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

01-17-2020 20:59 UTC-5

Ivens Felts Season XV HPT Championship Winner Bianchi

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Todd Ivens, who bagged up a short stack yesterday and is in the field today hoping to find a better stack to bring forward for Day 2 ("Best Stack Forward" rules are in play at this event) raised to 1,800 from the hijack, and Paul Bianchi defended his big blind.

Bianchi checked the flop to Ivens, who bet 2,800. Bianchi check-raised to 7,200, then called off his 18,000 chip stack when Ivens three-bet shoved.

Paul Bianchi:
Todd Ivens:

Bianchi had a double-gutshot and an over to the tens of Ivens, but the turn and river left Bianchi second-best.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Ivens	88,000 23,000	23,000
Paul Bianchi	Busted

Tags: Paul Bianchi Todd Ivens

01-17-2020 21:07 UTC-5

Rogowski Goes From Seven to Seventy

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Andy Rogowski had his last 39,000 chips in the middle from the cutoff, and the big blind called off for 31,000.

Opponent:
Andy Rogowski:

Rogowski came out on the right side of the flip after a board left him with top two pair.

"I got seven thousand left!" Rogowski said about his earlier short stack. "Told you I'm not going nowhere!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Rogowski	70,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Andy Rogowski

01-17-2020 21:19 UTC-5

Rubinberg Takes From Farmer Phil

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Phil Mader raised to 2,500 from middle position, and Andrew Rubinberg three-bet to 5,800 from the small blind. Mader called.

Rubinberg led out for 3,000 on the flop, and Mader called.

The fell on the turn, and Rubinberg bet 5,500. Mader gave it a moment's thought, then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Rubinberg	58,000 22,000	22,000
Phil Mader	37,400 -2,600	-2,600

Tags: Andrew Rubinberg Phil Mader

01-17-2020 21:26 UTC-5

Budzakoski Dispatches Johnson

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nikola Budzakoski raised to 2,500 from under the gun, and was called by a player in middle position. Aaron Johnson three-bet to 9,000, leaving himself 700 behind. Budzakoski called and the middle position player folded.

Budzakoski quickly put Johnson's last 700 in on the flop, and Johnson called it off.

Aaron Johnson:
Nikola Budzakoski:

Johnson's ace-queen had been outflopped by the ace-jack of Budzakoski, and although Johnson picked up a gutshot on the turn, Budzakoski rivered the nut flush with the river to eliminate the former HPT Player of the Year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikola Budzakoski	80,000
Aaron Johnson	Busted

Tags: Aaron Johnson Nikola Budzakoski

01-17-2020 21:29 UTC-5

Time For the Dinner Break; Registration Closing

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining field is off on a one-hour dinner break. When they return, registration for Day 1b of the HPT Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event will come to a close. One final flight is available for players tomorrow, which kicks off at Noon local time.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

01-17-2020 22:40 UTC-5

Chip Counts From Half the Room

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Shin	168,000 89,000	89,000
Bradley Beetz	115,000 36,500	36,500
Todd Ivens	105,000 17,000	17,000
Jim Casement	89,000 -21,000	-21,000
Brian Dewindt	84,000 -5,000	-5,000
Roger Campbell	79,000 11,000	11,000
Donald Shaver	72,000 -8,100	-8,100
Nick Davidson	63,200 28,200	28,200
Andrew Rubinberg	56,100 -1,900	-1,900
Brad Sailor	54,000 1,000	1,000
Ravi Raghavan	49,700 -22,300	-22,300

Tom Koral	49,000 20,000	20,000

Brek Schutten	45,000 -20,000	-20,000
Phil Mader	37,900 500	500
Christopher Audrain	36,000 -3,600	-3,600
George Dietz	32,400 -11,600	-11,600
Barry Schmiess	32,000 3,200	3,200
Tim Barany	32,000 15,400	15,400
David To	28,500 6,500	6,500
Kyna England	Busted

01-17-2020 22:43 UTC-5

172 Players For Day 1b of the HPT Ameristar East Chicago Main Event

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Day 1b saw 172 players hit the felt for Day 1b action, which combined with the 97 runners from Day 1a, brings the total field up to 269 players with one more flight remaining.

Day 1c kicks off tomorrow at Noon local time, with registration open through the dinner break after Level 9 (approximately 7:30 p.m. local time), and all players managing to find a bag will return on Sunday at 11 a.m. local time to play down to the final table of nine.

01-17-2020 22:47 UTC-5

From Worst to First For Lay

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player opened to 3,600 from early position, and the cutoff called. Robert Lay three-bet shoved for 38,000, the early position player called off his last 36,000, and the cutoff tanked for a few minutes before calling off his last 30,400.

Early Position:
Cutoff:
Robert Lay:

The flop missed everyone, but the turn propelled Lay into the lead. The river bricked off, and Lay celebrated his double knockout by standing up and cheering, while both of his opponents were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Lay	110,000

Tags: Robert Lay

01-17-2020 22:55 UTC-5

Smooth Sailing For a Sailor Double

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a multi-way pot, action checked to the button on a flop, and he bet 5,000. Action folded back to Brad Sailor in the hijack, who check-raised to 13,000. The button called.

The fell on the turn, and Sailor jammed for 23,700. The button called.

Brad Sailor:
Opponent:

Sailor's bottom two pair were in the lead, and he also held a flush draw that blocked some of the button's outs. The river was safe for Sailor, and he shipped the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Sailor	95,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Brad Sailor