Adam Johnson bet 5,100 into the pot of roughly the same amount on a board that read 
.
His opponent had to think it over for a while before ultimately relenting his hand and Johnson took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Season XV of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) has been a big one with stops at the Hollywood Casinos in St. Louis and the Cincinnati area (Lawrenceburg, Indiana), The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Pittsburgh, and Ameristar East Chicago. What's more, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been at each of them to capture all the action.
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Here’s a look at the remaining Season XV schedule. For more information, visit hptpoker.com and follow them on Twitter @HPTPoker.
| Series Dates | Venue | Location | Main Event Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 - October 7 | The Meadows Casino | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,100 |
| October 17-28 | Daytona Beach Racing & Card Club | Daytona Beach, Florida | $1,100 |
| November 14-26 | HPT Championship Hollywood Casino & Hotel | St. Louis, Missouri | $2,500 |
| December 5-16 | M Resort Spa Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| January 25-February 1, 2020 | HPT on the High Sears | Western Caribbean | $1,100 |
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
52,000 | |
|
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
28,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
||
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
On the river on a board that read 
, Gary Schwartz bet 9,000 into a pot of about 14,000. Frank Dellaria thought it over fora few moments.
"You flopped a flush on me huh?" he asked Schwartz before thinking some more and eventually pitching his cars into the muck as his early bigger stack took a slight hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Four players saw an all diamond flop of 
. Penelope Banhidy lead out into three opponents from the small blind with a bet of 3,000. Her opponents all folded, with one thinking for a while longer than the other two to give Banhidy the nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Action was picked up on the turn on a board that read 
. Leonard Borowski called the hefty bet of 7,000 from his opponent and they saw the 
appear on the river.
Borowski checked and his opponent checked behind after a few moments of thought. Borowski showed the 
for a rivered nut flush and took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Well known poker legend Greg Raymer has entered the field and was involved in a few pots in his latest round of action.
Hand 1 (Early Position): folded pre-flop
Hand 2 (Early Position): Limped 200, then called the raise to 600. Flop came 
with four players. Raymer folded to the bet.
Hand 3 (Under the Gun): Folded preflop.
Hand 4 (Big Blind): Folded to a preflop raiser.
Hand 5 (Small Blind): Folded to a preflop raiser.
Hand 6 (Button): Limped 200 after three players limped in front. The flop came 
and action checked around. The turn was the . One player bet 500 and Raymer folded.
Hand 7 (Cutoff): Limped 200 after the player in front of him limped. The flop came 
. Raymer bet 400 and his opponents folded and he took the pot.
Hand 8 (Hijack): Raymer raised to 500 and got one caller. The flop was 
. Raymer continued for 600 which folded out his opponent.
Hand 9 (Middle Position): Raymer folded preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
|
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