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Credit to HPT's Korey Stewart
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
520
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
172
Players Left
29
Campbell's Pay Off Pays Off
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player raised to 4,500 from early position, and Roger Campbell called in middle position.
The early position player checked a 
flop to Campbell, who bet 7,000. Campbell's opponent called.
Both players checked the 
turn, and the early position player bet 7,500 after the 
fell on the river.
"I'll pay you off," Campbell said, but after his opponent revealed 
, Campbell turned over 
for two pair and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Brunner Exerts Max Pressure on Koral
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tom Koral raised to 7,000 from the small blind, and Brian Brunner defended his big blind.
Koral bet 5,000 on the 
flop, and Brunner looked over Koral's stack before raising to 25,000. Koral, who only had 26,000 left in his stack, didn't take long to release his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
26,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
More Day 1b Bustouts
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Last Break of the Night
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players are off on their final fifteen-minute break of the evening. When they return, they'll play three more 40-minute levels before bagging and tagging for the evening.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Late Night Chip Counts
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
260,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
170,000
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
140,000
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
||
|
140,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
137,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
||
|
136,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
135,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
135,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
125,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
118,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
110,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
108,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
108,000
76,800
|
76,800 |
|
||
|
105,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
98,000
60,100
|
60,100 |
|
|
85,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
70,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
65,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
55,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
32,000
-24,100
|
-24,100 |
|
28,000
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
28,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Upcoming Stops on the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) in 2020
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The first stop of the HPT’s Season XVI is here at Ameristar East Chicago. It’s the start of what’s shaping up to be a great season, and already several stops have been announced with more to be revealed in the near future.
| Dates | Stop | Location | Main Event Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 9-20 | HPT Ameristar East Chicago | Chicagoland | $1,650 |
| January 24-February 1 | HPT on the High Seas | CardPlayer Cruise | $1,100 |
| February 5-17 | HPT Golden Gates | Denver, Colorado | $1,650 |
| February 13-24 | HPT Hollywood St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | $1,650 |
| March 5-15 | HPT Mini Series Hollywood Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | $500 |
| April 30-May 12 | HPT Ameristar East Chicago | Chicagoland | $1,650 |
Visit hptpoker.com for more information and to keep atop what stops will be added to the schedule.
More Day 1b Bustouts
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Ivens Finds Kings and a Double; Orfanos Ousted
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Todd Ivens, who has been pushing his stack with regularity since the break, got his last 51,500 in from middle position and was looked up by the button.
Todd Ivens: 
Opponent: 
Ivens got a small sweat when the 
added a few more outs for the button, but the 
locked up the hand for Ivens, and to add insult to injury, the 
hit the river to give Ivens quads.
At another table, Yanni Orfanos was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
108,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
Busted |