2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates

Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Entries
588
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
100,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Day 1A Final Chip Counts

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Craig Casino us
Craig Casino
438,000
8,000
8,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
389,000
216,000
216,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Pierce McKellar us
Pierce McKellar
273,000
-77,000
-77,000
Mike Englert us
Mike Englert
255,000
75,000
75,000
Don Carlton us
Don Carlton
215,000
85,000
85,000
Dan Sepiol us
Dan Sepiol
193,000
111,000
111,000
WPT 1X Winner
Wally Printz us
Wally Printz
144,000
62,000
62,000
Richard Ali us
Richard Ali
132,000
-68,000
-68,000
Lawrence Brink us
Lawrence Brink
109,000
-21,000
-21,000
Craig Dubberstein us
Craig Dubberstein
92,000
-71,000
-71,000
Larry Blazer us
Larry Blazer
76,000
-64,000
-64,000
Syd Masters us
Syd Masters
59,000
-56,000
-56,000
Eric Smith us
Eric Smith
53,000
-31,000
-31,000

Craig Casino Leads Day 1A of HPT Black Hawk Main Event

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Craig Casino (Photo courtesy of Hold'em Radio)
Craig Casino (Photo courtesy of Hold'em Radio)

The first of three starting flights for the $1,650 HPT Black Hawk Main Event drew 81 entrants while the rest of the world participated in Valentine's Day. Fifteen levels of action trimmed the field to 13 remaining players with Craig Casino leading the field.

Casino finished the night with 438,000, Nick Pupillo finished second in chips with 389,000, and Pierce McKellar rounded out the top three with 273,000. WSOP bracelet winner John Beauprez lost a big hand on the final hand of the night, leaving him only with a couple of blinds and he elected to surrender his stack and try again.

Casino had a wild day where he was down to just 6,500 at one point. He tangled with two big stacks - Jason Mangold and Daniel Carrales - where he came out on top.

HPT veterans Ed Sebesta and Ossama Estafanous both joined the field but did not make it to Day 2. HPT on the High Seas winner Marty Gorenc played deep into the day but will have to return to make another deep run.

The surviving players return Sunday at 11 a.m. where the field will make the money and play down to a final table. Friday and Saturday will each host a starting flight kicking off at noon, with Saturday's field expected to be huge.

Tags: Craig Casino

Main Event

Day 1a Completed