Welcome to Day 1a of HPT Black Hawk
The Heartland Poker Tour is back in full swing after five preliminary events with Wednesday marking the beginning of the $1,100 Main Event for the July edition of HPT Black Hawk. This particular stop is becoming a fixture among the poker world as an end-of-summer haven once the action in Las Vegas comes to a close.
With four starting flights, this nationally televised event is sure to see a huge field and an even bigger prize pool. Last year’s champion Ben Brown outlasted a field of 763 entries en route to a first-place prize of $159,131.
Action will begin at noon local time for all four starting flights, from Wednesday through Saturday, with the field combining for Day 2 on Sunday. Players will receive 30,000 in starting chips with blinds set to begin at 100/100 with big blind antes beginning in Level 4 (100/300). Levels will last 40 minutes each with play set to continue until the end of Level 15 (2,000/4,000/4,000) or until 13 percent of the field remains.
There will be 15-minute breaks at the completion of every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9. Registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 10 at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time with unlimited re-entries available during that time.
PokerNews will be providing coverage all weekend long. Stay tuned to catch updates on all the action as the tournament unfolds.
, meanwhile his opponent tabled 
and a profanity to go along with it, matching the table's raucous energy and being met with laughter.
and Lantzy began to fist pump to go along with the laughter that was still occurring. The turn and river came 
and he secured the double.
to give Poncik a full house and he saw the first player to act shove all in. Poncik shoved over the top and Mangold committed the rest of his chips. 
for a flush draw and the third player had 
for trip eights. Poncik was in commanding position with his jacks full and held when the board ran out clean to get him two knockouts and a spot atop the leaderboard.
to give Howell a pair of eights. However, her opponent's outs remained unchanged.
fell and he was eliminated.
with two diamonds and there was a round of betting. The turn brought another 
and stacks got in.
