Main Event Day 1d | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

07-20-2019 13:33 UTC-7

Mader Finds Help on River To Double

Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

A player in the cutoff raised to 1,500 over limpers from early- and middle position and Phl Mader shoved all in over the top for 7,400 from the button. The two limpers folded and the cutoff made the call.

Phl Mader:
Opponent:

Mader found himself in a coin flip situation that saw his odds decrease as the dealer brought a flop of . A turn gave him extra outs to a wheel on the river but they were unnecessary as the fell to give Mader a pair of jacks and secure the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Mader	16,100 13,900	13,900

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07-20-2019 13:45 UTC-7

Chip Counts from Around the Room

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Garrett Crites	65,200 26,700	26,700
Nick Pupillo	57,300 27,300	27,300

Roger Low	55,000 9,000	9,000
Terry Harper	53,000 7,500	7,500
Bryan Devonshire	45,800 15,800	15,800
Reid Ferrari	44,000 2,400	2,400
Jesse Simon	43,000 13,000	13,000
Chris Moon	35,800 5,800	5,800
Ben Brown	35,500 5,500	5,500
Craig Casino	28,100 1,900	1,900
Jason Vanstrom	28,000 2,000	2,000
Chris Madrid	27,000 27,000	27,000
James Pupillo	26,000 4,000	4,000
Ruth Graham	23,000
Jeff Grimes	16,500 13,500	13,500
Sammy Aweida	11,500 18,500	18,500
Greg Gius	Busted
Bryan Johnson	Busted
Andrew Peragallo	Busted

07-20-2019 13:50 UTC-7

Vroom Vroom Goes the Chainsaw

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler arrived in Denver on Friday afternoon fresh off his first career WSOP Main Event cash and has made his way up the mountain to Black Hawk and into the Golden Gates Poker Parlour, having just left the registration desk and taken his seat at the table. Always a personality at the table, Kessler is certain to be a player that will have both eyes and ears on him as the day unfolds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	30,000 30,000	30,000

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07-20-2019 13:56 UTC-7

Peragallo Rejoins

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Andrew Peragallo was recently seen at a new table and took down a small pot, three-betting over a raise and a call and getting folds preflop. After being eliminated shortly before the final break of the night in yesterday's flight, he is hopeful this shot will be the one that gets him through to tomorrow's Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Peragallo	32,500 32,500	32,500

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

07-20-2019 14:08 UTC-7

Simoneau Gets River Fold

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Hill Kerby

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player in early position announced a raise of 1,000 as he put in the matching chip and action folded around to the small blind who called. Ryan Simoneau defended his big blind to take action three ways to the flop . Action checked to the original raiser and he made a continuation-bet of 1,600. The small blind folded and Simoneau called.

The turn was and Simoneau led out for 2,500. His opponent called. The river came and Simoneau bet out again for 6,000.

His opponent went into the tank for about two minutes before letting out a groan as he folded and wishing Simoneau a nice hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Simoneau	59,000 59,000	59,000

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07-20-2019 14:17 UTC-7

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

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Hill Kerby

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 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 Seas	Western Caribbean	$1,100

07-20-2019 14:28 UTC-7

Smith Doubles Through Ferrari

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Hill Kerby

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,000 and Jonathan Smith three-bet all in to 9,500 from middle position. Reid Ferrari was on Smith's left and called after receiving confirmation of the total and everybody left in the hand folded.

Reid Ferrari:
Jonathan Smith:

The two found themselves in a classic coin flip situation and the dealer brought a flop of .

"That flop is all you," Smith said to Ferrari.

The turn changed the tides, however, as the dealer flipped over the . Ferrari now found himself needing two outs and was unable to find one of them as the fell on the river and Smith secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reid Ferrari	41,000 10,500	10,500
Jonathan Smith	21,000

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07-20-2019 14:36 UTC-7

Itoafa Finding Piles Early

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Hill Kerby

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Mike Itoafa raised to 1,800 from the cutoff after one limp from a player in middle position. The player on the button called, as did both Allen Kessler in the small blind and the player in the big blind.

"Five players," said the dealer as he fanned a flop of . Action checked to Itoafa and he threw in a bet of 10,000. Less than 10 seconds later, he had received four folds and the pot was sent his way.

With a stack of around 139,500, Itoafa finds himself as one of the chip leaders as the tournament enters the middle levels of the day.