Main Event Day 2 | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

07-21-2019 11:41 UTC-7

Eliminations Nearing The Money

Hill Kerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Brown	Busted

Lukas Volman	Busted
Bryan Devonshire	Busted
Luke Graham	Busted
Southisak Seunsom	Busted
Anthony Martinez	Busted

Wayne Edelman	Busted
Naval Subbarayan	Busted
Joel Terranova	Busted
Bruce Carter	Busted

07-21-2019 11:46 UTC-7

Hand-For-Hand

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Hill Kerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There are 82 players remaining and the tournament director has announced for dealers to deal one hand and stop until play is complete on all tables before dealing another hand. The tournament will be in the money when one more elimination occurs.

07-21-2019 11:54 UTC-7

Rocha Doubles Through Itoafa on Bubble

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Hill Kerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was on Mike Itoafa in the hijack facing a reraise all in from Alex Rocha who was under the gun. The board read and Rocha had a bet of 5,500 in front of him. Evan Shaughnessy had called the bet from Rocha's left and Itoafa raised to 38,500. Rocha in turn shoved, prompting a fold from Shaughnessy.

Eventually, Itoafa decided to call.

Alex Rocha:
Mike Itoafa:

Itoafa had made the call with top pair and found himself in position to double Rocha up after he had flopped a set. The turn and river came and Rocha secured the double to stay alive as hand-for-hand continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Rocha	435,000 145,000	145,000
Mike Itoafa	290,000 4,000	4,000
Evan Shaughnessy	215,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Alex Rocha Evan Shaughnessy Mike Itoafa

07-21-2019 12:03 UTC-7

Peck Eliminates Gonzales on the Bubble

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Hill Kerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Austin Peck opened to 20,000 from middle position and Danny Gonzales shoved all in from the button. Action folded back to Peck and he made the call.

Danny Gonzales:
Austin Peck:

Goznales was at risk of becoming the bubble boy, needing a queen to stay alive. The runout was of no help to him and he was eliminated as the 82nd place finisher of the tournametn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Austin Peck	570,000 349,500	349,500
Danny Gonzales	Busted

Tags: Austin Peck Danny Gonzales

07-21-2019 12:10 UTC-7

Break Time

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Hill Kerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The bubble has burst and several eliminations have occurred since as Level 18 has come to a close and the remaining 72 players take their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

07-21-2019 12:31 UTC-7

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

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Hill Kerby

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 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

07-21-2019 12:42 UTC-7

Volume 1 - Photos from Day 2 of HPT Golden Gates

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Hill Kerby

07-21-2019 12:47 UTC-7

Ramadanis Sends Moscati To the Payout Line

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Hill Kerby

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Vincent Moscati shoved all in for his last 32,000 from middle position and received calls from Andreas Ramadanis on the button and Rich Dixon in the big blind.

With Ramadanis and Dixon competing for the side pot, the flop fell and Dixon checked. Ramadanis bet 25,000 and Dixon called. The turn came and Dixon checked to Ramadanis again who bet 58,000. After about 15 seconds, Dixon folded, showing the face-up and it was time to expose the live cards in the hand.

Vincent Moscati:
Andreas Ramadanis:

Moscati was in need of a ten to hit a straight in order to improve beyond the two pair of Ramadanis and was unable to hit it on the river , resulting in the dealer calling for a payout on his behalf.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Dixon	508,000 366,000	366,000
Vincent Moscati	Busted

Tags: Andreas Ramadanis Vincent Moscati

07-21-2019 12:57 UTC-7

Places 73-81

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Hill Kerby

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The following players finished 73-81st place ($1,917).

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Moscati	Busted
Brendan Hocker	Busted
Michael Harrington	Busted
Tyler Kenney	Busted
Igor Balaban	Busted
Behrouz Keshtavar	Busted
Andrew Vandervolgen	Busted
Craig Dubberstein	Busted
Corey Zedo	Busted
Steve LePeau	Busted
Barb Visher	Busted
Kevin LaCombe	Busted
Eric Smidinger	Busted

Aaron Johnson	Busted