Welcome to Day 1b of the HPT The Meadows Main Event
Season XV of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) resumes today with the second of three initial flights to the $1,100 buy-in Main Event Day 1b flight at The Meadows Casino just south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Yesterday’s Day 1a flight drew only 53 players for this $250,000 guarantee tournament, with eight advancing to Day 2 after a 12-hour day. Upon completion of play, Jason Pickup found himself with a massive chip lead. He eliminated two players at the end of the night and found himself with 387,500 chips to take with him into Sunday’s Day 2, well clear of the next two closest stacks from Chuck Scaglione (252,000) and Doug Krency (234,500).
Players will receive 30,000 in chips and play 15 levels of 40 minutes each. Unlimited reentries are available until the end of the dinner break after Level 9.
Today’s flight is the second of three. Players who do not survive today’s heat will have the option to return tomorrow for the last flight of the tournament. All players who advance will return for Day 2 action at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Players will play down to the final table, which will then be live streamed on Monday.
Cards are in the air at noon local time. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor bringing you updates on the action through the duration of the tournament.