Action was picked up on the turn on a board that read 
. Michael Bruno was facing a bet of 1,600 from his opponent. He waited for a while before raising to 4,000.
His opponent frowned and folded after a few moments to allow Bruno to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
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| 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 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
The board read 
and Craig Casino bet 3,100 over to his opponent David Richards who called after a few seconds.
Casino announced straight and tabled the 
for the wheel. Richards said nice hand and sent the chips over to Casino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000 | |
|
||
|
82,000 | |
|
71,000 | |
|
52,000 | |
|
|
47,000 | |
|
46,000 | |
|
|
45,000 | |
|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
35,000 | |
|
28,000 | |
|
||
|
|
26,000 | |
|
|
18,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the afternoon.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
John Michalak was in a three way pot on the flop of 
. All three players committed chips to the pot and they saw a 
hit the turn.
Michalak fired 6,500 which folded out both of his opponents to give him a nice pot as his stack is one of the first over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Richard Ali's stack has been reduced from it's original starting point of 30,000.
But he helped it recover somewhat as he made a bet of 5,000 into two opponents on a flop that read 
which was enough to cause both his opponents to get out of the way and give Ali some replenishing chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
