Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows
Main Event
Day: 1c
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
8
224,000
Snuffer Caught Bluffing
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Iverson Cotton Snuffer bet 3,500 on the river after his big blind neighbor checked to him on 
. The big blind flicked in a chip to call and Snuffer announced king-high. In response, the big blind showed 
.
"What kinda call was that?" an incredulous Snuffer exclaimed. "I like that call. That impressed me...or depressed me, I guess."
At another table, Frank Bonacci ran dry on chips and headed to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
Busted |
Nick Pupillo Eliminated by Jordan Smith
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Action was opened preflop by a raise to 1,500 from the hijack. Jordan Smith three-bet from the cutoff to 4,000. Nick Pupillo four-bet all in for around 22,000 from the small blind, and the cutoff folded before Smith put in the chips to make the call.
Nick Pupillo: 
Jordan Smith: 
The flop came 
giving Pupillo a pair of queens, but the turn was a , completing Broadway for Smith. The river was the 
and Smith faded the chop to take down the pot and send Nick Pupillo to the rail for a moment, though he has since reentered on the final heat of this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
30,000
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
||
Paff Picks One Off
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
On a four-way flop of 
with four players and around 7,500 in the pot, both players in the blinds checked and action was on Jason Paff in early position. He bet 3,500 and the hijack raised to 11,000. The turn came and both players checked. The river was the 
and Paff checked to his opponent, who bet 12,000.
Paff made the call and his opponent tabled for the missed flush draw. Seeing this, Paff turned over 
for three of a kind and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
James Pupillo Can't Fade the Spade
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
A player in middle position was all in for 31,200, which looked to be over the size of the pot. The board read 
and James Pupillo was in the tank on the button.
"You got it, you got it," he finally said, sliding some chips in and tabling 
.
It was good for the moment against 
but the dealer delivered a 
river to complete his opponent's flush draw.
"So sick," was all Pupillo could mutter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,800
-52,200
|
-52,200 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Sully Fades the Deck
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
On a 
flop, Brendan Sully was all in from the button for 13,800 and a player in the big blind had called. A third player under the gun ripped over that for about 40,000 more and the big blind snap-called with 
for a combo draw. Sully held 
for a set and the third player for top two.
Two black bricks hit: 
and . Sully dragged a triple up and the player with two pair seemed happy to take the larger side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Snuffer Wins Two Straight
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Action was joined on the river with the board reading 
and Iverson Cotton Snuffer had a bet of 11,600 in front of him out of the small blind. His opponent went into the tank and eventually called.
Snuffer tabled 
for turned trips and collected the pot after his opponent mucked.
On the very next hand, action folded to Snuffer on the button who limped in. Action went three ways to the flop after the small blind completed and the big blind checked, and the flop came 
. The small blind led out for 1,500, and Snuffer called following a fold from the big blind. The turn brought a 
and the small blind bet 3,500. After a short wait, Snuffer raised to 8,500. The small blind thought and eventually called. The river was the and both players checked to showdown.
Upon checking back, Snuffer immediately announced two pair and tabled , which was good as his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
29,500
|
29,500 |
Nolen Eliminated by Suckout
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Bob Nolen was just eliminated from the tournament. We caught up with a player on his table and found out he was all in for his last chips preflop with 
versus the 
of Zinoviy Pelekh. The board ran out 
, giving Pelekh two pair on the turn to crack Nolen's top pair, top kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000
50,800
|
50,800 |
|
Busted |
Spears' Shove Gets Through
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Andy Spears was all in from the cutoff on a flop of 
. His opponent on his right had already made a significant commitment to the pot with 8,000 while having only 17,000 or so back. That player tanked for over a minute before mucking.
Spears is sitting on just over 100 big blinds as his table has broken for the second time and he heads to find a new one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
48,300
|
48,300 |