Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Meadows
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Meadows
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
266
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
116
Players Left
25
Kridle Takes The Top Spot After Day 1a of the HPT Meadows Main Event
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a of the $1,100 HPT Meadows Main Event is in the books after 10 hours of play where some 25 players survived out of the 116 total entries.
Out of the 25 that remained with chips at the end of the day, nobody had more than William Kridle, who ended with 326,000. Kridle gained a significant portion of his stack in the last level of the day when he woke up with kings to eliminate an opponent in a preflop all in.
Second in chips to end the day was MSPT champ Mike O’Neill, who bagged 290,000. He was spotted with a large stack pretty early on in the day and remained a consistent force in the room throughout play to end with an imposing stack.
Mike Iacovone (221,000), RJ Howard (219,000) and Gregory Brletich (204,000) rounded out the top 5 stacks at the end of the day.
One of the more incredible hands of the night occurred in the second to last level when Doug Krency flopped a Royal Flush to greatly damage the stack of his opponent, who only had a measly flush. That hand propelled Krency to finish the night with 192,000.
Several players who entered play on Friday that did not make it until the last bell included Greg Raymer and Craig Casino. Both of them will likely make another attempt at reaching Day 2 tomorrow.
The 25 players who survived the day will return to play Day 2 on Sunday, October 6 at 11 a.m. local time. They will be joined by the survivors of Day 1b which commences Saturday at 12 p.m.
PokerNews will provide all the updates on Day 1b to see who will make it to Day 2.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
326,000 | -19,000 |
|
290,000 | 185,000 |
|
221,000 | 36,000 |
|
219,000 | 64,000 |
|
204,000 | -56,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
|
193,000 | 193,000 |
|
192,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
158,000 | 158,000 |
|
154,000 | 44,000 |
|
142,000 | 7,000 |
|
136,000 | 24,000 |
|
122,000 | 122,000 |
|
|
111,000 | 111,000 |
|
110,000 | -3,000 |
|
102,000 | -23,000 |
|
|
94,000 | 94,000 |
|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
|
79,000 | -12,000 |
|
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
72,000 | 72,000 |
|
|
59,000 | 59,000 |
|
|
29,000 | -54,000 |
|
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
Play Has Ended
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Full chip counts and recap coming shortly
Three More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Three more hands will be dealt before the end of play tonight.
Kridle Gets Big Boost
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
William Kridle was all in pre-flop and ahead with 
against the 
of the pre-flop shover.
The board ran out good for Kridle when a king hit the turn to give him an unbeatable hand and give him a huge chip lead before the end of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000 | 242,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Krency Flops Royal Flush
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The flop read 
. An all in and a call was made and Doug Krency turned over the nuts of the nuts with the 
which crushed the 
of Cun Ke.
The board ran out meaningless and Krency collected the huge pot with the flopped royal to the amazement of his tablemates and the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000 | 205,000 |
|
|
83,000 | -39,000 |
Iacovone Wounds Wilson
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The flop read 
, Mike Iacovone moved all in for what was counted out to be 74,000. Taylor Wilson thought for only a few moments before decisively calling. But he was behind as the cards were turned over.
Taylor Wilson 
Mike Iacovone 
The turn was the 
and the river came the and Iacovone took a huge chunk from Wilson. Iacovone would add even more to his stack in subsequent hands to rise up the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000 | 185,000 |
|
|
112,000 | -73,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000