Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood Casino Columbus
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Ritter Doubles Up
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A player under the gun raised to 27,000 and Greg Ritter reraised it to 53,000 with 165,000 behind.
The player under the gun made the call and the flop came 
. The player under the gun checked and Ritter moved all in and was quickly called.
Ritter: 
Opponent: 
The turn came the 
giving Ritter a set of jacks, and the river was the 
. Ritter's set of jacks held and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
271,000
-52,500
|
-52,500 |
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
850,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
650,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
530,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
525,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
525,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
500,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
337,500
|
337,500 |
|
||
|
440,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
400,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
|
340,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
310,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
225,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
210,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Grise in Great Shape Late in Day 2
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The board was out showing 
, and the small blind bet 35,000 into a pot of 65,000. Ben Grise raised to 120,000 and the small blind tanked before finally making the call.
Grise showed him the 
for the full house, which put him very good shape late in Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
664,000
279,500
|
279,500 |
Friedman Lays it Down to Cramer
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
On a flop that read 
, Adam Friedman bet 36,000 in a four-way pot. Two players folded to Spenser Cramer who raised it up to about 140,000. Friedman cut out the call to go to the turn.
The turn was the 
and Cramer moved all in for 314,000.
Friedman immediately looked torn by the decision and went deep into the tank. He played with his chips and asked for a count while trying to suss out his opponent. Eventually he laid it down and asked for Cramer to show, to which Cramer did not oblige.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
760,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Fan Support
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sabbia Double Up Late in Day 2
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Sabbia moved all in and a player in middle position made the call.
Sabbia: 
Oppponent: 
The board came the 
, and Sabbia's pair of aces doubled him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000
-207,000
|
-207,000 |
Suggs Pushes Out Amer
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
After a raised pot preflop the flop came . Xavier Suggs bet 40,000 to Abdul Amer who called.
The turn was the 
. Suggs checked and Amer followed with an 80,000 bet. Suggs paused before pushing all in for about 300,000. Amer considered it for a brief moment before laying it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000
160,500
|
160,500 |
|
|
435,000
281,500
|
281,500 |
Get to Know Reigning HPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
One of the best stories of 2018 was the incredible year of Minnesota’s Aaron Johnson. Back in May, PokerNews spoke with Johnson about leading the Player of the Year races on both Season 9 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) and Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Season XIV.
Over the next seven months, Johnson maintained his lead on the MSPT, and while he lost the HPT lead for a bit, he ultimately ended with it thanks to a deep run in the season finale. That allowed Johnson to become the first player to ever win POY titles on two different tours in the same year.
For doing so, Johnson won a $10,000 prize package for each tour.
“It feels amazing,” Johnson told PokerNews. “Coming into the year I certainly wanted to make a run at MSPT POY (which has always been a goal of mine), but I never imagined that I’d be in contention for multiple POY titles. To actually achieve it is unreal.”
Unfortunately, Johnson isn't here at the HPT Columbus today.
For more on the reigning HPT POY, check out his full interview here on PokerNews.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000