2019 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
94
Players Left
9

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Steve Williams us
Steve Williams
420,000
149,000
149,000
Jacob Connelly us
Jacob Connelly
420,000
167,000
167,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
325,000
37,000
37,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Sepiol us
Dan Sepiol
310,000
-57,000
-57,000
WPT 1X Winner
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
200,000
40,000
40,000
Shawn Roberts us
Shawn Roberts
180,000
-54,000
-54,000
Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
120,000
-4,000
-4,000
Todd Sladek us
Todd Sladek
105,000
-122,000
-122,000
Jacob Bazeley us
Jacob Bazeley
90,000
-41,000
-41,000

More Updated Chip Counts

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
George Vazanellis us
George Vazanellis
610,000
98,000
98,000
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
600,000
27,000
27,000
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
550,000
-20,000
-20,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
475,000
121,000
121,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
420,000
170,000
170,000
Eric Salazar us
Eric Salazar
415,000
196,000
196,000
Ed Sebesta
Ed Sebesta
400,000
148,000
148,000
Chris Moon us
Chris Moon
350,000
50,000
50,000
James Snyder us
James Snyder
220,000
144,000
144,000
Michael Puccio us
Michael Puccio
220,000
122,000
122,000
Nick Davidson us
Nick Davidson
210,000
85,000
85,000
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
135,000
27,000
27,000
Adam Asadorian us
Adam Asadorian
Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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Welkle Doubles Through Saul

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Kevin Saul
Kevin Saul

Paul Welke open-jammed for his remaining 47,000 from late position and Kevin Saul called from the big blind.

Paul Welke: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Kevin Saul: {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Welke was in great shape and didn't have a sweat as the board ran out {8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} to give him the double.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Welke us
Paul Welke
100,000
-149,000
-149,000
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
100,000
-48,000
-48,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Paul WelkeKevin Saul

Andriamahefa Sets Up Synder for Double

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Kevin Andriamahefa
Kevin Andriamahefa

There was heads-up action that saw a {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop. James Snyder lead out for 25,000 from the big blind into a 33,000 pot and Kevin Andriamahefa jammed for 91,000 from middle position. Synder called.

James Snyder: {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Kevin Andriamahefa: {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

The {3-Diamonds} came on the turn leaving Snyder drawing dead and Andriamahefa doubled up after the {j-Clubs} fell on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Andriamahefa us
Kevin Andriamahefa
210,000
30,000
30,000
James Snyder us
James Snyder
130,000
-90,000
-90,000

Tags: James SnyderKevin Andriamahefa

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
975,000
George Vazanellis us
George Vazanellis
650,000
40,000
40,000
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
550,000
-50,000
-50,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
490,000
15,000
15,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Henry Zou us
Henry Zou
475,000
94,000
94,000
Jacob Connelly us
Jacob Connelly
460,000
40,000
40,000
Kevin Theodore us
Kevin Theodore
455,000
-19,000
-19,000
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Steve Williams us
Steve Williams
450,000
30,000
30,000
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
410,000
-10,000
-10,000
Brian Gabriel us
Brian Gabriel
410,000
197,000
197,000
Peter Kelly us
Peter Kelly
391,000
Bryan Kerr us
Bryan Kerr
390,000
175,000
175,000
Chris Moon us
Chris Moon
390,000
40,000
40,000
Ed Sebesta us
Ed Sebesta
380,000
Nick Davidson us
Nick Davidson
340,000
130,000
130,000

More Updated Chip Counts

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kyle Pikorz us
Kyle Pikorz
330,000
-4,000
-4,000
Ruslan Sladkov us
Ruslan Sladkov
300,000
9,000
9,000
George Pappas us
George Pappas
300,000
53,000
53,000
Roger McKinney us
Roger McKinney
230,000
-54,000
-54,000
Brian Gabriel us
Brian Gabriel
215,000
-195,000
-195,000
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
180,000
80,000
80,000
Yoon Kim us
Yoon Kim
170,000
57,000
57,000
Kenneth Baime us
Kenneth Baime
160,000
-100,000
-100,000
George Dietz us
George Dietz
160,000
85,000
85,000
Gregory Baird us
Gregory Baird
110,000
-45,000
-45,000
Taylor Deane us
Taylor Deane
110,000
-86,000
-86,000
Todd Sladek us
Todd Sladek
75,000
-30,000
-30,000
Ben Grise us
Ben Grise
70,000
-178,000
-178,000
Brad Sailor us
Brad Sailor
65,000
-27,000
-27,000

Sebesta Limps in with Aces, Closes in on Milly

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Edward Sebesta
Edward Sebesta

There was a three-way action pot between Edward Sebesta, Bryan Kerr, and Mike O'Neill.

The board read {2-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Spades} and Sebesta put out a 150,000 bet on the river and was called by both opponents.

Sebesta tabled {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} for the winner to take down the monster pot to inch him close to 1,000,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ed Sebesta
Ed Sebesta
950,000
550,000
550,000
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
350,000
-200,000
-200,000
Bryan Kerr us
Bryan Kerr
200,000
-190,000
-190,000

Tags: Mike O'NeillEdward SebestaBryan Kerr