Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows
Main Event
Day: 1c
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
8
224,000
Chip Counts at First Break
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
65,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
62,300
32,300
|
32,300 |
|
|
56,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
44,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
39,000
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
||
|
|
32,700
-5,300
|
-5,300 |
|
|
19,200
-12,300
|
-12,300 |
|
11,400
-18,600
|
-18,600 |
|
|
11,200
1,200
|
1,200 |
James Pupillo Doubles Before Break
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
In the final minutes before the first break, there was a pot with over 35,000 in the middle with a board of 
. The hand had finished, and the dealer was counting out the stacks of James Pupillo and James Watson, as the two had been all in.
Watson's hand was already mucked, while Pupillo's 
was still visible for a full house. His remaining chips prior to the river bet was 13,800, which was matched from Watson's stack. After the hand was over, Watson was extremely short, and was since eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Break Time
Level 4
: 100/300, 300 ante
The players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day. Play will resume with blinds at 100/300 and a 300 big blind ante.
Nick Pupillo Put in a Bind
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Three players checked to Nick Pupillo on the button and he bet 2,400 into about 5,000 on 
. The big blind and a middle player called but the cutoff, William Dopico, woke up with a big raise to 13,400. Pupillo put his head in his hands and thought for awhile then mucked with a sigh. Everyone else folded in short order.
"Fours?" Pupillo asked.
He was met with silence.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
36,200
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
|
||
Schwartz Eliminated by Esquivel
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
In walking the room, the seat Keith Schwartz previously occupied was empty. We caught up with a player from the table who said that he was all in on a 
flop and was called by Mikey Esquivel and a third player. Esquivel bet on the 
turn and his opponent folded, leaving only him and Schwartz to compete for the pot at showdown.
Keith Schwartz: 
Mikey Esquivel: 
Schwartz was in need of one of the remaining nines in the deck to chop, but the river brought a 
and he was eliminated. It seems, however, that Esquivel has dropped some chips since then and finds himself among the shorter stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000
-7,300
|
-7,300 |
|
Busted |
Pisano Holds
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
On a board of 
with just over 6,000 in the pot, James Pisano in the cutoff and an opponent in middle position got in raising war that ended with Pisano all in for 26,000 and his opponent calling for a hair less.
James Pisano: 
Opponent: 
Pisano stood up in anticipation of the river card, which was an 
that kept his nut straight best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 |
Dellaria Wins With Flush
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Frank Dellaria raised from middle position to 700 and was called by players from the cutoff, button, and small blind. The flop came 
. Action checked to the cutoff, who bet 1,200. The button raised to 3,000. The small blind folded, Dellaria called from middle position, and the cutoff completed the call to take the pot three-handed to the turn. All three players checked, and the river was the . Dellaria bet 10,400, and the cutoff folded. With action on the button, he announced a call and asked if Dellaria had a flush.
Dellaria smiled and turned over 
, confirming he did have the flush, and his opponent sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Esquivel Riding the Waves
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
It's been a roller coaster start for Mikey Esquivel, as he just had over 50,000 a bit ago but was betting 2,000, the size of the pot, with 11,000 back from under the gun on 
during our latest walk through the room. His opponent in the small blind called and the river brought the . Esquivel ripped all in for about 11,000 and earned a fold in short order.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,300
-12,700
|
-12,700 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0