Main Event
Day 1c Started
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 1c
Welcome to Day 1c of HPT Golden Gates Main Event
It’s time for Day 1c of HPT Golden Gates $1,100 Main Event.
Two of four initial flights have been completed with a total of 210 entries from those two flights - Day 1a on Wednesday saw 88 runners and yesterday's Day 1b got 128. Today’s flight is sure to surpass those figures with action set to begin at noon local time.
The chip leader through the first two days is David Berger who finished Day 1b with an eye-popping stack of 628,000. He is well clear of the rest of the field with only three other players, Michael Sherry (357,500), Day 1a chip leader Greg Geller (336,000), and Neil Blumenfield (320,500) taking stacks of over 300,000 into Day 2.
Day 1c has the same structure as the first two flights with starting stacks of 30,000 and 40-minute levels. Blinds begin at 100/100 and play will see the completion of 15 levels. There will be breaks at the completion of every three levels with a one-hour dinner break at the end of Level 9 at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time. Players have the option of unlimited re-entries and the registration period will remain open until the end of the dinner break at roughly 7:30 p.m.
Players such as Mike Englert, Chris Moon, Ben Keeline, and Dapo Ajayi are among those to have played in an earlier edition and not advance thus far. It is likely to see some or all of those players and many more coming in for the final two flights. PokerNews will be on hand to relay all the ensuing trials and tribulations as the day unfolds.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Dealers, Get the Cards in the Air!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The tournament director has run through the rules and information for the day and has announced to the dealers to get the cards in the air.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Opening Event Kick Starts HPT Golden Gates; Andreas Ramadanis Wins for $51K
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
While all eyes are on the $1,100 HPT Golden Gates Main Event, the stop actually kicked off last week with the first of several side events. The first was the $400 buy-in NLH Kick Start Deep Stack, a tournament that started players with 20,000 in chips and featured 30-minute levels.
The tournament attracted 930 runners - a new Colorado state record - and created a $316,200 prize pool.
Among those to finish in the top 94 and make the money was Thomas Moore (11th - $4,269), Phanora Prom (12th - $4,269), Chandler Duncan (20th - $1,834), David Quick (30th - $1,613), Travis Northrope (34th - $1,613), Greg Geller (35th - $1,613), Barry Faecher (53rd - $1,233), James Swan (70th - $1,007), and Max Chrisp (80th - $950).
In the end, Andreas Ramadanis was crowned the champ after working a three-way deal that left $9,000 on the table to play for.
Event #1 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Ramadanis | Denver, Colorado | $51,085* |
| 2 | Daniel Burke | Englewood, Colorado | $42,162* |
| 3 | Ben Jensen | Golden, Colorado | $39,710* |
| 4 | Kurt MacDonald | Littleton, Colorado | $17,707 |
| 5 | Reza Yazdi | Denver, Colorado | $12,680 |
| 6 | Doug Jones | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | $9,612 |
| 7 | Jamal Sawaqdeh | Arvada, Colorado | $7,747 |
| 8 | Chris Tulien | Lakewood, Colorado | $6,545 |
| 9 | Phraseuth Sananikone | Austin, Texas | $5,439 |
*Denotes three-handed deal.
Level 1 Arrivals
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Here are some of the players in their seats with play underway on Day 1c of HPT Golden Gates Casino. One early arrival was 2018 EPT East Chicago Main Event champion Chris Moon, who is firing another shot at a Day 2 seat after falling short in yesterday's heat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Moon Gets Three Streets
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Chris Moon raised to 300 from middle position and received calls from Nader Wahdan in the hijack as well as both the small- and big blinds. The flop came 
and action checked to Moon who made a continuation-bet of 700. All three players called.
The turn fell 
and action again checked to Moon. He fired a second barrel for 2,200 and Wahdan called. Both blinds folded and action went heads up to the river 
. Moon announced a bet of 2,500 and Wahdan thought for about 20 seconds before tossing in chips to call.
Moon tabled 
for tens up.
"Nice hand," Wahdan said as he mucked his hand and the pot was sent Moon's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000 | 5,000 |
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29,000 | -1,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Pahlavan Cracks Aces With Flush
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Afshin Pahlavan opened to 600 from early position and was three-bet by the player on his left to 2,200. Action folded back to him and he called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Pahlavan checked to his opponent, who made a continuation-bet of 2,200. Pahlavan made the call and the turn came 
. Pahlavan led out for 2,700 and his opponent called.
The river fell 
and Pahlavan threw in another bet for 6,000. His opponent thought for a couple seconds and then flung in chips to call.
Pahlavan tabled 
for a flush and his opponent showed 
for the second-best hand of aces up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,300 | 37,300 |