2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates

Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$194,478
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$864,360
Total Entries
588
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 588
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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 12,000 ante

Lowenthal Runs Out of Steam

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 12,000 ante

Craig Dubberstein opened on the button and Eli Lowenthal shoved from the small blind. Dubberstein called holding {A-Spades}{J-Clubs} and the short-stacked Lowenthal tabled {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

The board ran {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{8-Spades}{K-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Lowenthal's cards were in the muck as the river hit and Dubberstein joined the century club.

Day 1A on the Backstretch, Registration Closed

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 12,000 ante

Cards are back in the air following the break and the field picked up a few more entrants - bumping the total number to 81. It's a vast improvement over 2018's Valentine's' flight that only drew 48.

There are 35 remaining players spread across four tables. They'll play the full 15 levels unless they reach a hard stop of ten remaining players - 12% of the field.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 12,000

Stacks of Significant Size at Break

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nine levels are done and the players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Registration remains open through the break until approximately 7:30 pm.

Casino Taking on the Big Stacks

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jason Mangold's table broke and he was rerouted to Craig Casino's left. Casino just leveled Daniel Carrales' former tourney leading stack and just took a bite out of Mangold's stack.

We caught them on the flop of {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{10-Hearts}, Mangold bet 12,000, Casino raised to 28,000 and Mangold popped it to 75,000. Casino moved all in for a total of 148,200 and Mangold tanked. He announced a verbal fold after some pained expression.

Casino showed {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, which sent Mangold out of his seat. "F'n A, man. Well played Craig," he said after returning to the table.

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Casino Riding a Rush

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Craig Casino was down to 6,500 just a few levels ago and worked his way back up to second in chips. We caught him in a hand on a board of {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, Kim Criter moved all in for 19,400, Casino called and Daniel Carrales called.

The turn came {Q-Spades}, Casino announced all in and Carrales folded. Criter showed {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds} but Casino had her beat with {Q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for a flopped flush. The river was the {2-Spades}.

The next hand Carrales open-shoved what was left of his stack and action folded around to Casino in the big blind. "This is really borderline," he said when he called holding {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Carrales tabled {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} but the board ran Casino's way with {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} for a flush.

Casino Doubles Through Carrales

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

After a series of preflop raises, Craig Casino got his stick in the middle preflop and Daniel Carrales called.

Carrales: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Casino: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

The board ran {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Spades}, Casino hit his six on the flop and doubled up.

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800