Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows
Main Event
Day: 3
Welcome to Day 3 of 2019 HPT The Meadows
It started with 345 players and it comes down to these nine. The official final table is set and ready to rock for the Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows $1,100 Main Event.
Everyone's looking up in the chip counts at Dan Wagner, the only one over 100 big blinds with just a hair north of 2.5 million as play returns with just a few minutes remaining at 12,000/24,000/24,000. Wagner has plenty of experience with several wins and big cashes on his ledger, so he'll be a tough man to take down with his lead.
Wagner's followed in the counts by Anthony McIe at just under 2 million and nobody else is particularly close to the pair.
However, one massive obstacle a little lower in the counts is Andy Spears. The tournament vet has more than $1.3 million in cashes and owes his middling stack only to a rough beat where he had an opponent coolered with ace-king over ace-queen blind versus blind only for a queen to arrive on the river. If his luck turns around, he'll certainly be the favorite.
The competition begins here at The Meadows at noon local time, with a live stream following on a 30-minute delay. They'll play 40-minute levels until a winner claims the $76,165. You can follow the updates to see who emerges here on PokerNews, and here's a link to HPT's stream.
HPT The Meadows Final Table
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Becker | 477,000 |
| 2 | Anthony McIe | 1,981,000 |
| 3 | Marcus Gaunt | 527,000 |
| 4 | Christopher Lee | 1,275,000 |
| 5 | Lydia Waltonbaugh | 578,000 |
| 6 | Andy Spears | 1,094,000 |
| 7 | Jason Pickup | 893,000 |
| 8 | George Stathers | 1,022,000 |
| 9 | Dan Wagner | 2,509,000 |
Photos: HPT The Meadows Final Table
Photos by Dan Ross.
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 24,000
Cards in the Air
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
The first hand has been dealt, with about five minutes remaining in the level.
Pickup Firing Up Aggression Preflop
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Andy Spears opened for 50,000 in the hijack with 
and Jason Pickup made it 150,000 with 
on his left. Everyon folded back to Spears and he released as well.
The next hand, Pickup opened from the hijack with 
to 60,000 George Stathers made it 150,000 on his left with 
. Pickup shoved all in for 1.2 million and Stathers found the fold button.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
707,000
|
707,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Spears Check Raises Nuts on River
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Anthony McIe opened from the hijack to 75,000 with and action folded to Andy Spears in the big blind, who defended with 
. The flop was 
and Spears checked to McIe, who made a continuation-bet of 60,000. Spears made the call, and the turn was the 
. Both players checked, bringing the 
river. Spears checked, and McIe bet 140,000. Spears announced a raise and put in 475,000. After some time, McIe folded his rivered pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
-281,000
|
-281,000 |
|
1,100,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Becker Jams
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Kelly Becker opened in middle position with 
for 75,000 and George Stathers defended big blind with .
Becker flopped top pair on 
and ripped all in after Stathers checked, with Stathers instantly letting his underpair go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
489,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Becker and Waltonbaugh Go To Battle
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Lydia Waltonbaugh opened from early position with 
to 7c6s5h and action folded to Kelly Becker on the button, who called with 
. The flop came 
and both players checked. Waltonbaugh fired a bet of 75,000 on the 
turn and Becker made the call. The river brought a 
and Waltonbaugh checked. Becker made a bet of 175,000, over half her remaining stack, and Waltonbaugh sent her cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
640,000
151,000
|
151,000 |