pappas	210,000	10,000
Cheryl Choon	210,000	116,000
Kenneth Baime	200,000	99,000
Todd Sladek	115,000	44,200
Ralph Massey	115,000	33,000
Nick Davidson	80,000	-25,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

08-31-2019 05:16 UTC

Apter Eliminates Sabbia

Anthony Thompson

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

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:
Michael Sabbia:

Sabbia was behind and didn't receive any help from the flop.

The turn fell the and Sabbia needed an ace or queen to keep his tournament hopes alive.

Unfortunately the river double paired the board with the and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	210,000
Chris Moon	40,000
Michael Sabbia	Busted

Tags: Brett Apter Chris Moon Michael Sabbia

08-31-2019 05:09 UTC

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

Anthony Thompson

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 Dates	Venue	Location	Main Event Buy-In
August 22-September 2	Ameristar East Chicago	Gary, Indiana	$1,650
September 9-15	Mini Series at Hollywood Casino Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	$350
September 11-23	Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour	Black Hawk, CO	$1,650
September 26 - October 7	The Meadows Casino	Pittsburgh, PA	$1,100
October 17-28	Daytona Beach Racing & Card Club	Daytona Beach, Florida	$1,100
November 14-26	HPT Championship Hollywood Casino & Hotel	St. Louis, Missouri	$2,500
December 5-16	M Resort Spa Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada
January 25-February 1, 2020	HPT on the High Sears	Western Caribbean	$1,100