2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
520
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
97
Players Left
15
Players Left 1 / 520
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Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Donald Dukate jammed for 38,000 from middle position, and Joe Trezzo called off his last 33,000 from the hijack.
Joe Trezzo: 
Donald Dukate: 
Trezzo's eights held up on a 
board, and Dukate was left with just 5,000 in chips.
The next two hands saw Dukate triple up, then double up, however, and Dukate now sits back near where he started with before doubling Trezzo up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
35,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Leo Mitchell raised to 5,500 from the cutoff, and David McGowan called on the button. Elwood Whitney three-bet to 40,000 in the small blind, and Mitchell called off his last 30,000, while McGowan folded.
Leo Mitchell: 
Elwood Whitney: 
"You had to have hearts!" Mitchell said.
Whitney flopped Broadway with the 
flop, but the 
turn gave Mitchell four outs to survive. The 
river didn't fill up Mitchell, and he hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
90,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kevin Schulz raised to 6,000 from the hijack, and Robert Keeling called in the small blind. Michael Banducci three-bet to 24,000 in the big blind, and both Schulz and Keeling called.
Keeling checked before the 
flop could fall, and Banducci bet 16,000. Schulz called and Keeling folded.
Banducci checked the turn, and Schulz tanked for two minutes, before a clock was called on him. Before a countdown could commence, Schulz bet 52,500, leaving himself just 3,000 behind. Banducci folded.
"I had nines, I shoulda jammed pre," Keeling told the table while Schulz stacked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
160,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
125,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Andy Ernstein raised to 6,000 on the button, and Michael VanderWoude three-bet to 24,000 from the small blind. Todd Ivens four-bet shoved for 57,500 from the big blind, and after Ernstein folded, VanderWoude tanked for a minute, then put a column of 5k chips out, slowly pushing them towards Ivens' stack to make the call, much to the delight of the table.
Todd Ivens:
Michael VanderWoude: 
VanderWoude's hunch was true, and although he picked up some chop outs, the 
board left Ivens in front for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
125,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
100,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kevin Schulz raised to 6,000 on the button, and Henry Zou called in the big blind.
Zou checked the 
flop to Schulz, who bet 4,500. Zou check-raised to 10,000, and Schulz called.
Zou bet 21,000 on the 
turn, and Schulz quickly mucked.
At the same time at Table 8, Edward Ochana got his last chips in with turned trip queens, but Tim Barany had turned the nut flush, and a blank river left Ochana out just a few levels shy of bagging for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
108,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Robert Keeling raised to 11,000 from the hijack, and Michael Banducci three-bet to 30,000 from the cutoff. Keeling four-bet jammed for 152,000, and Banducci called.
Robert Keeling: 
Michael Banducci:
Banducci looked primed to crest the half-million marker in chips, but the 
flop had other ideas, giving Keeling top set and the lead. No ace would fall on the 
turn or 
river, and Keeling said, "Can't beat dumb luck!" as he pulled in the monster double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
215,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Greg Baird raised to 6,500 from the button, and Joe Trezzo called in the small blind.
Trezzo checked the 
flop to Baird, who bet 6,000. Trezzo called.
The 
turn and 
river were checked down, and Trezzo said, "Nine," while flipping over . Baird mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
87,500
|
87,500 |
|
150,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Keith Thurman jammed for 27,000 from the cutoff, and Andy Ernstein called on the button.
Keith Thurman:
Andy Ernstein:
Thurman flopped a pair on the 
flop to take the lead, and held on after the turn and river to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
264,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
61,500
12,000
|
12,000 |
