2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

Final Results
Winner
Austin Peck
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$152,671
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$710,040
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000

Peck Raises Ajayi Out on River

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Austin Peck opened to 320,000 on the button and Dapo Ajayi defended his big blind. The flop came {10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Ajayi check-called Peck's continuation-bet of 310,000.

Both players checked the turn {q-Clubs} and the dealer brought the river {a-Diamonds}. Ajayi led out for 400 and Peck thought for a bit before putting in a stack of chips to raise. Ajayi quickly folded and Peck took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Austin Peck us
Austin Peck
6,900,000 800,000
Dapo Ajayi us
Dapo Ajayi
2,500,000 -600,000

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Peck Pulling Away

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Austin Peck
Austin Peck

After winning a blind-on-blind battle from the big blind against Nathaniel Zoller for a 2.7 million-chip pot where he won with a bet on the river, Austin Peck found action folded to him in the small blind. He completed and Maxx Holland checked his option.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and Peck bet 125,000. Holland peeled and the turn came {6-Spades}. Peck checked to Holland, who bet 425,000. Peck made the call.

The river fell {7-Clubs} and Peck checked once more. Holland fired out a bet of 875,000 and Peck thought for a few moments before making the call.

Holland tabled {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, showing two napkins while Peck turned over {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for queens up and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nathaniel Zoller us
Nathaniel Zoller
7,900,000 -1,300,000
Austin Peck us
Austin Peck
6,100,000 2,590,000
Maxx Holland us
Maxx Holland
1,600,000 -1,350,000

Tags: Austin PeckMaxx HollandNathaniel Zoller

Zoller Drops Ajayi Back

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Dapo Ajayi opened to 260,000 from the cutoff and Nathaniel Zoller defended his big blind. The flop fell {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades} and both players checked.

Zoller led out for 375,000 on the turn {5-Hearts} and Ajayi raised to 1 million. Zoller called.

The river came {k-Clubs} and Zoller checked to Ajayi, who bet 700,000. Zoller thought for a little and called.

Ajayi tabled {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for queen-high and Zoller showed {a-Spades}{7-Clubs} for a pair of aces and raked in the pot, extending his chip lead while Ajayi finds himself back in the middle of the pack.

Player Chips Progress
Nathaniel Zoller us
Nathaniel Zoller
9,200,000 2,350,000
Dapo Ajayi us
Dapo Ajayi
3,100,000 -2,000,000

Tags: Dapo AjayiNathaniel Zoller

Horvath's Turn To Double

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Scott Horvath shoved all in for 605,000 from under the gun and action made its way around to Dapo Ajayi who called from the small blind.

Scott Horvath: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Dapo Ajayi: {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{3-Spades} and Ajayi paid off Horvath's five big-blind stack to give him life in the tournament once more.

Player Chips Progress
Dapo Ajayi us
Dapo Ajayi
5,100,000 -830,000
Scott Horvath us
Scott Horvath
1,320,000 715,000

Tags: Dapo AjayiRich Dixon

Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 7th Place ($19,810)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Nick Pupillo
Nick Pupillo

Dapo Ajayi opened to 260,000 from under the gun and Nick Pupillo shoved over the top of him from middle position for 2.25 million. Action made its way back to Ajayi and he went into the tank, talking himself through his decision. After just shy of five minutes, he made the call.

Nick Pupillo: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Dapo Ajayi: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

Ajayi stood up after seeing that he was ahead in a coin flip situation to knock out Pupillo.

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} to give Ajayi a straight on the turn and Pupillo was eliminated in 7th place.

Player Chips Progress
Dapo Ajayi us
Dapo Ajayi
5,930,000 2,550,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dapo AjayiNick Pupillo

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Rich Dixon Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,544)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Rich Dixon
Rich Dixon

Dapo Ajayi opened to 225,000 from early position and received a call from Nathaniel Zoller on the button. Rich Dixon was in the small blind and went all in for 680,000. Ajayi shoved over the top for around 2.1 million and Zoller quickly folded.

Rich Dixon: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Dapo AJayi: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, leaving Dixon drawing dead by the turn as he was eliminated from the tournament and Ajayi collected the pot, bringing him near the chip count he brought into the day.

Player Chips Progress
Dapo Ajayi us
Dapo Ajayi
3,300,000 1,400,000
Rich Dixon us
Rich Dixon
Busted

Tags: Dapo AjayiNathaniel ZollerRich Dixon