Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$864,360
Entries
588
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
100,000
David Litt Leads 34 Survivors on Day 1B
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Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The second of three Day 1 flights for the $1,650 HPT Black Hawk Main Event pushed the Golden Gates to their limits with 221 entrants for the day. A few waves of long alternate lists dominated the early part of the day but after the day settled in players were able to rebuy with ease. Following 15 levels of action, David Litt leads the field after bagging up a touch over 600,000.
In the late levels there were a couple of players flirting with counts in the 400,000s but by night's end Adam Demersseman and Eric Hall were a distant second place each with 358,000. James Carroll rounded out the chase pack with 348,000. Ralph Massey, Jared Ottoson and Angel Howell all return for Day 2 with a more average stack.
Several players couldn't get things going the right way today and fell short of bagging, including; Aaron Massey, Faraz Jaka, John Beauprez and Allen Kessler.
Saturday is the final flight and tournament organizers are expecting a huge field. Players can buy in as early as 10 am and are being told to expect long lines. They'll play the same schedule but have an hour less of turnaround time when Sunday gets going at 11 am.
Day 1A drew 81 entrants with 15 survivors and Day 1B drew 221 entrants with 34 survivors - making for 302 total entrants and 49 Day 2 players.
Final Day 1B Chip Counts
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
603,000 | 103,000 |
|
358,000 | 3,000 |
|
358,000 | -42,000 |
|
348,000 | 178,000 |
|
325,000 | 325,000 |
|
309,000 | 79,000 |
|
289,000 | 129,000 |
|
|
268,000 | -12,000 |
|
263,000 | 83,000 |
|
240,000 | 120,000 |
|
230,000 | |
|
222,000 | 64,000 |
|
|
187,000 | |
|
|
181,000 | -99,000 |
|
170,000 | |
|
167,000 | |
|
166,000 | |
|
|
151,000 | |
|
|
140,000 | |
|
138,000 | |
|
137,000 | -78,000 |
|
|
135,000 | |
|
126,000 | -139,000 |
|
|
123,000 | |
|
|
119,000 | 119,000 |
Four More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The clock has reached the ten minutes remaining mark and the field will play four more hands. Then they'll bag and tag for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 11 am.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Faraz Jaka Eliminated
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Faraz Jaka got seriously short and pushed his last 30,000 in preflop and Daniel Wojcik called.
Jaka: 
Wojcik: 
The board ran 
, Jaka didn't improve and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 150,000 |
|
Busted |
"You Don't Know Who I Am?"
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | |
|
|
355,000 | 155,000 |
|
|
330,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
280,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
280,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
265,000 | 57,000 |
|
|
230,000 | |
|
|
215,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
170,000 | -55,000 |
|
|
158,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
73,000 | 3,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Litt Extends His Lead
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
We caught up with this hand on the flop of 
, an unknown player checked and David Litt moved all in. The opponent tanked for a good bit before saying, "Fuck it, why not?" and pushed his chips forward.
Litt: 
Opponent: 
The board finished 
, Litt made Broadway and the unknown player took a moment before leaving the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | 100,000 |
Carroll Chips Up
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
A short-stacked player moved all in preflop holding pocket tens and James Carroll called with pocket jacks. The board ran 
and Carroll eliminated the player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | 15,000 |