Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Lawrenceburg
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Lawrenceburg
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$532,800
Entries
555
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
The Final Nine Battle for the HPT Lawrenceburg $1,100 Main Event
From an exceeding field of 555 entries, the Heartland Poker Tour Lawrenceburg $1,100 Main Event is now down to the final nine players. George Janssen closed out Day 2 on a massive heater to take an overwhelming chip lead into the final table.
Janssen has already secured his largest career cash but with over $100,000 for first place, his sights will be set on locking up the title. The Michigan native will bring 6,695,000 to the table when the final day gets underway, more than 40% of the total chips in play. Sitting in second place is Gregory Wood with 2,300,000 and is the only player who has previous HPT final table experience. Rounding out the top three stacks is Douglas Songer with 1,760,000 chips.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Janssen | 6,695,000 | 112 |
| 2 | Joey Hiudt | 1,510,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Gregory Wood | 2,300,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Gary Breslauer | 815,000 | 14 |
| 5 | Douglas Songer | 1,760,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Donald Kalb | 1,120,000 | 19 |
| 7 | Mike Shin | 695,000 | 12 |
| 8 | Angela Shade | 1,005,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Ian Richardson | 755,000 | 13 |
The action is slated to get underway at 12pm EST inside the ballroom of the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. There will be 6:40 remaining in level 27 with the blinds at 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante. The levels will continue to be 40 minutes in length and will be reduced to 30 minutes when heads-up play begins.
Most of these players will get their first taste of playing in front of an audience on a live stream. The live stream will begin at the start of play and will be on a 30-minute delay with hole cards being shown. It can be seen on Twitch or by clicking on the 'Livestream' tab.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be syncing its live updates with the stream and you can follow all of the action until a winner is crowned.
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Breslauer Doubles Through Wood
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The action folded around to Gregory Wood who raised it up to 130,000 on the button and Gary Breslauer shoved all in for 635,000 in the small blind. Wood asked for a count and then made the call to put Breslauer at risk.
Gary Breslauer: 
Gregory Wood: 
The flop came 
and Breslauer was still in a dominating position. The 
on the turn provided Wood with some chop outs but the 
on the river secured the double up for Breslauer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | -200,000 |
|
1,400,000 | 585,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Mike Shin Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,586)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joey Hiudt opened to 200,000 in middle position and Mike Shin shoved all in for 1,215,000 from the small blind. The action was back on Hiudt who asked for a count and thought for a minute before making the call.
Joey Hiudt: 
Mike Shin: 
Hiudt held on to the lead in this massive flip through the flop of 
. The 
on the turn changed nothing and the 
on the river was the dagger to eliminate Shin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000 | 2,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Janssen Gets the Best of Hiudt
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
With the action folded to George Janssen in the small blind, he raised it up to 240,000. Joey Hiudt stuck in a three-bet to 500,000 from the big blind and Janssen called.
The flop fell 
and Janssen check-called a bet of 380,000 from Hiudt. The paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the on the river. Janssen led out for 700,000 and Hiudt looked him up. Janssen tabled for a flush and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,100,000 | 1,405,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -1,600,000 |
Angela Shade Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,233)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Angela Shade limped in from the cutoff and Ian Richardson shoved all in for 1,030,000 on the button. George Janssen re-shoved all in over the top and Shade called off her stack of 525,000.
Ian Richardson: 
Geroge Janssen: 
Angela Shade: 
The flop fell 
to give Shade a flush draw but Richardson was still out front with his pocket tens. The on the turn and the 
changed nothing sending Shade home in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,100,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
2,600,000 | 1,845,000 |
|
Busted |
First Break of the Day
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The remaining seven players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,095,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
2,785,000 | 185,000 |
|
1,930,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
1,690,000 | -410,000 |
|
|
1,570,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
1,035,000 | -65,000 |
|
550,000 | -570,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000