Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows
Main Event
Day: 1c
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
8
224,000
Bowersock Building a Stack
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
A player opened to 1,000 from middle position and Mark Bowersock called from the cutoff. The players on the button and in both blinds called, and the five players in the hand went to the 
flop. Action checked to Bowersock, who bet 3,000. The small blind was the only caller, and the two were now heads up. The turn came the 
, and both players checked. The 
river was then dealt, and the small blind bet 6,500. Bowersock did not take long to make the call.
His opponent showed 
for the missed draw, and Bowersock turned over 
and took down the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
Reno Chipping Up
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Michael Reno won a few decent-sized pots in a short time span. We joined action for one hand with three-way action on a flop of 
, with action on Penny Banhidy. She checked, and Reno bet 1,800. The third player in the hand folded, and Banhidy made the call. The turn came 
and Banhidy led out for 3,000. Reno called, bringing the 
river. Banhidy again led out for 5,000, and Reno put in a raise to 16,000. Banhidy folded, and Reno was shipped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
27,500
8,300
|
8,300 |
Robinson Finds a Photo-Worthy Hand
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
On a completed board of 
, Blake Robinson was facing a bet of 12,500. He decided to stick his stack of just under 20,000 in there and his opponent snap-folded.
"I gotta get a picture of this one," Robinson declared, throwing 
into the middle for a royal flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 |
"Six Flags" Mikey Back With Chips
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Mikey Esquivel's roller coaster of an afternoon continues, as he now finds himself at around 54,000. We caught up with him and he revealed that he had chipped up on a hand where he raised from early position with 
and received two calls from players in position behind him. The flop was 
with two diamonds, and Esquivel fired a continuation-bet of 1,200. Both players called, bringing a on the turn. Esquivel checked, and the next player to act bet 3,000. The third player called, as did Esquivel, and all three players saw the 
river. Esquivel and the player after him checked, and the third player bet 4,800. Esquivel thought about it and made the call, while the other player folded.
The third player tabled 
for ace high, and Esquivel's two pair, sixes and fours, were good.
While catching up with him, he then raised a hand to 1,200 from under the gun and received a call from the player on the button. A player in the big blind went all in for 1,400, which Esquivel and the player on the button both called. The flop was 
and both players competing for the side pot checked. The turn brought an 
and Esquivel fired 2,500 into the pot. His opponent folded, and Esquivel and the big blind flipped over their hands.
Mikey Esquivel:
Big blind:
The river brought a blank, and Esquivel's aces held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000
42,800
|
42,800 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
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Brock Fades Diamonds
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
John Brock was all in for 22,300, about the size of the pot, on the button. The board read 
and a player in the small blind was tanking with a third player behind still to act. The small blind called after awhile and the third player mucked.
Someone predicted set over set, but it was Brock's 
against 
for top pair and a flush draw. The river was the 
, improving Brock's opponent but not enough to overtake the set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Gaunt Finds Hero Call
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
Action was on the button on Marcus Gaunt after the river with a board reading . There was about 18,000 in the pot and his opponent in the cutoff was all in for 20,500. Gaunt had about 24,000 in his stack and was deliberating for about two minutes. Eventually, he put in the call.
His opponent said he had two pair, and turned over 
. Much to Gaunt's satisfaction, he tabled for a higher two pair to secure the elimination and win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
41,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
29,600
29,600
|
29,600 |
|
27,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
25,300
-4,700
|
-4,700 |
|
24,100
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
23,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
13,200
-16,800
|
-16,800 |