Main Event
Day 2 Started
2019 Heartland Poker Tour The Meadows
Main Event
Day: 2
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Day 2 Table Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | Vince Palma | 239,500 |
| 6 | 1 | James Gruseck | 76,500 |
| 6 | 2 | Cotton Snuffer | 193,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Michael Iannace | 161,500 |
| 6 | 4 | Kannan Chandran | 107,500 |
| 6 | 5 | Dean Schultz | 105,000 |
| 6 | 6 | George Stathers | 128,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Nathan James | 211,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Henry Zou | 69,000 |
| 7 | 2 | Jack Kerr | 323,500 |
| 7 | 3 | Ray Joll | 141,000 |
| 7 | 4 | Ryan Ashman | 52,000 |
| 7 | 5 | Stan Jablonski | 167,500 |
| 7 | 6 | Steve Pheasant | 201,000 |
| 7 | 7 | Ricky Ali | 149,000 |
| 7 | 8 | Chris Bibb | 172,500 |
| 8 | 1 | Charles Scaglione | 252,000 |
| 8 | 2 | James Trott | 191,500 |
| 8 | 3 | David Berman | 85,000 |
| 8 | 4 | Andy Spears | 536,000 |
| 8 | 5 | Carl Householder | 125,500 |
| 8 | 6 | Bobby Noel | 57,000 |
| 8 | 7 | Mark Bowersock | 164,500 |
| 8 | 8 | Penelope Banhidy | 113,500 |
| 11 | 1 | Michael Pempin | 211,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Jarrod Cipresse | 191,500 |
| 11 | 3 | Chris Perkins | 223,500 |
| 11 | 4 | David Serkoch | 224,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Kelly Becker | 113,000 |
| 11 | 6 | Sean Connell | 167,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Christopher Lee | 479,500 |
| 11 | 8 | James Pisano | 175,000 |
| 12 | 1 | Ed Hafer | 134,000 |
| 12 | 2 | Jake Sung | 250,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Jason Fazzone | 58,500 |
| 12 | 4 | Doug Krency | 234,500 |
| 12 | 5 | Doug Holland | 177,500 |
| 12 | 6 | Kyle Stapleton | 68,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Marcus Gaunt | 208,000 |
| 12 | 8 | Jason Pickup | 387,500 |
| 13 | 1 | Tony McIe | 390,500 |
| 13 | 2 | Jimmy Stevens | 367,000 |
| 13 | 3 | William Reilly | 47,000 |
| 13 | 4 | George Scarborough | 199,500 |
| 13 | 5 | Joe Ebanks | 185,000 |
| 13 | 6 | Lydia Waltonbaugh | 152,500 |
| 13 | 7 | Richard Finberg | 87,000 |
| 13 | 8 | Griffin Abel | 180,000 |
| 14 | 1 | Daniel Wagner | 343,000 |
| 14 | 2 | Dominic Calabrese | 53,000 |
| 14 | 3 | Jason Paff | 375,000 |
| 14 | 4 | John Albert | 54,000 |
| 14 | 5 | Brian Patterson | 149,500 |
| 14 | 6 | Frank Dellaria | 224,500 |
| 14 | 7 | Phillip Zendt | 151,000 |
| 14 | 8 | Neal Aulick | 83,000 |
Welcome to Day 2 of HPT The Meadows
Three starting flights are in the books and it's finally time for all of the players in HPT The Meadows $1,100 Main Event to combine under one roof and battle it out at the felt.
Out of 345 entries, 56 remain, and 36 of those will be paid. That means the bubble still needs to burst, though it should happen early.
Plenty of strong competitors remain. Foremost among those in terms of chip count is Andy Spears, who turned in an absolutely monstrous performance on Day 1c to bag over 500,000, the only player to reach that lofty mark. Others big stacks include Christopher Lee, Anthony McIe and Jason Pickup, while Joe Ebanks, Stan Jablonski, Chris Bibb and Iverson Cotton Snuffer also remain in contention.
Everyone's looking up at the $76,165 first-place prize, but first they need to get in the money and lock up $2,484.
For Day 2, things begin at 2,500/5,000/5,000 and progress from there with 40-minute levels. The plan is to play to an official final table of nine, at which point players will bag for the streamed and televised Day 3. Keep an eye here on PokerNews to see who secures a seat there.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Gruseck Doubles Through Janes
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
We didn't see when the money went in, but Nathan Janes just sent a double to James Gruseck. Gruseck had flopped top pair with 
on a 
board, while Janes had flopped a gutter and flush draw with 
and turned a pair only to brick the river. He sent over 74,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,500
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
128,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
Bowersock Trying to Run it Back
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mark Bowersock paid out a double to Bobby Noel on his right when pocket sevens were felled by 
on a 
flop. Just after that, Bowersock ripped in his last 37,000 and Penny Banhidy shoved right behind him to fold everyone else out.
Mark Bowersock: 
Penny Banhidy: 
The 
flop paired Bowersock but he still needed more help. The 
didn't do it but the river did.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,500
91,500
|
91,500 |
|
86,500
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Becker Wins Three-Bet Pot
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Joe Ebanks opened to 12,000 from early position and action folded around to Kelly Becker who three-bet to 27,000 from the small blind. Ebanks called and the two saw a flop of 
. Becker looked down at her stack, counted it to be 85,000 and announced she was all in. Ebanks folded and Becker took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | |
|
||
|
135,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Jablonski Sends One to Rail, Cripples Another
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
We were called over after all the chips were in the middle in a three-way all-in preflop between Ray Joll, Ricky Ali, and Stan Jablonski.
Ray Joll: 
Ricky Ali: 
Stan Jablonski: 
Noise was made among the table as the 
flop came, giving Jablonski a set. The turn came a , giving Ali outs to Broadway and a flush, but the river was the 
and Jablonski secured the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
192,500
|
192,500 |
|
|
28,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Connell Doubles Through Stevens
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jimmy Stevens was in the tank on the button facing what appeared to be an all-in four-bet from Sean Connell. Stevens had put in 30,000 and Connell shipped in 172,000. Stevens announced a call and Connell tabled 
.
Stevens held 
and got good news as 
flopped. The turn gave Connell a few more outs and the river sent some gasps through the players as Connell nailed kings full. Initially upset after the river, Stevens sent a heartfelt "nice hand" over as he shipped the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
357,500
190,500
|
190,500 |
|
200,000
-167,000
|
-167,000 |