2019 Heartland Poker Tour East Chicago

Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2019 Heartland Poker Tour East Chicago

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$183,899
Event Info
Prize Pool
$820,800
Entries
570
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

Ready to Given Some Action

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Will Givens, pictured in a different event.
Will Givens, pictured in a different event.

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.

Player Chips Progress
Will Givens us
Will Givens
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Salazar us
Eric Salazar
30,000
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
30,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Schutten Outkicked and Busted

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Brek Schutten
Brek Schutten

Brek Schutten got his remaining monies, only about 5,000 or so, in on {5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Spades} with {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for top pair. Unfortunately for him, he was pipped by an opponent who snap-called with {j-Spades}{9-Hearts} and the river was a {10-Spades} to leave Schutten busted.

Player Chips Progress
Brek Schutten us
Brek Schutten
Busted

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Schutten Versus Rieck

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Mike Rieck checked in the big blind on {8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{j-Hearts} 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 {7-Hearts} river. That card prompted him to come out betting with 6,500 and Schutten thought awhile before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Rieck us
Mike Rieck
50,000
Brek Schutten us
Brek Schutten
20,200
20,200
20,200

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Wazwaz Holds

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

Rob Wazwaz bet 9,300 into a pot of about 12,000 on {5-Clubs}{a-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. 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: {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Opponent: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

It was Wazwaz's flush against a flopped set, and the {8-Diamonds} didn't pair the board to doom the Minnesota.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
80,600
25,600
25,600
WSOP 1X Winner

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Will Givens us
Will Givens
49,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Bryan Skreens us
Bryan Skreens
45,000
15,000
15,000
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
43,000
-14,000
-14,000
Eric Salazar us
Eric Salazar
35,000
5,000
5,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
33,200
WPT 1X Winner
Matt Shepsky us
Matt Shepsky
29,000
29,000
29,000
Shiva Dudani us
Shiva Dudani
28,500
28,500
28,500
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
23,900
-5,100
-5,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Nicola Ditrapani us
Nicola Ditrapani
20,000
4,400
4,400
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
16,000
-8,100
-8,100
Scotter Clark us
Scotter Clark
3,000
-33,500
-33,500

Raymer Doubles Through Maxwell

Level 6 : 200/500, 500 ante

On a {9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop, Greg Raymer bet 5,100 from the big blind and Joe Maxwell shoved all in for 18,700 effective. Raymer thought briefly and splashed in some chips.

Greg Raymer: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Joe Maxwell: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

Maxwell had a big draw but was left with naught but ace high after it ran out {6-Spades} and {4-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
47,000
47,000
47,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Maxwell us
Joe Maxwell
45,000

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