Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows
Main Event
Day: 1a
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
7
125,500
8
68,000
Yocca Takes Down Pot With Straight
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
A player in early position opened to 800 and was called by four players. John Yocca led from the big blind for 2,300 on a 
flop and was called by the original raiser. The two players saw the 
turn, and Yocca bet 4,000. His opponent called, and the river brought a 
, and action was checked through to showdown.
Yocca tabled 
for a turned straight and took down the pot, good for over 16,000.
Yocca is looking to improve on his finish from HPT The Meadows in November 2017, where he took second place for $62,500.
Davis Bet-Folds River to a Shove
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
On a 
flop, the blinds checked to the button, where a player put in a bet of 800. Tony Davis made it 1,600, the big blind called, and the two players went heads up to the 
. Davis bet 3,200 and the big blind called. On the 
river, Davis bet 6,000.
This time, the big blind slid in his whole stack of 20,900 and Davis folded immediately.
"Nice river," he said with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,400 | |
|
|
20,500
-13,100
|
-13,100 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
18,600
|
18,600 |
|
||
|
|
39,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
|
31,500
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
|
26,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
Breuning Chips Up Before First Break
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Angelo Breuning opened the cutoff to 800 and was called by the button and big blind. He fired a continuation-bet of 1,200 on a 
flop and the button called. The two continued to the 
turn, and Breuning bet 2,000. His opponent called, bringing the 
on the river. Breuning then fired a third bullet of 3,500 and was called.
He showed 
for a rivered Broadway, fading the chop from his opponent's 
.
A couple hands later, action was joined three-handed on another flop, with Breuning in the hijack versus opponents in the cutoff and under the gun. The player under the gun bet 2,200 and Breuning raised to 7,200. The cutoff folded, and under the gun called. Both players checked through the 
turn, bringing a 
river. Breuning's opponent checked and then after some time called his 8,000 river bet.
Breuning tabled 
, having flopped the nuts, and sits comfortably at first break with around 68,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Snodgrass' Queens Stay Good
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Josh Snodgrass bet 1,500 from the small blind on 
and an opponent in the hijack called. Snodgrass bet 1,500 on the 
turn and his opponent made it 4,500. Snodgrass went nowhere.
On the 
river, both players checked with the hijack simply turning over 
for flopped top pair, but Snodgrass had him smoked the whole way with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000 |
Take 15
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Players are on their first break of the day.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Visbisky's Top Pair Good
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Action was joined on a 
turn with a little over 2,000 in the pot. Alex Visbisky checked and called his opponent's bet of 2,100. He then check-called another bet of 3,500 on the river and tabled 
, good for top pair. His opponent mucked, and he is now sitting with around 37,000 in his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Scaglione's River Bet Wins
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
After a series of limps, the big blind made a raise to 1,500 and got three callers. He continued for 3,000 on the 
flop, and only Chuck Scaglione, on the button called. Both players checked the , bringing a . The big blind checked and Scaglione bet 7,400, earning a fold in short order.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
30,000
|
30,000 |