Here's What's in Store for Season XV of the HPT
Season XV of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) is shaping up to be a big one with stops at the Hollywood Casinos in St. Louis and the Cincinnati area (Lawrenceburg, Indiana), The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Pittsburgh, and Ameristar East Chicago. What's more, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team plans to be at each of them to capture all the action.
“HPT is excited to have PokerNews providing additional event coverage in 2019,” said Korey Stewart, HPT Marketing Manager. “Season XV is shaping up to be another record-breaking year for the tour. We’ve already added several new venues to the schedule and we’re hoping to announce a few more new additions soon. There will be plenty of opportunities for poker enthusiasts across the country to take a shot at winning life-changing money at nationally televised final tables. We’re looking forward to having an industry leader like PokerNews there to report on it every step of the way.”
Here’s a look at the current Season XV schedule with more stops expected to be announced in the near future. For more information, visit hptpoker.com and follow them on Twitter @HPTPoker.
Remaining HPT Season XV Schedule
| Series Dates | Venue | Location | Main Event Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 18-29 | Hollywood Casino Columbus | Columbus, Ohio | $1,650 |
| May 2-14 | Ameristar East Chicago | Gary, Indiana | $1,650 |
| July 10-22 | Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour | Black Hawk, CO | $1,100 |
| July 25 - August 5 | Hollywood St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | $1,650 |
| August 1-12 | Ameristar Vicksburg | Vicksburg, Mississippi | $1,100 |
| August 22-September 2 | Ameristar East Chicago | Gary, Indiana | $1,650 |
| September 26 - October 7 | The Meadows Casino | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,100 |
| October 17-28 | Daytona Beach Racing & Card Club | Daytona Beach, Florida | $1,100 |
and Todd Funderburg led out with a 7,000 bet. 
had been cracked by Garnow's 
flush. Garnow doubled up and stacked his new winnings, while Funderburg was left with a still healthy stack.
. After being checked to Joseph Russo in middle position, he made it 500 to go and both the big blind and the cutoff called. 
, the big blind checked and Russo made it 1,600. The big blind called and Russo showed him the 
giving him the nut flush.
of Radcliffe. 
of Henry Zou when the board ran out clean.
and it was checked by both Roberts and the middle position player. 
and Roberts led for 3,000 and the guy in the middle position folded. Roberts showed him the 
anyways.
and Berner checked again. The hijack made it 2,000, Berner check-raised it to 6,000, and the hijack called. 
for a set and the winning hand as the hijack mucked his cards.