Main Event
Day 2 Started
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
Day 2 Seat Draw
Let the March to the HPT Hollywood Casino Columbus Final Table Begin!
The $1,650 HPT Hollywood Casino Columbus Main Event attracted 588 entrants over three starting flights, and today 94 of them will return for Day 2 action. The top 63 will earn a piece of the $855,540 prize pool with a min-cash being worth $3,067. The winner is slated to take home an astounding $191,723 top prize.
Today the plan is to play down to the final table of nine. Those players will then return tomorrow to play down to a winner on a live-streamed final table that will also be filmed for a television broadcast. It'll mark the TV debut of poker in Ohio.
World Series of Poker bracelet winner Adam Friedman begins the day as chip leader with a massive 807,000, which he bagged in the Day 1b flight. Day 1a chip leader Brian Frye (537,000) and 1c chip leader Mike Comisso (513,000) also return with big stacks.
Others returning to action include 2018 Bracelet winner Joey Couden (370,000), Randy Froehlich (475,500), Andy Spears (314,000), Ben Grise (384,500) and Ryan Rogers (285,000).
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be here all day capturing the action once cards get in the air at 11 a.m. local time. Stay tuned for all the latest and greatest straight from the tournament floor of the HPT Hollywood Casino Columbus.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Aces over Kings Early
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On the first hand of the day the classic aces over kings situation occurred. Brady Churches held 
against the 
of Larry Miller with all the chips in the middle.
The board ran out 
to preserve the aces and give Churches a nice boost to start the day and send Miller to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Some Shots from the Day 2 Field
Dollinger Busted By Queens
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
John Dollinger was getting up from the table with all his chips heading over to the stack of Bryant Madison who was showing 
on the table. Madison now has a substantial stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
Busted |
Hart Calls Moon to Bust Him
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
With the board reading 
Jeff Hart put out a bet of 13,000. Chris Moon moved all in over the top for his remaining 60,000.
Hart thought for a short time before throwing in the call. Hart was ahead as he showed the 
and Moon showed the .
The turn was the 
to give Moon outs to a flush on the river. But the river came up empty for Moon when it fell the 
to give Hart the remainder of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
115,500
|
115,500 |
|
Busted |