2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$334,650
Entries
345
Players Left
1
Average Chip Stack
10,350,000
Total Chips
10,350,000
Next Payout
Place 2
$48,215
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Snuffer Snuffed

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Iverson Cotton Snuffer
Iverson Cotton Snuffer

Iverson Cotton Snuffer pushed the last 18,000 or so he had on the turn with {3-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} on the felt and a large pot well over that sitting in the middle. Jake Sung was already all in covering that and turned over {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for top pair. Snuffer was drawing with {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and bricked on the {6-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Sung us
Jake Sung
150,000 53,000
Iverson Cotton Snuffer us
Iverson Cotton Snuffer
Busted

Tags: Iverson Cotton SnufferJake Sung

Reilly Can't Goad Esquivel into a Bluff

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mikey Esquivel checked in the big blind and called 7,000 from Bill Reilly in the cutoff on {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. Both players checked the {3-Spades}, bringing a {5-Diamonds}.

"There's your bluff card," Reilly said as Esquivel thought for about 30 seconds.

Finally, Esquivel checked and Reilly quickly turned over his {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}. Esquivel double-checked his holding and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Reilly us
Bill Reilly
85,000 8,000
Mikey Esquivel us
Mikey Esquivel
59,000 -96,000

Tags: Bill ReillyMikey Esquivel

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Kings Good for Sung

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

There was four-way action on the turn with about 22,000 in the pot and the board read {3-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Action was on Jake Sung, who bet 12,000. Two players folded before Ray Joll put in a call. The river brought the {6-Diamonds} and Sung counted out his stack, which was around a pot size bet, before announcing a bet of 9,000. Joll made the call and Sung turned over {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for top pair. Joll mucked and the pot was sent Sung's way.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Sung us
Jake Sung
97,000 -13,000
Ray Joll us
Ray Joll
73,000 -2,000

Tags: Jake SungRay Joll

Another Tough Day for Campbell

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Andrew Campbell
Andrew Campbell

Andrew Campbell's chips were being pushed to another player and we inquired as to how it happened. He said he got it in with queens but lost against ace-king to end his Day 1b hopes. One day after he busted late with the nut flush draw against an inferior flush draw, it hasn't been the best of times for Campbell at The Meadows after driving in from Chicago.

Still, he said he plans to fire Day 1c on Saturday.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Campbell us
Andrew Campbell
Busted

Tags: Andrew Campbell

A Chip and a Chair

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Dean Schultz was down to his last couple of chips a few minutes ago but had recently spun his stack back up to 10,000. There was just a pot with three limps and action to Schultz in the small blind, who announced all in for his stack. Two of the three players called, including George Scarborough from the button, taking a potential side pot to the flop. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} and the first player checked. Scarborough fired out a stack of chips and got his opponent to fold. It was then time to turn the cards up.

Schultz: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Scarborough: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

The turn and river came {a-Hearts} {9-Clubs} and Schultz now finds himself with a 15 big blind stack.

Player Chips Progress
George Scarborough us
George Scarborough
173,000 -2,000
Dean Schultz us
Dean Schultz
37,000 36,200

Tags: Dean SchultzGeorge Scarborough

Schultz on Fumes

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

After an under-the-gun limp, Dean Schultz shoved in the next seat. His neighbor, Bill Reilly, jammed as well and everyone else mucked.

Dean Schultz: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Bill Reilly: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Someone called it a "classic race" but Reilly was actually in a dominating spot. The {2-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Spades} helped Schultz a little with a straight draw but the {8-Hearts} and {6-Clubs} bricked off on the turn and river.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Reilly us
Bill Reilly
77,000 23,000
Dean Schultz us
Dean Schultz
800 -54,200

Tags: Dean SchultzBill Reilly

Ashman Raises Big and Folds

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

A player under the gun had a T5,000 chip in front of her and Ryan Ashman raised to 25,000 on the button. Small blind David Berman ripped all in for about 100,000, folding out both the first player and Ashman, who thought about 30 seconds before conceding.

Player Chips Progress
David Berman us
David Berman
135,000 13,000
Ryan Ashman us
Ryan Ashman
122,000 -18,000

Tags: David BermanRyan Ashman

Stevens Over Ebanks in Three-Bet Pot

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Joe Ebanks
Joe Ebanks

Jimmy Stevens opened the hijack to 6,000 and was met by a three-bet to 20,000 from Joe Ebanks. He called, and the flop came {2-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{4-Spades}. Stevens checked to Ebanks, who bet 13,000. Stevens called, and then checked on the {j-Clubs} turn. Ebanks fired a second bullet for 21,000 and Stevens again called. The river came a {9-Clubs} and Stevens checked a third time. Ebanks thought for a few moments and tapped the table to check back and take the hand to showdown.

Stevens turned over {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and his top pair, top kicker was good enough for Ebanks to muck his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Stevens us
Jimmy Stevens
258,000 258,000
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
WSOP 1X Winner
44,000 -66,000