Event #1: $350 Monster Stack Ends in a Six-Way Deal
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.
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turn where Apter lead out for 5,000 and took down the pot.
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turn where Shin lead out for 2,000 and was called by Baime. 
river and Shin tabled 
for the winner.
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