Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood Casino Columbus
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood Casino Columbus
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$855,540
Entries
588
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Brian Frye Leads as 14 Players Advance from Day 1a of HPT Columbus
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On the Heartland Poker Tour’s first-ever visit to Hollywood Casino Columbus, 103 runners took part in the first of three starting flights in the $1,650 HPT Main Event. After 15 levels of play on Day 1a, just 14 remained with Brian Frye and his stack of 537,000 leading the pack.
Others to bag big stacks were Abdul Amer (469,500) and arguably one of the biggest names in the field in Nick Guagenti, who currently sits 20th on Ohio’s all-time money list with more than $1 million in tournament earnings. He made it through with 433,500. Rounding out the top five were Keith Thurman (260,000) and Vitaliy Neymar (220,500).
Others to advance to Sunday’s Day 2 were Kwynn Richards (217,500), Anthony Kelly (174,500), Ryan Kalb (122,000), Matt Radcliffe (96,500), and Scott Dehm (14,000), who left with two and a half hours to go an saw his 100K stack whittled down by the blinds and antes.
Among those to fire and fall on 1a were Henry Zhou, Iverson Snuffer, Michael Hahn, Mike Sabbia, Justin Boggs, Bryant Miller, WSOP bracelet winner Adam Friedman, and Caleb King.
For Snuffer, he busted in Level 10 (600/1,200/1,200) after flopping a set of tens only to discover his opponent had flopped a set of jacks. He indicated he’ll return on Friday for the 1b flight.
Day 1b will take place at Noon on Friday followed by 1c on Saturday at the same time. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to capture all the action from both flights, so be sure to tune in all weekend for all the HPT action you can handle.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
537,000 | 6,000 |
|
469,500 | 19,500 |
|
433,500 | |
|
260,000 | 160,000 |
|
|
220,500 | 220,500 |
|
217,500 | 17,500 |
|
180,000 | 55,000 |
|
174,500 | |
|
160,500 | |
|
|
130,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
122,000 | |
|
96,500 | 21,500 |
|
74,800 | -25,200 |
|
14,000 | -61,000 |
Four More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament staff just announced the remaining 14 players will play four more hands before bagging and tagging for the night. Stay tuned for a list of chip counts along with a recap of the Day 1a action.
Landman Runs Into Aces
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Clint Landman moved all in for his remaining short stack and was called by Brian Frye.
Landman revealed the 
and quickly realized that he was in deep trouble when Frye turned over the 
.
The board only made things worse for Landman as it ran out 
to give Frye to rest of Landman's chips.
15 players now remain in flight 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
475,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Slow Going
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The final 16 players seem intent on making it to the end of the night as the action has slowed considerably at the final two tables. With Level 14 coming to an end they'll need to survive another 40 minutes to make it happen. If three of them fall before then, play will come to a halt with 13 remaining.
Frye Takes from Thurman
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Preflop Brian Frye raised to 8,000 from early position. Keith Thurman called from the button as both blinds folded.
The flop came 
. Frye led out with a bet of 10,000, which was quickly called by Thurman.
The turn was the 
. Frye bet 13,000 and Thurman quickly called once again.
The river went check-check. Frye turned over the 
, Thurman mucked and Frye collected a nice size pot to add to his stack.
Landman Doubles Up
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Vitaliy Neymar limped from middle position and it folded around to Clint Landman, who moved all in for around 25,000 from the hijack. Neymar tanked and made the call.
Neymar: 
Landman: 
The board ran out 
giving Landman the best of it on the river with a straight for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000 | -146,000 |
|
|
13,000 | -107,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000