Main Event
Day 2 Started
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Meadows
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Meadows
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
266
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
47
Players Left
9
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Player | Chip Count | Table | Seat | ||
| Greg | Raymer | 336,000 | 17 | 1 | |
| George | Stathers | 85,000 | 17 | 2 | |
| Ryan | Delgros | 200,000 | 17 | 3 | |
| David | Santucci | 178,000 | 17 | 4 | |
| Doug | Krency | 192,000 | 17 | 5 | |
| Mike | Iacovone | 221,000 | 17 | 6 | |
| Bob | Molnar | 98,000 | 17 | 7 | |
| Joseph | Cowser | 85,000 | 18 | 1 | |
| Linda | Johnson | 142,000 | 18 | 2 | |
| Greg | Brletich | 204,000 | 18 | 3 | |
| kevin | Pahl | 159,000 | 18 | 4 | |
| Franco | Bonacci | 313,000 | 18 | 5 | |
| Patrick | Paris | 75,000 | 18 | 6 | |
| William | Howard | 219,000 | 18 | 7 | |
| Bill | Dopico | 158,000 | 18 | 8 | |
| Jon | Hoellein | 86,000 | 19 | 1 | |
| Jerry | Humphrey | 270,000 | 19 | 2 | |
| Carter | DeVault | 130,000 | 19 | 3 | |
| Daniel | Swartz | 193,000 | 19 | 4 | |
| Andrew | Spears | 102,000 | 19 | 5 | |
| Frank | Dellaria | 110,000 | 19 | 6 | |
| Mark | Schiller | 94,000 | 19 | 7 | |
| Jason | Mangold | 442,000 | 19 | 8 | |
| Cun | Ke | 29,000 | 20 | 1 | |
| Mike | O'Neill | 290,000 | 20 | 2 | |
| Lydia | Waltonbaugh | 79,000 | 20 | 3 | |
| Randy | Klingersmith | 72,000 | 20 | 4 | |
| Corey | Rutherford | 201,000 | 20 | 5 | |
| Bobby | Noel | 391,000 | 20 | 6 | |
| Thomas | Gustovich | 122,000 | 20 | 7 | |
| Michael | Dorsch | 85,000 | 20 | 8 | |
| Ammar | Alnajjar | 105,000 | 21 | 1 | |
| James | Beadnell | 80,000 | 21 | 2 | |
| Michael | Pempin | 68,000 | 21 | 3 | |
| Christopher | Davis | 119,000 | 21 | 4 | |
| Jeffrey | Franda | 59,000 | 21 | 5 | |
| Anthony | McIe | 214,000 | 21 | 6 | |
| James | Smith | 154,000 | 21 | 7 | |
| John | Michalak | 158,000 | 21 | 8 | |
| Craig | Casino | 213,000 | 22 | 1 | |
| Taylor | Wilson | 136,000 | 22 | 2 | |
| Calvin | Snead | 652,000 | 22 | 3 | |
| Marcus | Gaunt | 73,000 | 22 | 4 | |
| Carl | Householder | 22,000 | 22 | 5 | |
| John | Orth | 111,000 | 22 | 6 | |
| David | Berman | 152,000 | 22 | 7 | |
| Bill | Kridle | 326,000 | 22 | 8 |
Snead Leads Field of 47 as Raymer, Casino and Johnson Highlight Busy Main Event Day 2
Day 2 of the HPT Meadows Main Event is ready to kickoff at 11 a.m. local time. It will no doubt be a day of high-flying poker action, as a field of 47 will be whittled down to a final table.
Entering the day with the overwhelming chip lead is Calvin Snead with 652,000. The local player from Pittsburgh will be looking to continue to lean on the field and accumulate chips for what he hopes is a run to the final table. His stack is good for 130 big blinds to start the day and is over 200,000 more than his next closest competitor, Jason Mangold who holds 442,000 in chips.
Greg Raymer will start the day 4th in chips with 336,000 and will be looking to make a deep run and gather himself another big score in his poker career.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| # | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Calvin Snead | 652,000 |
| 2 | Jason Mangold | 442,000 |
| 3 | Bobby Noel | 391,000 |
| 4 | Greg Raymer | 336,000 |
| 5 | William Kridle | 326,000 |
| 6 | Frank Bonacci | 313,000 |
| 7 | Mike O'Neill | 290,000 |
| 8 | Jerry Humphrey | 270,000 |
| 9 | Mike Iacovone | 221,000 |
| 10 | RJ Howard | 219,000 |
Several well known players remain of the final 47 including, Day 1a chip leader William Kridle (326,000), HPT regular Mike O’Neill (290,000), HPT legend Craig Casino (213,000) who is looking too add to his HPT cash record with an astounding 36th cash and Linda Johnson (142,000).
With the average chip stack around 170,000 which is 34 big blinds, the money bubble is expected to hit relatively early in the day as the top 27 players will be paid, meaning over 50% of the remaining field will find a payday.
Play will continue until a final table is reached, when the players will then bag up and prepare for a final day on Monday. The action will begin at level 16 with blinds at 2,000/5,000 and with a 5,000 big blind ante. Levels are 40 minutes in length, with a break scheduled for after every three levels. No dinner break is scheduled and will be determined by the players and tournament director if necessary.
PokerNews will provide all the big hands, dramatic eliminations and more as Day 2 climaxes toward a final table.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Quick Fire Eliminations
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Four eliminations have already occurred, two of which came on the first couple of hands of the day.
O'Neill Gets Value With Top Two
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On the turn the board read 
. Mike O'Neill bet 18,000 and was called by Cory Rutherford.
The river came the 
. O'Neill put out a sizeable bet of 50,000 which Rutherford called pretty quickly.
O'Neill showed the 
for top two which was enough as Rutherford mucked while shaking his head in frustration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000 | 145,000 |
|
145,000 | -56,000 |
Gaunt Shoves Through Two Tough Customers
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Marcus Gaunt moved all in for his remaining amount of roughly 120,000. Greg Raymer got out of the way and action was on Craig Casino who also folded after thinking for about 10 seconds to give Gaunt a boost to his stack as he chips up
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 67,000 |
Snead Sends Wilson to the Rail
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 
. After a check out of the small blind from Calvin Snead, Taylor Wilson was on the button and bet 48,000, Snead then raised all in.
Wilson thought for a couple of seconds but called fairly quickly and Snead instantly tabled the 
for the straight which left Wilson drawing thin as he showed the 
for two pair.
The river was the 
and Wilson was shown the door with all his chips headed over to the big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000 | 153,000 |
|
Busted |
Swartz's Baby Flush Takes It
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Three players were on the turn on a board that read 
. Andy Spears bet 45,000, Doug Krency folded and Daniel Swartz called.
The river was the 
, both players checked and Swartz turned over the 
for the flush which was good enough as Spears mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000 | 102,000 |
|
140,000 | 38,000 |
Al-Najjar Uses Raise
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a flop of 
, John Michalak bet 10,000 and was promptly raised by Ammar Al-Najjar to 25,000.
Michalak thought for a while before folding his hand and ceding the pot to the player across the table who has started Day 2 well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 | 170,000 |
|
130,000 | -28,000 |