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Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Recent eliminations.
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
Main Event
Day: 2
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Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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.
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.
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.
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 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: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
There was heads up action after the flop between Peter Kelly on the button and Michael Puccio from the big blind.
The board showed 
and Puccio checked his option to Kelly who bet 30,000. Puccio then jammed for 115,000 and was called by Kelly.
Michael Puccio: 
Peter Kelly: 
Puccio was behind as Kelly flopped a six but the 
turn brought a gutterball for Puccio.
The river would answer Puccio's prayer as it indeed fell the to give him the double.
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
There was three-way action that saw a 
flop. Kyle Pikorz checked his option from the small blind and Keith Lutz jammed for 60,000 from the big blind. Nikola Budzakoski called from the button while Pikorz mucked his hand.
Keith Lutz:
Nikola Budzakoski: 
Lutz was ahead but needed to dodge a heart to stay alive.
Lutz liked the turn but the 
fell on the river to end his tournament run.
