Main Event
Day 1d Completed
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 1d
Englert Among Chip Leaders After Final Flight at HPT Golden Gates
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The largest day of all four starting flights by a long shot has been completed and the field for Day 2 has been set at HPT Golden Gates $1,100 Main Event. Day 1d saw a total of 318 entries to bring the entire total to 732 entries over four initial flights.
Of the 318 players, 60 players advanced with Maxx Holland bagging a total of 474,500 to find himself as the chip leader for the flight. The other two players to bag over 300,000 were Mike Englert (346,000) and Steve Harvey. Englert was seated in the upstairs overflow room to start the day and by the time those tables broke, he was seen in his seat inside the Golden Gates Poker Parlour with over 200,000. From there, he was moved to a table with Nader Wahdan and was able to take advantage of the action, building his stack to its final resting point for the evening.
Saturday’s flight saw a ton of recognizable faces make it up the mountain at their final shot at advancing to Day 2. Some players to advance in this flight after failing in previous flights include Danny Gonzales (246,500), Nick Pupillo (238,000), Alex Rocha (208,500), Nader Wahdan (150,000), and Chris Moon (114,000).
Other players who found a bag at the end of the day were Naval Subbarayan (274,500), Vincent Moscati (226,00), Jeff Grimes (191,500), and Bryan Devonshire (78,000).
A few players who were not fortunate enough to advance included Aaron Frei, James Pupillo, Craig Casino, and defending champion Ben Brown.
Day 2 will begin Sunday at 11 a.m. local time, one hour earlier than the noon starting time from the initial flights. There will be 129 players returning with 81 players making it into the money. Those who earn a first-level payout will receive $1,917 and payouts will climb from there to the eventual first-place prize of $152,671.
Play will resume at the beginning of Level 16, with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and a 5,000 big-blind ante. Levels
will last 40 minutes throughout the duration of the day with 15-minute breaks at the completion of every three levels. From the time the cards are in the air, action will continue until the official final table of nine has been reached.
Which nine players will find themselves putting chips in bags when Day 2 concludes? Come back to PokerNews for updates along the way as that question is answered.
End of Day 1d Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
472,500 | |
|
346,000 | -7,000 |
|
330,500 | 254,500 |
|
294,000 | 173,000 |
|
286,000 | -34,000 |
|
274,500 | -67,700 |
|
272,500 | 100,500 |
|
254,500 | |
|
253,000 | -70,000 |
|
246,500 | 111,500 |
|
238,500 | |
|
238,000 | 109,000 |
|
|
230,500 | |
|
227,500 | -76,500 |
|
226,000 | 29,000 |
|
219,000 | |
|
|
216,000 | -63,000 |
|
208,500 | 208,500 |
|
|
207,000 | -72,000 |
|
|
206,500 | |
|
191,500 | 57,500 |
|
|
187,000 | 187,000 |
|
174,000 | -38,000 |
|
|
157,500 | |
|
|
156,000 |
Play Finished
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Play has finished for the night and players are bagging and tagging their chips. Stay tuned for a full list of chip counts as well as a recap of the action soon to follow.
Two More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
"All right guys, finish the hand you're on; two more hands! Two more hands!" said the tournament director to signify the last two hands to be played at all six remaining tables before play concludes for the night.
Leshchinskiy Wins A Flip Before Bagging
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A player in the cutoff shoved all in for 48,200 and was called by Igor Leshchinskiy in the big blind.
Igor Leshchinskiy: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out safe, coming 
and Leshchinskiy held to eliminate his opponent shortly before the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
212,000 | 212,000 |
Pirkopf Wins Flip To Double
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A player in middle position raised to 11,000 and Karl Pirkopf shoved all in from the hijack. Action folded back around to the original opener and he asked for a count which was totaled to be 55,100. After a few moments, a call was made.
Karl Pirkopf: 
Opponent: 
The two players were off to the races and the 
flop kept things just as interesting. Pirkopf hit the turn card he was looking for when the 
fell and he was able to fade his opponent's redraw outs to a set on the river 
to find a double shortly before the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,200 |
Englert Takes From Wahdan
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The player in the hijack opened to 8,00 and saw a call from Nader Wahdan on the button. Mike Englert was in the small blind and three-bet to 32,000.
"I blame you!" the hijack said to Wahdan as he folded. Wahdan shook off the comment and proceeded to call, bringing a flop of 
. Englert continued with a bet of 26,000 and Wahdan called.
Both players checked the turn 
and the dealer burned and turned the river 
. Englert checked again and Wahdan thought for close to a minute before looking back at his cards and tapping the felt twice.
Englert tabled for a pair of queens and Wahdan sat there for a second before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
353,000 | 51,500 |
|
205,000 | -150,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Casino Felted by Furfaro
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player in early position raised to 10,000 and saw calls from Craig Casino in middle position, Richard Furfaro to Casino's left, Brendan Hocker in the small blind, and the big blind. The five players saw a flop of 
and action checked to Casino who shoved all in for around 30,000. Furfaro instantly announced he was all in over the top for around 75,000 and all remaining players folded.
Craig Casino: 
Richard Furfaro:
Casino found himself up against a set and was in need of hitting his gutshot straight draw to survive. The turn brought the to give Furfaro a full house and the river 
was the final card of the tournament for Casino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | 93,500 |
|
153,000 | 153,000 |
|
Busted |