Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates

02-14-2019 23:03 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Casino	370,000 70,000	70,000
Pierce McKellar	220,000 154,000	154,000
Richard Ali	200,000 100,000	100,000
Mike Englert	180,000 20,000	20,000
Nick Pupillo	173,000 118,000	118,000

Larry Blazer	140,000
Lawrence Brink	130,000 90,000	90,000
Dan Sepiol	125,000

David Newton	123,000 3,000	3,000
John Beauprez	115,000 65,000	65,000

Syd Masters	115,000 15,000	15,000
Craig Dubberstein	100,000 15,000	15,000
Eric Smith	84,000
Wally Printz	82,000 16,000	16,000
Jordan DeGrenier	80,000 15,000	15,000
Charlie Harder	58,000
Don Carlton	50,000
Tony Saccomano	40,000

Two Tables Remain

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Heading back from the final break of the night, there are only 20 players remaining spread across two tables. The hard stop is set at ten players, 12% of the field, and the consensus is that it's a coin flip of whether they get there or not.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 2,400

02-14-2019 22:33 UTC-6

Final Break of the Night

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are on the final break of the night. They've got 15 minutes to collect their thoughts and then return to play three more levels.

02-14-2019 22:25 UTC-6

DeGrenier Doubles, KOs Levy

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Levy open-shipped from under the gun for around 30,000, action folded around to Jordan DeGrenier and he called off with a shorter stack.

Levy:
DeGrenier:

The board ran , DeGreneir doubled and Levy was left with just 4,900. He was in the big blind on the next hand with 4,000 committed to the pot. DeGrenier battled Craig Casino and Syd Masters for a side pot and ultimately eliminated Levy when he paired his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan DeGrenier	65,000 25,000	25,000
David Levy	Busted

02-14-2019 22:08 UTC-6

Painful End for Mangold

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mike Englert opened to 6,500, Syd Masters called and Jason Mangold moved all in for around 45,000. Englert called and Masters folded after saying, "I hope I'm right about this."

Englert:
Mangold:

The board ran and Mangold's wild ride ended with the ultimate cooler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Englert	200,000 100,000	100,000
Jason Mangold	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-14-2019 21:45 UTC-6

Mangold Can't Stop the Bleeding

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jason Mangold and Ben Keeline put in 4,800 preflop and the dealer spread . Mangold bet 2,000, Keeline raised to 4,500 and Mangold called. The turn came , both players checked and the river came .

Mangold checked, Keeline bet 6,000 and Mangold check-raised to 30,000. Keeline thought for a moment, tossed in calling chips and Mangold showed . Keeline tabled to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Keeline	82,000 7,000	7,000
Jason Mangold	60,000 52,000	52,000

02-14-2019 21:28 UTC-6

Casino's Heater Continuing After Dinner

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The details are a little fuzzy as the players at the table replayed the action for us. Craig Casino opened to 2,700, Jason Mangold raised to 10,000 and a third player called. Casino called and the flop came .

Casino check-called 10,000 on the flop, the turn came and Casino check-called 15,000. The river came an offsuit six, Casino bet 60,000, Mangold shoved and Casino called.