Ronald Bell busted at least his second player of the day as his 
held up against the 
of Henry Zou when the board ran out clean.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |
With the board reading 
Craig Jackson bet 7,500. Matthew Radcliffe came over the top and raised all in.
Jackson made the call after brief contemplation. Jackson showed 
which bested the 
of Radcliffe.
The dealer counted out the chips to determine that Jackson had barely enough to send Radcliffe to the rail covering him by only 300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Action was limped around in a six way pot and the flop came 
. 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 turn was the 
and the action was checked around.
The river was the 
, the big blind checked and Russo made it 1,600. The big blind called and Russo showed him the 
giving him the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
With about 17,000 already in the pot, the board read 
and Todd Funderburg led out with a 7,000 bet.
Mark Garnow raised all in for his remaining 22,000. Funderburg considered the bet for a while and made the call.
Both players turned over their cards to show that Funderburg's had been cracked by Garnow's 
flush. Garnow doubled up and stacked his new winnings, while Funderburg was left with a still healthy stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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.
| 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 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Saem Ter Kim was facing an early big decision as Ronald Bell had shoved all in on the river. The board read 
.
Kim thought for several moments before making the call for all of his remaining chips. Bell turned over which bested the 
of Kim who got up from the table as his chips went over to Bell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
Busted |
After having called a bet of 1,200 on the turn, Robert Constable was facing a 4,100 river bet from Christina Beggrow as the board read 
.
After a moment of thought he made the call. Beggrow turned over 
and Constable showed her for the winning two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
