2019 Heartland Poker Tour East Chicago
Rob Wazwaz bet 9,300 into a pot of about 12,000 on ![]()
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. A player in early position who had checked stuck in a pile of T5,000 chips to set Wazwaz at risk and he shrugged and quickly called off for 25,100 more.
Rob Wazwaz: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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It was Wazwaz's flush against a flopped set, and the
didn't pair the board to doom the Minnesota.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Mike Rieck checked in the big blind on ![]()
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and Brek Schutten, back in on a reentry, bet 6,500 into about 12,000 from early position. A third player mucked but Rieck stuck around for the
river. That card prompted him to come out betting with 6,500 and Schutten thought awhile before folding.
Brek Schutten got his remaining monies, only about 5,000 or so, in on ![]()
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for top pair. Unfortunately for him, he was pipped by an opponent who snap-called with ![]()
and the river was a
to leave Schutten busted.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Will Givens just walked into the room to grab a seat. With over $2 million in tournament cashes, most notably a WSOP bracelet win in 2014, Givens is one of the most accomplished players firing Day 1b of HPT Ameristar East Chicago. He's also a former HPT champ from way back in 2009 in his home state of Colorado.
A few minutes later, Eric Salazar and Blake Whittington took seats as well. Two of the top players on the WSOP Circuit this season, both players are firing their first bullets of the weekend.
In a four-way pot, Andrew Campbell bet 1,700 from early position on ![]()
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. Nicola Ditrapani called on his left and both blinds sent their cards to the muck. The
turn checked through and Campbell fired in 3,200 on the
river. Ditrapani folded in short order.