Main Event
Day 1b Started
2019 Heartland Poker Tour East Chicago
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour East Chicago
Prize Pool
$820,800
Entries
570
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Welcome to Day 1b of 2019 HPT Ameristar East Chicago Main Event
The first of four flights is in the books and another day has dawned, so it's time for Day 1b of 2019 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event.
Day 1a saw HPT's most active grinder, Craig Casino, book a ticket to Day 2 with the biggest stack, while a handful of other notables advanced.
On the other hand, plenty of players bricked out as just 16 of 116 entries made it through, so a busy Day 1b should be on tap.
The plan is identical to Day 1a, as no hard stop was reached at 13 percent of the field. So, 15 levels will be played again, each lasting 40 minutes. Players get 30,000 in starting chips at 100/100 blinds and progress to 2,000/4,000/4,000 with a 60-minute dinner break after the ninth level of play. Registration will again close after said dinner break, with players allowed unlimited reentry.
Action is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. local time here just outside of Chicago. Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates throughout the day from the tournament floor.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Some New and Old Faces
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Some notable names like Kou Vang and Aaron Massey have returned after bricking Day 1a, and they're joined by a host of others who are firing the tournament for the first time, like Aaron Johnson and perennial HPT contender Shawn Roberts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 |
Lawson Catches a Bluff
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a board of 
, the small blind checked and Peter Lawson bet 300 from the big blind. An opponent under the gun called and Chris Moon made it 900. Everyone stuck around for the 
river. Action checked to under the gun, and the player there bet 2,500. Moon mucked but Lawson called after some thought.
The under-the-gun player shook his head and showed 
for a whiffed draw and Lawson took it with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Hudson in the House
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
One player who took a seat about midway through Level 1 was Michael Hudson. The Illinois native wasn't much of a factor in live poker for several years but burst back onto the scene in February with a victory at WSOPC Potawatomi in Milwaukee for over $200,000. He followed that up with cashes in the $1,100 Heads Up and $1,700 Main Event in WSOPC Hammond and will look to continue his hot start to 2019 here at HPT Ameristar East Chicago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
HPT East Chicago Main Event FLT B Photos by Hayley Hochstetler
More Arrivals
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | 1,000 |
|
34,700 | 34,700 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Hudson Gets Some Value
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Multiple players saw the turn with 
on the felt and Michael Hudson bet 1,000 into 2,500 from the hijack. Opponents in the cutoff and on the button called, and the river was a . Hudson bet 1,000 again and only neighbor David McGowan called.
Hudson opened 
and took it down with the nut full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
24,300 | -5,700 |