Main Event Day 1b | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour East Chicago

05-10-2019 18:55 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moon	86,000 1,000	1,000
Lavonne Schaafsma	70,000 39,000	39,000
Michael Hudson	70,000 30,000	30,000
Aaron Johnson	69,000 37,900	37,900
Michael Sabbia	61,000 20,000	20,000
Jean Gaspard	60,000 22,500	22,500

Kou Vang	52,000 11,000	11,000
Jerry Gumila	44,000
Ian Matakis	28,000 2,000	2,000

Nick Pupillo	22,000 6,000	6,000

Mike Shin	19,000 4,600	4,600

Table 4 Clearing Out

Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kyle Adams shoved all in for 22,200 from second position after Mark Morris opened for 2,700 under the gun. Action folded back to Morris.

"I feel like you have...nines," Morris declared as tossed in calling chips and showed .

It was better than that for him as Adams had . The made it a short sweat on the flop and running kings had Adams heading for the door.

At the same table, Nick Pupillo appears to have run dry on chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Morris	157,000 157,000	157,000
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Kyle Adams	Busted

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05-10-2019 19:22 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Githens	200,000
Aaron Johnson	100,000 31,000	31,000
Michael Sabbia	90,000 29,000	29,000
Jerry Gumila	90,000 46,000	46,000
Ralph Massey	75,000 45,000	45,000
Nadya Magnus	70,000 38,500	38,500
Rob Wazwaz	57,000 23,000	23,000

Ian Matakis	41,000 13,000	13,000

Jean Gaspard	30,500 29,500	29,500

George Dietz	15,000 21,200	21,200

To Flops Trips

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

David To opened under the gun for 2,000 and Mike Kamenjarin made it 5,700 in the cutoff. The big blind cold-called and To came along for the flop. The big blind immediately jammed for about 12,000. To thought a bit and splashed in about 30,000, with "Kam" immediately folding behind him.

David To:
Big blind:

The turn was a and the river a , giving To a full house and the pot.

"Obviously you fold if he folds?" Kam lamented.

To nodded.

Player	Chips	Progress
David To	100,000 20,000	20,000
Mike Kamenjarin	41,000 17,500	17,500

Tags: David To

05-10-2019 19:31 UTC-6

Take 60

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are on dinner break for the next hour.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

05-10-2019 20:36 UTC-6

Registration Closes for Day 1b

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With the end of dinner break, registration has closed for Day 1b of HPT Ameristar East Chicago Main Event. The board reads 127 entries. Combined with the 116 who fired Day 1a, that means the two-flight total sits at 243 entries.

About 60 of those players remain with six more levels left to play.

05-10-2019 20:50 UTC-6

Promising Start Fizzles for Ralph Massey

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ralph Massey began the day surging with one of the biggest stacks but it's a disappointing early exit for him as he just busted right after dinner. He got his last 11,000 or so in preflop with on the button against an opponent on his left with . The brought barely a sweat for Massey and he gathered his stuff to exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Massey	Busted

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05-10-2019 20:59 UTC-6

A Royal Flop

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

David McDermott opened under the gun to 4,000 and got action in two spots. Everyone checked down the board until McDermott instantly fired 25,000 on the river. His opponents folded in short order and McDermott slapped down .

Player	Chips	Progress
David McDermott	56,000

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05-10-2019 21:06 UTC-6

Schutten Shoves on To

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With about 40,000 in the pot, Brek Schutten bet 17,500 from middle position on and David To called from the button. On the river, Schutten shoved all in for about 42,000. To folded after about 30 seconds.