2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Players Left 1 / 732
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Garner Backs Into Trips

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Mike Garner
Mike Garner

A player limped in from under the gun and Greg Collins raised to 1,100 from early position. Action folded around to Mike Garner who called from the hijack before action folded back to the big blind and under-the-gun limper who both called.

The dealer fanned a flop of {8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and all four players checked. The turn came {9-Clubs} and action checked to Garner, who bet 3,000. The big blind called and the under-the-gun limper and Collins folded, taking action heads up to the river {9-Spades}. The big blind checked and Garner fired another bet of 3,000 forward which was called.

Garner tabled {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for trip nines and his opponent tapped the table twice and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Garner
38,000
38,000
38,000
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Greg Collins
27,600
2,400
2,400

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Bishop Makes Big Call and Holds for Huge Pot

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop

There was around 16,000 in the pot after flop action as the dealer flipped over the turn on a board showing {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{q-Spades} and Paul Bishop bet 8,200 from the big blind. His opponent in the cutoff shoved all in and Bishop asked for a count which was totaled to be 21,900.

Bishop went into the tank, thinking for around 90 seconds before announcing to the table to just give him another second, apologizing as he put his hands to his head in thought. Around 30 seconds later, he made the call for what was around 60 percent of his remaining chips.

Paul Bishop: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Bishop had made the correct call and found himself in the lead with two pair to his opponent's flush draw. The river fell {4-Spades} and he held to secure the knockout and add to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Bishop
78,000
78,000
78,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 0

Get to Know Reigning HPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
Aaron Johnson with Jeremy Smith
Aaron Johnson with Jeremy Smith

One of the best stories of 2018 was the incredible year of Minnesota’s Aaron Johnson. Back in May, PokerNews spoke with Johnson about leading the Player of the Year races on both Season 9 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) and Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Season XIV.

Over the next seven months, Johnson maintained his lead on the MSPT, and while he lost the HPT lead for a bit, he ultimately ended with it thanks to a deep run in the season finale. That allowed Johnson to become the first player to ever win POY titles on two different tours in the same year.

For doing so, Johnson won a $10,000 prize package for each tour.

“It feels amazing,” Johnson told PokerNews. “Coming into the year I certainly wanted to make a run at MSPT POY (which has always been a goal of mine), but I never imagined that I’d be in contention for multiple POY titles. To actually achieve it is unreal.”

Johnson, who was out at the 2019 WSOP, is in action at the HPT Golden Gates.

For more on the reigning HPT POY, check out his full interview here on PokerNews.

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Montoya Makes Two Pair

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

On the last hand of the previous level, a player opened to 500 from the cutoff and Zach Montoya defended his big blind. The flop fell {9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Montoya check-called his opponent's continuation-bet of 400.

The turn came {2-Clubs} and Montoya checked. His opponent fired a second barrel for 1,400 and Montoya put in a check-raise to 3,100. His opponent called and the river came {a-Diamonds}. Montoya bet 5,200 and his opponent thought for around two minutes before calling.

Montoya tabled {q-}{9-} for two pair and his opponent mucked as he raked in the pot and brought himself back near starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Zach Montoya
29,200

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Conolty Triples, Hopkins Busts Harper for Side Pot

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

A player in middle position opened to 700 and received a call from Terry Harper in the hijack. Lynn Hopkins was on the button and three-bet to 1,200. Kevin Conolty then announced he was all in, shoving from the small blind for his last 6,400.

The original raiser folded and Harper asked the amount before making the call. Hopkins looked at Harper's remaining stack and proceeded to put forth a raise that put him to a decision for his last 11,500 or so. Harper called.

Terry Harper: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Lynn Hopkins: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Kevin Conolty; {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

All three players found themselves with situations that were not unfavorable given a three-way all in. The board ran out {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} to give Conolty a straight and the triple while Hopkins improved to a pair of jacks to top Harper's sevens and send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Lynn Hopkins
31,000
31,000
31,000
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Kevin Conolty
20,200
20,200
20,200
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Terry Harper
Busted

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Ajayi Enters the Field

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
Dapo Ajayi
Dapo Ajayi

Dapo Ajayi recently entered the tournament, having returned to Colorado after his 39th place finish in the WSOP Main Event where he earned a payday of $211,945.

Ajayi also made the final table of the last HPT event in Black Hawk, taking 9th place in February for $17,287.

Player Chips Progress
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Dapo Ajayi
35,000
35,000
35,000

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Here's What's in Store for Season XV of the HPT

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
HPT Ameristar East Chicago
HPT Ameristar East Chicago

Season XV of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) is a big one with stops at the Hollywood Casinos in St. Louis and the Cincinnati area (Lawrenceburg, Indiana), The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Pittsburgh, and Ameristar East Chicago. What's more, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team plans to be at each of them to capture all the action.

“HPT is excited to have PokerNews providing additional event coverage in 2019,” said Korey Stewart, HPT Marketing Manager. “Season XV is shaping up to be another record-breaking year for the tour. We’ve already added several new venues to the schedule and we’re hoping to announce a few more new additions soon. There will be plenty of opportunities for poker enthusiasts across the country to take a shot at winning life-changing money at nationally televised final tables. We’re looking forward to having an industry leader like PokerNews there to report on it every step of the way.”

Here’s a look at the remaining Season XV schedule. For more information, visit hptpoker.com and follow them on Twitter @HPTPoker.

Remaining HPT Season XV Schedule

Series DatesVenueLocationMain Event Buy-In
July 10-22Golden Gates Casino & Poker ParlourBlack Hawk, CO$1,100
July 25 - August 5Hollywood St. LouisSt. Louis, MO$1,650
August 1-12Ameristar VicksburgVicksburg, Mississippi$1,100
August 22-September 2Ameristar East ChicagoGary, Indiana$1,650
September 9-15Mini Series at Hollywood Casino ToledoToledo, Ohio$350
September 11-23Golden Gates Casino & Poker ParlourBlack Hawk, CO$1,650
September 26 - October 7The Meadows CasinoPittsburgh, PA$1,100
October 17-28Daytona Beach Racing & Card ClubDaytona Beach, Florida$1,100
January 25-February 1, 2020HPT on the High SearsWestern Caribbean$1,100

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300