Main Event Day 2 | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

09-01-2019 20:54 UTC

Sladek Gets Burned By River, Eliminated by Welke

Anthony Thompson

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action on the tabled folded around to Todd Sladek who moved all in for roughly 60,000 and was called by Paul Welke from the big blind.

Paul Welke :
Todd Sladek:

Sladek was ahead with his ace-high and nothing changed after the flop.

The turn paired the board with the and Sladek was one card away from getting a much needed double,

But, the dealer would drop the on the river to end Sladek's tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Welke	300,000 51,000	51,000
Todd Sladek	Busted

Tags: Paul Welke Todd Sladek

09-01-2019 21:01 UTC

Johnson Doubles Through Moon

Anthony Thompson

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aaron Johnson open-jammed for 52,000 from early position and Chris Monn called from the big blind.

Chris Moon:
Aaron Johnson:

Both players were live but wouldn't connect as the board ran out to give Johnson the double up with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson	105,000 -115,000	-115,000
Chris Moon	30,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Chris Moon Aaron Johnson

09-01-2019 21:08 UTC

Moon Flops Set to Double Through McKinney, Eliminated Shortly After

Anthony Thompson

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Roger McKinney opened for 33,000 from late position and Chris Moon jammed for 30,000 from the big blind.

Chris Moon:
Roger McKinney:

Moon was ahead and improved to a set with flop.

The turn fell the and the board completed with the river.

Shortly after the hand, Moon would be seen exiting the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger McKinney	200,000 -84,000	-84,000
Chris Moon	Busted

Tags: Chris Moon Roger McKinney

09-01-2019 21:27 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	1,330,000 260,000	260,000
Mike O'Neill	1,200,000 825,000	825,000
Nick Davidson	1,000,000 -150,000	-150,000
Brett Apter	950,000 575,000	575,000

Kevin Albers	800,000 486,000	486,000
Ed Sebesta	800,000 250,000	250,000
George Vazanellis	780,000 -20,000	-20,000
Eric Salazar	730,000 -90,000	-90,000
Eddie Blumenthal	700,000 100,000	100,000
Gregory Baird	700,000 280,000	280,000
Kevin Theodore	650,000 195,000	195,000

Blake Whittington	620,000 205,000	205,000
Henry Zou	550,000 -350,000	-350,000
Paul Welke	470,000 170,000	170,000
Peter Kelly	470,000 130,000	130,000
Ruslan Sladkov	425,000 -85,000	-85,000
Michael Puccio	420,000 200,000	200,000
Dan Sepiol	420,000 20,000	20,000

Ben Grise	280,000 60,000	60,000
James Snyder	250,000 95,000	95,000
Kyle Pikorz	210,000 -140,000	-140,000
Roger McKinney	201,000 1,000	1,000
Steve Williams	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Andriamahefa	Busted
Kevin Beck	Busted
Taylor Deane	Busted
Benny Beever	Busted
Porfirio Mendez	Busted
Mateo Guerrero	Busted
Mike Shin	Busted
Nick Pupillo	Busted

George Dietz	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Sladek	Busted
Perry Altensey	Busted
Bryan Kerr	Busted
George Pappas	Busted
Keith Lutz	Busted
Zbigniew Grad	Busted
Jacob Connelly	Busted
Peter Froehlich	Busted
Timothy Simpson	Busted

Play Paused

Anthony Thompson

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Play has paused for the three table redraw.

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

09-01-2019 22:02 UTC

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
2	1	Henry Zou	771,000
2	2	Kevin Albers	736,000
2	3	Nick Davidson	851,000
2	4	Aaron Johnson	161,000
2	5	Peter Kelly	397,000
2	6	Kevin Theodore	441,000
2	7	Michael Palo	511,000
2	8	Paul Welke	348,000
2	9	Brett Apter	1,033,000

7	1	Ed Sebesta	805,000
7	2	Ben Grise	514,000
7	3	Mike O'Neill	1,200,000
7	4	Blake Whittington	644,000
7	5	Eric Salazar	800,000
7	6	Ran Stone	498,000
7	7	Roger McKinney	155,000
7	8	David McDermott	478,000
7	9	Michael Puccio	426,000

8	1	Dan Sepiol	500,000
8	2	Josh Reichard	1,419,000
8	3	Kyle Pikorz	140,000
8	4	Nikola Budzakoski	882,000
8	5	Chris Meyers	1,160,000
8	6	Michael Koh	860,000
8	7	Greg Baird	204,000
8	8	George Vazanellisr	705,000
8	9	Eddie Blumenthal	745,000

A Look at the Current HPT Season XV POY Race

Anthony Thompson

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Player of the Year race is always competitive, and right now Nick Pupillo by a wide margin with 301.20 points. His closest competition right now is Nick Davidson in second place with 176.80 points, while Mike Shin sits third with 160 points.

Sitting in fourth thanks to back-to-back final tables and winning the HPT Lawrenceburg for $119,101 is Greg Wood with 152.5 points.

Whoever wins the POY title will claim more than bragging rights. Our POY earns a $10,000 package to use next season as well as complimentary hotel accommodations at those six stops. In case of a tie, all winning players will split the POY prize package evenly.

Here's a look at the current top 10 headed into the HPT East Chicago stop:

Place	Player	Points
1	Nick Pupillo	301.20
2	Nick Davidson	176.80
3	Mike Shin	160.00
4	Greg Wood	152.50
5	Chris Moon	146.50
6	Mike Sabbia	146.40
7	Spenser Cramer	140.00
8	Bill Byrnes	140.00
9	Shawn "Reginald" Roberts	132
10	Austin Peck	130