Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 1c
Some Chip Counts
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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242,000 | -13,000 |
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237,000 | 128,000 |
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193,000 | 112,000 |
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185,000 | -17,400 |
|
173,000 | 20,000 |
|
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127,000 | 57,400 |
|
55,000 | -53,000 |
|
31,000 | -11,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Zedo Knocks Out an Opponent
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Corey Zedo was facing a decision from the cutoff versus an all-in bet from the big blind for 42,900 on a flop of 
. He ended up making the call and the hands were turned up.
Corey Zedo: 
Opponent: 
Zedo was ahead with an ace-kicker to go along with his pair of sevens and held when the board ran out 
, bringing his stack above the quarter-million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000 | 108,500 |
Bruce Is on the Loose!
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
"BRUCE IS ON THE LOOSE!" has been heard a few times today, though he has scurried under the radar in some fashion. His stack, however, has grown to a size that could no longer remain out of eyesight. With a little over 90 minutes left in the evening, Bruce Russell is showing himself as a contender for the Day 1c and potential overall chip lead with a stack closing in on a half-million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
484,000 | 484,000 |
Sater Makes Nuts Versus Fielder To Take Stack Over Half-Million
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Jeff Fielder opened from early position to 6,000 and was called by Caleb Meyer in middle position. Jason Sater three-bet to 22,000 and Fielder called. Meyer folded, taking action heads up to a flop of 
. Fielder checked and Sater made a continuation-bet of 21,000. FIelder called.
The turn came 
and both players checked. The river was 
and Fielder bet 27,000. Sater put in a raise to 110,000 and Fielder went into the tank before putting in a stack of red, T$5,000 chips to call.
Sater calmly turned over 
for a straight, having backdoored the nuts. Fielder mucked and Sater raked in the pot, bringing his stack above 500,000 and making him the clear chip leader for the field at this point in the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
549,000 | 549,000 |
|
121,000 | -74,000 |
|
85,000 | 49,900 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 2,400
One Last Break
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining six tables-worth of players are taking their final 15-minute break of the evening.
Recent Eliminations
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Kurtz Makes Second Nuts
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
There was around 32,000 in the pot on a board of 
and Kevin Kurtz bet 12,000 from the hijack into Nader Wahdan who was on the button. Wahdan called.
The river came and Kurtz bet 6,000. Wahdan made the call.
Kurtz tabled 
for a flopped king-high flush and Wahdan sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,500 | 18,500 |
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23,500 | -37,500 |
Jensen Doubles Through Allgeier
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ben Jensen saw action folded to him on the button and opened to 6,000. Tracy Allgeier called from the small blind and the two went heads up to a flop of 
. Allgeier checked and Jensen made a continuation-bet of 7,000. Allgeier put in a check-raise to 35,000 and Jensen called all in for a total of 33,100.
Ben Jensen: 
Tracy Allgeier:
Jensen was ahead with his pair of eights to Allgeier's pair of fives and held as the runout came and he won the pot to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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87,500 | -50,000 |
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81,000 | 18,000 |