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

09-01-2019 20:01 UTC

Another Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Davidson	1,150,000 350,000	350,000
Josh Reichard	1,070,000 30,000	30,000
Eric Salazar	820,000 405,000	405,000
George Vazanellis	800,000 150,000	150,000
Eddie Blumenthal	600,000 100,000	100,000
Peter Kelly	580,000 20,000	20,000
Ruslan Sladkov	510,000 219,000	219,000
Gregory Baird	420,000 30,000	30,000
Blake Whittington	415,000 105,000	105,000

Brett Apter	375,000 250,000	250,000

Brian Gabriel	300,000 110,000	110,000
Aaron Johnson	220,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Fisher	220,000 60,000	60,000
Ben Grise	220,000 28,000	28,000
Todd Sladek	120,000 20,000	20,000
Chris Moon	25,000 365,000	365,000

09-01-2019 19:49 UTC

Connelly Triples Up, Froehlich Eliminated

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Anthony Thompson

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jacob Connelly open-jammed for his remaining stack from early position and Randy Froehlich called from middle position. Action was on Edward Sebesta who three-bet to 200,000 from the cutoff and Froehlich called for less.

Jacob Connelly:
Randy Froehlich:
Edward Sebesta:

Sebesta was in good shape to eliminate both opponents as the flop fell pairing Connelly's ace.

The turn came the and Froehlich needed a king or ten to win the hand.

Unfortunately, the river fell the and Froehlich was eliminated. Connelly would be eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ed Sebesta	550,000 50,000	50,000
Jacob Connelly	Busted
Randy Froehlich	Busted

Tags: Randy Froehlich Jacob Connelly Edward Sebesta

09-01-2019 19:44 UTC

Eliminated 63-55 ($2,898)

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Anthony Thompson

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Vanderwoude	Busted
Michael Younan	Busted
Yoon Kim	Busted
Bill Dowell	Busted
Kenneth Baime	Busted
Joseph Saltanovitz	Busted
Jason Schroeder	Busted
Nadda Magnus	Busted
Richard Crooks	Busted

09-01-2019 19:33 UTC

More Updated Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	1,100,000 39,990	39,990
Steve Williams	975,000 425,000	425,000
Henry Zou	900,000 425,000	425,000
Nick Davidson	800,000 460,000	460,000
Ran Stone	725,000
Kevin Albers	725,000
George Vazanellis	650,000
Brett Apter	625,000 85,000	85,000

Ed Sebesta	600,000 350,000	350,000
Peter Kelly	600,000 85,000	85,000
David McDermott	560,000
Blake Whittington	520,000 110,000	110,000

Kevin Theodore	455,000

Gregory Baird	450,000 340,000	340,000
Brian Gabriel	410,000 195,000	195,000
Dan Sepiol	400,000 100,000	100,000

Jacob Connelly	390,000 140,000	140,000
Chris Moon	390,000
Mike O'Neill	375,000 25,000	25,000
Kyle Pikorz	334,000 116,000	116,000
Ruslan Sladkov	291,000 9,000	9,000
Roger McKinney	284,000 54,000	54,000
Paul Fisher	280,000 20,000	20,000

09-01-2019 19:29 UTC

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

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Anthony Thompson

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 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 #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.}

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

09-01-2019 19:21 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Froehlich	260,000 22,000	22,000
Michael Puccio	255,000 35,000	35,000
Paul Welke	249,000 149,000	149,000
Ben Grise	248,000 178,000	178,000
George Pappas	247,000 53,000	53,000
Porfinio Mendez	225,000
Bryan Kerr	225,000 25,000	25,000
Nikola Budzakoski	216,000 144,000	144,000
Michael Koh	206,000
Penny Anteney	200,000
Aaron Johnson	200,000
Taylor Deane	196,000 196,000	196,000
Zbiginiew Grad	178,000
Chris Myers	168,000
Vance Essak	161,000
Steve Downey	160,000
James Snyder	155,000 25,000	25,000
Ben Beever	153,000
Keith Lutz	150,000 58,000	58,000
Shane Slovick	141,000
Todd Sladek	140,000 65,000	65,000
Timothy Simpson	139,000
Kevin Beck	106,000
Kevin Andriamahefa	100,000 110,000	110,000
Howard Reingold	99,000

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09-01-2019 19:05 UTC

Kelly Comes from Behind to Eliminate Shin; Pupillo Eliminated Same Hand Next Table Over

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Anthony Thompson

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mike Shin open-jammed under the gun for 109,000 and was called by Peter Kelly from the cutoff.

Mike Shin:
Peter Kelly:

Shin was ahead and didn't mind the flop.

However, the turn came the giving Kelly the diamond draw and he would get there with the river.

Right after Shin was eliminated, Nick Pupillo was seen exiting the field and just like the, the first and second place finishers of HPT St. Louis were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Kelly	515,000 124,000	124,000
Mike Shin	Busted
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Tags: Peter Kelly Nick Pupillo Mike Shin

09-01-2019 18:57 UTC

Apter Hits Runner Runner for Broadway to Stay Alive

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Anthony Thompson

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Josh Reichard opened for 12,000 from middle position and Dan Sepiol called from late position. Action was on Brett Apter who jammed for 260,000 from the big blind and Reichard moved all in over the top for isolation.

Brett Apter:
Josh Reichard:

Apter was behind Reichard's big slick and didn't like the flop.

The turn came the giving Apter the broadway draw and he would get there with the river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	1,060,010 85,010	85,010
Brett Apter	540,000 215,000	215,000

Dan Sepiol	300,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Josh Reichard Dan Sepiol Brett Apter

09-01-2019 18:40 UTC

Eliminations Before the Money

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Anthony Thompson

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

94 players returned for Day 2 action but only 63 made the money. Here's a list of players who made Day 2 but fell short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Morris	Busted
James Grimes	Busted
David McGowan	Busted
Cheryl Choon	Busted
Gus Vergos	Busted
Brendan Shiller	Busted
Tracy Sibson	Busted
Joe Messineo	Busted
Ted Vassios	Busted
Lance Pacernick	Busted
Aaron Massey	Busted
Victor Gittorle	Busted
Oleg Sobol	Busted
Shawn Roberts	Busted
Adam Asadorian	Busted
Babak Rahimisaeidi	Busted
Brek Schutten	Busted
Andrew Campbell	Busted
Joe Maxwell	Busted
Chris Doan	Busted
Jacob Bazeley	Busted
Michael Weber	Busted
Mateo Guerrero	Busted
James Dedin	Busted
Frank Difiole	Busted

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