Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 1d
Break Time
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Simoneau Doubles With Top Pair
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Ryan Simoneau was on the button and had a bet of 15,000 with an accompanying all-in button in front of him on a board of 
and action was back on his opponent in early position. After a few moments, he made the call.
Ryan Simoneau: 
Opponent: 
Simoneau's pair of queens was ahead of his opponent's jacks and needed to fade one of the final two jacks on the river to stay alive and double. He did just that when the dealer burned and turned the river 
to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Some Chip Counts - Pupillo Over 150K
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,500
100,200
|
100,200 |
|
||
|
|
90,000 | |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
82,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
75,000 | |
|
52,500 | |
|
24,200 | |
|
Busted | |
An Eye on St. Louis
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Vanstrom Empties the Clip
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Nader Wahdan limped in from under the gun and action folded to Jason Vanstrom in the hijack who raised to 2,000. All remaining players left to act folded and action was back on Wahdan who called.
The flop fell 
and Wahdan checked. Vanstrom made a continuation-bet of 1,400 and Wahdan called. The turn came 
and Wahdan checked to Vanstrom again. Vanstrom fired a second barrel of 3,100 and Wahdan made the call.
The river was the 
and Wahdan checked. Vanstrom went all in for around 20,000 and Wahdan went into the tank for a bit before folding 
face-up, congratulating Vanstrom on a nice hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
22,800
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Itoafa Finding Piles Early
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
139,500
139,500
|
139,500 |
|
25,800
-4,200
|
-4,200 |
Smith Doubles Through Ferrari
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
|
21,000 |
Here's What's in Store for Season XV of the HPT
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 |