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Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
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Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
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 Dates | Venue | Location | Main Event Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-22 | Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour | Black Hawk, CO | $1,100 |
| July 25 - August 5 | Hollywood St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | $1,650 |
| August 1-12 | Ameristar Vicksburg | Vicksburg, Mississippi | $1,100 |
| August 22-September 2 | Ameristar East Chicago | Gary, Indiana | $1,650 |
| September 9-15 | Mini Series at Hollywood Casino Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | $350 |
| September 11-23 | Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour | Black Hawk, CO | $1,650 |
| September 26 - October 7 | The Meadows Casino | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,100 |
| October 17-28 | Daytona Beach Racing & Card Club | Daytona Beach, Florida | $1,100 |
| January 25-February 1, 2020 | HPT on the High Sears | Western Caribbean | $1,100 |
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
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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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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: 
Lynn Hopkins: 
Kevin Conolty; 
All three players found themselves with situations that were not unfavorable given a three-way all in. The board ran out 
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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31,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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20,200
20,200
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20,200 |
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Busted |
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 
and Montoya check-called his opponent's continuation-bet of 400.
The turn came 
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 
. Montoya bet 5,200 and his opponent thought for around two minutes before calling.
Montoya tabled 
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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29,200 |
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
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.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
There was around 16,000 in the pot after flop action as the dealer flipped over the turn on a board showing 
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: 
Opponent: 
Bishop had made the correct call and found himself in the lead with two pair to his opponent's flush draw. The river fell 
and he held to secure the knockout and add to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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78,000
78,000
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78,000 |
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
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 
and all four players checked. The turn came 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 . The big blind checked and Garner fired another bet of 3,000 forward which was called.
Garner tabled 
for trip nines and his opponent tapped the table twice and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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27,600
2,400
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2,400 |
