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

08-31-2019 04:17 UTC

Baime Sends Mittelman Packing

Anthony Thompson

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

Niel Mittelman open jammed for 22,000 and Kenneth Baime came over the top from the cutoff getting isolation.

Kenneth Baime:
Niel Mittelman:

Mittelman was behind and needed so help but was drawing dead after the flop.

The turn fell the and Mittelman was eliminated after the river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Baime	101,000	31,000
Niel Mittelman	Busted

Tags: Niel Mittelman Kenneth Baime

08-31-2019 04:11 UTC

Photos

Anthony Thompson

Photo credit Korey Stewart

08-31-2019 04:03 UTC

O'Neill Continues to Build

Anthony Thompson

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

Mike O'Neill opened for 4,800 from the cutoff and Kenneth Baime three-bet to 11,100 on the button getting a call from O'Neill.

The flop came and O'Neill check-called Baime's 13,000 bet to see the fall on the turn.

Both players checked and the dealer dropped the on the river.

O'Neill lead out for 20,000 and Baime mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike O'Neill	320,000	320,000
Kenneth Baime	70,000	-45,000

Tags: Mike O'Neill Kenneth Baime

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-31-2019 03:45 UTC

Scovil Flushes Moon's Aces to Stay Alive

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Rob Wazwaz opened under the gun for 3,500 getting a call from Chris Moon sitting to his left along with Michael Sabbia from the cutoff. Action was on Justin Scovil jammed for 24,600 from the small blind and found a caller in Moon.

Chris Moon:
Justin Scovil:

Scovil was behind but found some life with the flop.

The turn fell the and Scovil needed to spike a club to stay alive.

Scovil's prayer was answered as the dealer dropped the on the river to give Scovil the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Wazwaz	110,000	-5,000
Chris Moon	75,000	-15,000
Michael Sabbia	55,800	-4,200
Justin Scovil	55,000

Tags: Rob Wazwaz Michael Sabbia Chris Moon Justin Scovil

08-31-2019 03:34 UTC

More Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike O'Neill	272,600	272,600
Kyle Pikorz	189,600
Andy Rogowski	170,000
Jacob Baumgartner	135,000
Yoon Kim	130,000
Mike Shin	100,000
Michael Puccio	100,000
Thomas Gabriel	75,000
Jonathan Williams	75,000
Brad Sailor	50,000
Gary Herstein	40,000
Sabry Wazwaz	37,000
Gregory Baird	37,000
Jacob Bazeley	17,900

08-31-2019 03:25 UTC

Some Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	145,000	85,000
Josh Reichard	125,000	78,000
Kenneth Baime	115,000	-20,000
Nick Davidson	105,000	15,000
Cheryl Choon	94,000	14,000
Chris Moon	90,000	60,000
Ralph Massey	82,000	45,000
Todd Sladek	70,800	5,800
Niel Mittelman	60,000	-40,000
Michael Sabbia	60,000	30,000
Nick Pupillo	55,000	20,000
Ben Grise	48,600
William Stringer	30,000	-10,000
Aaron Massey	10,000	-60,000

08-31-2019 03:20 UTC

Yuryi Moskovoy Claims Title in Event #5: $300 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Bounty

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

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 #5: $300 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Bounty ($100 bounties), a tournament that drew 140 runners and created a $21,700 prize pool.

The top 18 got paid including Jay Crain (10th - $521), Sandra Morse (11th - $521), Brad Sailor (16th - $347), Homi Syodia (17th - $347), and Randel Vanderhyden (18th - $347).

The tournament came to an end when the final two players – Yuryi Moskovoy and Tomas Stundzia – worked a deal that saw the former claim the title and a smooth $5,000 in prize money. The latter secured $4,506 for finishing in second place.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Yuryi Moskovoy	Skokie, Illinois	$5,000*
2	Tomas Stundzia	Woodrige, Illinois	$4,506*
3	Michael Fryett	Palm City, Flordia	$2,213
4	Marius Toderici	Chicago, Illinois	$1,628
5	William Conway	Bartlett, Illinois	$1,215
6	Theodore Davis	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$998
7	Joshua Taff	Combined Locks, Wisconsin	$879
8	Gary Lindesmith	Lowell, Indiana	$770
9	Ben Castle	Western Springs, Illlinois	$651

_{*Denotes heads-up deal.}

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

08-31-2019 03:08 UTC

Pikorz Turns Ace to Eliminate Two

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The under-the-gun player open jammed for 12,000 and Kyle Pikorz called sitting directly to his left. Action on the table folded around to the small blind player who three-bet jammed for 46,100 and Pikorz called.

Kyle Pikorz:
UTG Player:
Small Blind Player: