2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows

Main Event
Day: 1c
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

Main Event

Day 1c Completed

Spears Bags Huge Chip Lead at HPT The Meadows

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Andy Spears
Andy Spears

The final flight of HPT The Meadows $1,100 Main Event has concluded and 28 players have bagged and advanced from the 197 who played today, the largest field of the three by a wide margin. Andy Spears bagged the chip lead for the day and the entire tournament with a massive 526,000.

Spears was in control the entire day, steadily building his stack without much resistance. He found his way up to 100,000 by the dinner break, playing and winning a lot of smaller pots. As the blinds got bigger, so did his stack as he found himself with 180,000 midway through Level 11. By the last break, he was up to 270,000, which he almost doubled in the last two hours of play.

Spears looks to claim his first HPT title, though the spotlight is nothing new to him. With over $1.3 million in live winnings, several tournament victories, and numerous high stakes final tables under his belt, he is one of the favorites in the field as the three heats will combine to one field in the morning.

In addition to Spears, Christopher Lee (479,500) and Anthony McIe (390,500) also bagged larger stacks than Jason Pickup (387,500) the chip leader after the first two flights. Other notable players to advance included Stan Jablonski (167,500) and Iverson Cotton Snuffer (193,000).

Some players who did not advance from the final heat of the tournament were Nick Pupillo, Andy Rubinberg, DJ MacKinnon, and Mikey Esquivel.

Day 2 will resume tomorrow at 11 am local time and will be played upstairs in the poker room. Players will play down to the final table, which will be played and live streamed on Monday. The PokerNews team will be on the floor for all the action, so come back for updates for the rest of the tournament.

Tags: Andy Spears

End of Day 1c Counts (full)

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
536,000 11,000
Christopher Lee us
Christopher Lee
479,500 259,500
Anthony McIe us
Anthony McIe
390,500 -84,500
Jason Paff us
Jason Paff
375,000 145,000
Jack Kerr us
Jack Kerr
323,500 18,500
Vince Palma us
Vince Palma
239,500
Frank Dellaria us
Frank Dellaria
224,500 -50,500
David Serkoch us
David Serkoch
224,000
Chris Perkins us
Chris Perkins
223,500 -28,500
Nathan Janes us
Nathan Janes
211,000
Michael Pempin us
Michael Pempin
211,000 51,000
Marcus Gaunt us
Marcus Gaunt
208,000 88,000
Steve Pheasant us
Steve Pheasant
201,000 116,000
Iverson Cotton Snuffer us
Iverson Cotton Snuffer
193,000 -37,000
Jarrod Cipresse us
Jarrod Cipresse
191,500 -28,500
James Pisano us
James Pisano
175,000 105,000
Stan Jablonski us
Stan Jablonski
167,500 12,500
Sean Connell us
Sean Connell
167,000 25,000
Mark Bowersock us
Mark Bowersock
164,500 92,500
Lydia Waltonbaugh us
Lydia Waltonbaugh
152,500 -37,500
Brian Patterson us
Brian Patterson
149,500
Ray Joll us
Ray Joll
141,000 141,000
Ed Hafer us
Ed Hafer
134,000
George Stathers us
George Stathers
128,000
Kannan Chandran us
Kannan Chandran
107,500 32,500

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Spears Pipped

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Andy Spears opened for 9,000 in middle position and Jack Kerr defended big blind. The flop came {k-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Kerr check-called 7,000. Both checked the {9-Clubs}, bringing a {2-Spades} river. Spears sighed and called a 15,000 bet on the end and Kerr opened {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

"Whoo," Spears said. "Pipped."

He flicked {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} into the middle.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
525,000 255,000
Jack Kerr us
Jack Kerr
305,000 54,000

Tags: Andy SpearsJack Kerr

Dellaria KOs Another

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a {9-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} flop, a player on the button got his stack of about 45,000 in against Frank Dellaria, holding {q-}{9-}. Unfortunately for him, Dellaria had him crushed with {q-}{q-} and the turn and river ran out {7-Spades} and {2-Hearts} to send the pot Dellaria's way.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Dellaria us
Frank Dellaria
275,000 -40,000

Tags: Frank Dellaria

Bad River Costs McIe

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The board read {5-Spades}{a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{q-Hearts} and Chris Perkins bet 20,000 from the small blind. Anthony McIe made it 65,000 in late position and Perkins went deep into the tank. After thinking awhile, he flicked in a chip.

McIe showed {q-}{10-} for trips but Perkins had {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for trips with a better kicker that played.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony McIe us
Anthony McIe
475,000 -10,000
Chris Perkins us
Chris Perkins
252,000 82,000

Tags: Anthony McIeChris Perkins

Dellaria Sends One Home Early

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Just minutes into the final level of the night, Frank Dellaria opened with a raise to 16,000 and another player went all in from the small blind for around 70,000. Dellaria made the call and the players turned over their cards.

Frank Dellaria: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Opponent: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{5-Spades}{q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{a-Hearts} and Dellaria secured the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Dellaria us
Frank Dellaria
225,000 -90,000

Tags: Frank Dellaria

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

McIe Wins Two Huge Pots

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

Joining action on the turn in a heads up pot with a board of {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} Anthony McIe had checked to his opponent, Sean Connell, who bet 38,000 into a pot of around 45,000. McIe check-raised to 90,000 and Connell thought for a bit before making the call. The river was the {10-Clubs} and McIe went all in for around 120,000. After some time in the tank, Connell made the fold.

A few hands later, McIe was in a pot on the button versus the cutoff on the turn. The board read {j-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs} and the cutoff bet 16,000 into a pot of around 50,000. McIe made the call, and the river came {10-Clubs}. The cutoff checked and McIe cut out a bet of 75,000, which was around two-thirds of his opponent's stack. The cutoff spent around two minutes in the tank before announcing a call and putting his chips in.

McIe tabled {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for the turned full house, to which his opponent promptly sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony McIe us
Anthony McIe
485,000 485,000

Tags: Anthony McIeSean Connell

Jablonski Doubles Through Dellaria

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

Christopher Lee bet 15,000 on {2-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} from early position and both Stan Jablonski in the hijack and Frank Dellaria in the cutoff called. Lee checked the {10-Hearts} turn and Jablonski bet 25,000. Dellaria called, but Jablonski only had about 18,000 back. Clearly expecting the all-in shove on the river, Dellaria held his chips over the pot as Jablonski shoved while the river was delivered. Dellaria called and Jablonski showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}.

Dellaria showed {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} and the river wasn't a jack so he sent over a double.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Dellaria us
Frank Dellaria
315,000 -5,000
Stan Jablonski us
Stan Jablonski
155,000 32,000

Tags: Christopher LeeFrank DellariaStan Jablonski