Ron Bell in the hijack position raised to 18,000, Hal Rotholz tanked before moving all in. Bell made the call.
Bell: 
Rotholz: 
The board came 
, and Rotholz's set of aces doubled him up early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
164,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
||
|
105,000
-122,500
|
-122,500 |
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 |
Action was on the turn as the board read 
. Fred Li called the 28,000 bet from Kevin Eyster.
The river was the 
. Li checked it over to Eyster who put in a large bet that was enough to put Li all in.
Li called quickly and Eyster turned over the 
which Li could not beat as he mucked his hand and stood up to leave the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Rick Moorehead began Day 2 with just 49,000 in chips but in less than an hour, he's spun it up to 175,000.
In a recent hand, Moorehead moved all in for around 100,000 from the cutoff and Thai Ha opted to call off for approximately 75,000 in the big blind.
Moorehead: 
Ha: 
Ha's best chance at staying alive was to catch an ace, but that proved easier said than done as the board ran out a dry 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
With the board showing 
, Brian Frasca bet 18,000 into a pot of 24,000 from the big blind. Jerry Miller tanked for awhile before making the call.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Frasca showed the 
, and Miller showed him the 
for the ace high and better hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
-23,500
|
-23,500 |
|
21,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
A preflop all-in situation had run out. Harpreet Padda had moved all in for 127,000 and was called by Craig Casino.
Padda's bested the of Casino when a King hit the turn to give him the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
-128,000
|
-128,000 |
|
255,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
Caleb King raised to 11,000 under the gun and George Janssen called in the big blind. The flop came 
, and it was checked by both players.
The turn was the 
and again it was checked around.
The river was the and King bet 19,500, Janssen made the call and turned over the 
and King mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
192,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Raymond Ezzie pushed all in from early position for his remaining amount of about 115,000. He was called by Brent Ballentine to his immediate left. Two players in late position thought for a while before eventually folding.
Ballentine showed the .
"That's what I was hoping to see." said Ezzie as he turned over the 
.
Ezzie would find help on the flop as the board ran out 
to give him the big double up and leave Ballentine short stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
60,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day. They're less than a table away from the money, meaning the bubble should hit shortly after play resumes.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
