Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
The under-the-gun player checked an flop over to Kevin Maahs, who finished in fifth-place in the 2019 WSOP Main Event. Maahs bet 6,500 into a pot of around 9,000, and after the button folded, the under-the-gun player called.
On the turn, the under-the-gun player checked, and Maahs bet 11,500. The under-the-gun player check-raised all in, and Maahs snapped it off for 37,000 total.
Kevin Maahs:
Opponent:
Maahs had his opponent drawing dead before the could fall on the river, and he doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Maahs |
98,000
75,900
|
75,900 |
Sam Vizza | Busted |
Tom Koral raised to 1,400 from early position, and Dan Bunce made the call in the cutoff, as did Brian Dewindt in the big blind.
Dewindt checked the flop over to Koral, who bet 1,800. Bunce raised to 5,000, which chased Dewindt out. Koral didn't take long to follow suit, and Bunce took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Koral |
50,900
-14,100
|
-14,100 |
|
||
Dan Bunce
|
38,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
Brian Dewindt |
30,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
A player bet 7,000 from the small blind on a flop, and Henry Zou raised to 19,500 from the button. The small blind thought for a minute before making the call.
The small blind checked the turn to Zou, who quickly announced, "All in," for his last 32,400. The small blind spent a short stint in the tank, then elected to muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Henry Zou |
77,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Sam Vizza raised to 1,300 from middle position, and Joe Trezzo made the call in the big blind.
Trezzo checked the flop over to Vizza, who bet 1,600. Trezzo called.
The turn and river were both checked down, and Trezzo tabled . Vizza mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joe Trezzo
|
60,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
Sam Vizza |
14,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Banducci |
125,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
Craig Casino |
96,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Richard Bai | 81,000 | |
Jeffrey Orlowski |
70,000
37,800
|
37,800 |
Andres Garcia |
69,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Tom Koral |
65,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
Bekr Ali
|
55,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Andy Ernstein |
54,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Joe Trezzo
|
48,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
Donald Carlton |
48,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Mike Shanahan |
47,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Henry Zou |
44,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Michael VanderWoude |
37,200
-10,800
|
-10,800 |
Brian Dewindt |
34,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Brian Senie |
32,700
-37,300
|
-37,300 |
Dan Bunce
|
32,500
-10,100
|
-10,100 |
Kevin Maahs | 22,100 | |
Sam Vizza |
21,500
7,900
|
7,900 |
Michael Younan |
18,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Keith Thurman |
18,000
1,600
|
1,600 |
Daniel Hummer |
16,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
Daniel Sepiol |
16,000
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Players are off on their second fifteen-minute break of the day.
The Heartland Poker Tour has had many prestigious names claim the title of player of the year since its inception, including heavy hitters such as Greg “Fossilman” Raymer, Ari Engel, Shawn Roberts, Aaron Massey and Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler.
Season XV saw a new phenom join the ranks, as Nick Pupillo put together a dominating season to take the title of Player of the Year, finishing the year with 324.70 POY points, more than 100 points ahead of second-place finisher Eric Salazar.
Pupillo notched six cashes totaling $330,646 in HPT events, or about a third of what he’s won in 2019. He got off to a good start when he topped a 588-entry field to win February’s HPT Golden Gates in Colorado for $194,479, which marked his second HPT title after winning the HPT East Chicago in 2015. The tour returned later in the year and Pupillo cashed twice more at the venue. He also had a runner-up finish in St. Louis for $98,810.
For his efforts, Pupillo earns $10,000 in buy-ins at HPT stops throughout the year, as well as hotel accommodations at those stops. The Season XVI Player of the Year race will surely be another hotly contested affair, and we'll be keeping track of Pupillo all season long as he looks to defend his crown.
Place | Name | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Nick Pupillo | 324.70 |
2 | Eric Salazar | 217.80 |
3 | Nick Davidson | 204.80 |
4 | Mike O'Neill | 189.00 |
5 | Mike Shin | 175.40 |
6 | Chris Moon | 166.10 |
7 | Spenser Cramer | 154.00 |
8 | Greg Wood | 152.50 |
9 | Mike Sabbia | 146.40 |
10 | Dan Wagner | 143.40 |
On a board, Craig Casino raised a 6,000 bet from his under-the-gun opponent to 30,000, enough to put the under-the-gun player at risk for his last 18,000 total. The under-the-gun player tanked for a minute, then elected to fold.
"Flopped it," Casino said, tabling for a flopped straight, and he cracked a grin as he pulled in the pot to hit the six-figure marker.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Craig Casino |
110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |