$1,650 Main Event Day 1a | 2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

01-17-2020 00:56 UTC-5

Baird Check-Raises and Wins

BrandonTemple

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Niel Mittelman raised to 5,500 from under the gun, and Greg Baird called in the small blind.

Baird checked the flop over to Mittelman, who bet 5,500. Baird check-raised to 15,000, and Mittelman didn't take long to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Baird	185,000	50,000
Niel Mittelman	155,000	-17,000

Tags: Greg Baird Niel Mittelman

01-17-2020 00:48 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts (full)

BrandonTemple

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Banducci	380,000	30,000
Andy Ernstein	185,000	65,000
Niel Mittelman	172,000	-18,000
Robert Keeling	159,000	4,000
Jeffrey Orlowski	157,000	-18,000
Henry Zou	152,000	37,000
Elwood Whitney	150,500	-24,500
Michael VanderWoude	140,000	-5,000
Greg Baird	135,000
Tom Koral	125,000	35,000
Alex Ziskin	118,000	73,000
David McGowan	114,000	-3,900
George Karambinis	112,000
Edward Ochana	95,000
Kevin Maahs	90,000	34,000
Kevin Schulz	85,000	49,000
Richard Bai	81,000	21,000
Tim Barany	80,000
Nick Choporis	78,500	-3,500
Todd Ivens	73,500	-3,500
Donald Carlton	67,000	-18,000
Donald Dukate	52,000	-43,000
Keith Thurman	49,500	-1,500
Leo Mitchell	42,500	-32,500
Joe Trezzo	42,000	19,500

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

01-17-2020 00:31 UTC-5

Last Break of the Night

BrandonTemple

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are off on their final fifteen-minute break of the night. When they return, they'll play three more levels before bagging and tagging for the evening.

01-17-2020 00:28 UTC-5

"I Like Doin' That!"

BrandonTemple

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Banducci bet 8,500 from the button on a flop, and Jeffrey Orlowski check-raised to 17,000 in early position. Banducci called.

The fell on the turn, and Orlowski placed his columns of chips together, before pushing them all out in front of him for an all-in wager of around 110,000. Banducci folded before Orlowski could even get the chips all the way in front of him.

"I like doin' that!" Orlowski said as he pulled his chips back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Banducci	350,000	-30,000
Jeffrey Orlowski	175,000	60,000

Tags: Jeffrey Orlowski Michael Banducci

01-17-2020 00:15 UTC-5

Straight Flushin' for Maahs

BrandonTemple

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kevin Maahs jammed for 25,800 from the cutoff, and Jeffrey Orlowski called in the small blind.

Kevin Maahs:
Jeffrey Orlowski:

"That's a good flop," Maahs said as the flop gave him a pair and a gutshot straight flush draw. The turn filled Maahs' straight flush, and Orlowski smiled and said, "That good enough for ya?" before the fell on the river.