Day 1A Photos
Courtesy of Korey Stewart
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Lawrenceburg
Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Adam Bacon Wins HPT Lawrenceburg Monster Stack Kickoff
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The HPT Lawrenceburg stop actually kicked off last weekend with Event #1: $300 Monster Stack, which crushed its $75K GTD by drawing 685 runners and creating a $174,675 prize pool.
Among those to cash the tournament were Derrick Rose (27th - $1,100), Jeremy Pistor (13th - $1,904), Thomas Mayer (5th - $7,983), and Cameron Douglas (3rd - $15,633). In the end, Adam Bacon defeated Marvin Tuckett in heads-up play to win the title and $38,189 top prize.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Bacon | Montpelier, OH | $38,189 |
| 2 | Marvin Tuckett | Waverly, OH | $23,808 |
| 3 | Cameron Douglas | Bridgeton, MO | $15,633 |
| 4 | Justin Webb | Springfield, OH | $10,917 |
| 5 | Thomas Mayer | McCordsville, IN | $7,983 |
| 6 | Mark Parrish | Richmond, IN | $6,114 |
| 7 | Greg Yeager | Sabina, OH | $5,118 |
| 8 | Matt Itils | Union, KY | $4,280 |
| 9 | Josh Lee | Kokomo, IN | $3,494 |
| 10 | Donald Kalb | Loveland, OH | $2,673 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Warren Out Front Early On
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Bruce Hugon opened to 700 from middle position and was called by Trevor Warren in the cutoff, Brandon Banet on the button, and Matthew Rohrer in the small blind.
The flop fell 
and the action checked to Warren who bet 1,100. Nobody wanted to let go of their cards yet as the other three players all called to see the 
on the turn.
Rohrer led out for 2,500 this time which got Hugon to fold but Warren and Banet still called. The river was the 
and Rohrer opted to check now. Warren announced a bet of 3,500 and both Banet and Rohrer slid their cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,500
16,500
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16,500 |
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23,000
-7,000
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-7,000 |
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21,300
-8,700
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-8,700 |
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17,900
-12,100
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-12,100 |
Koch Picks Off a Bluff
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Picking up the action on the turn with a board of 
already spread across the felt, Bob Koch in the small blind was heads-up with the player in the cutoff.
Koch checked and his opponent bet 5,200 into a pot of around 7,000. Koch thought for a minute before making the call and the 
completed the board. Koch checked again and his opponent counted out a bet of 11,200. Koch instantly tossed a single chip in to signify a call and turned over 
.
That proved to be good enough to earn the pot as his opponent shook his head and mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,800 |
First Break of the Day
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
The first three levels have come to an end which means the players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Hiudt on the Road to Recovery
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
The board read 
and Joey Hiudt was faced with a bet of 10,000 from the player on his right. Hiudt moved all in for 18,200 and his opponent gave it some thought before making the call.
Joey Hiudt: 
Opponent: 
There were plenty of cards Hiudt needed to dodge in order to stay alive and the 
on the river happened to be one of them as he let out a sigh of relief.
"You should've seen this hand earlier," Hiudt piped up as he dragged in the bot. According to Hiudt, he flopped a flush against a set of nines only to have his opponent make quad nines on the turn which left him on a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,300 |
More Entries After the Break
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
The latest list of entries since the break includes Adam Friedman, Nick Pupillo, and Timothy Burden who already doubled his starting stack after waking up with pocket aces on his very first hand.
Greg Raymer has taken a seat on the sidelines for now after losing all of his chips and is contemplating re-entering today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Friedman Sends One to the Rail
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Adam Friedman raised it up to 700 from early position and the player on his left stuck in a three-bet to 2,100. The action folded back to Friedman who made the call to go heads-up to a flop of 
.
Friedman started off with a check and his opponent shoved all in for a little over 7,000. Friedman snap-called and turned over 
for a set of tens. His opponent was drawing nearly dead with and the 
on the turn sealed his fate. The river was the 
to give Friedman a full house and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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55,200
25,200
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25,200 |
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