2019 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

Main Event
Day: 1c
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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
Entries
579
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
307
Players Left
50
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Williams Starting to Build a Tower

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

There was heads up action after a {4-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop. Steve Williams checked his option from under the gun to his opponent in middle position who jammed for 38,600 into a 7,000 pot. Williams asked for a count and after getting the confirmed amount, called.

Steve Williams: {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Opponent: {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

Williams held top pair while his opponent had a gut-shot straight draw.

The {8-Diamonds} turn improved Willimas but changed nothing for his opponent as he still needed a six to win.

Williams would boat up with the {8-Hearts} river to send his opponent packing and catapult him close to the 200,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve Williams
160,000

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Sabbia Wins with a Deuce

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante
Michael Sabbia
Michael Sabbia

There was heads up action after the flop between Michael Sabbia and Cody Chung.

The board read {4-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Sabbia checked his option to Chung who bet 1,000 from middle position, Sabbia called.

Both players checked the {10-Clubs} turn along with the {5-Spades} river and Sabbia tabled {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for the winner.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Sabbia
63,200
13,200
13,200
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Cody Chung
47,800
12,200
12,200

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

More Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Chris Moon
80,000
50,000
50,000
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Howard Feingold
70,000
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Adam Asadorian
60,000
30,000
30,000
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Eric Salazar
55,000
25,000
25,000
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Michael Sabbia
50,000
28,000
28,000
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Shawn Roberts
40,000
10,000
10,000
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Bryan Skreens
40,000
10,000
10,000
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Blake Whittington
32,000
1,000
1,000
Jaka Coaching
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Ravi Raghavan
32,000
2,000
2,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Paul Fisher
31,000
1,000
1,000
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Jacob Bazeley
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Aaron Massey
30,000
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Jacob Baumgartner
21,000
9,000
9,000
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Craig Casino
21,000
7,000
7,000
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Henry Zou
15,000
15,000
15,000
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David To
10,000
20,000
20,000
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Sabry Wazwaz
3,000
27,000
27,000

Grise Bets River, Wins Pot

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Ben Grise
Ben Grise

The button player opened action for 1,100 and Ben Grise called from the small blind.

The flop fell {5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Grise check-called his opponents 1,300 bet to see the {4-Hearts} come on the turn.

Both players checked and Grise took down the pot with a 6,000 bet once the board completed with the {a-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Grise
24,700
5,300
5,300

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Event #1: $350 Monster Stack Ends in a Six-Way Deal

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Brandon Casto
Brandon Casto

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

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Michael TulliaLombard, Illinois$30,435*
2Matthew PorterMcHenry, Illinois$30,283*
3Mike YounanChicago, Illinois$27,572*
4Brandon CastoParma, Michigan$25,250*
5James CalvoLas Vegas, Nevada$24,426*
6David OppenheimMercer Island, Washington$16,810*
7Andrew CampbellOswego, Illinois$7,034
8Ali Reza MehrabanBolingbrook, Illinois$5,943
9Thomas MatteucciMount Prospect, Illinois$4,938

*Denotes final table deal.

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Morford Makes Good Call, Doubles Up

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Leon Morford
Leon Morford

There was three-way action with a board showing {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

The small blind player jammed for 22,800 and Leon Morford put his 23,000 in the middle from the big blind while the late position player folded.

Leon Morford: {7-Spades}{2-Spades}
Small Blind Player: {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

Morford made a tough, but good call to rake in the pot and send his opponent to the rebuy cage.

Player Chips Progress
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Leon Morford
70,000
40,000
40,000

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