Credit to HPT's Korey Stewart
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
A player raised to 4,500 from early position, and Roger Campbell called in middle position.
The early position player checked a ![]()
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Tom Koral raised to 7,000 from the small blind, and Brian Brunner defended his big blind.
Koral bet 5,000 on the ![]()
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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 | |
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26,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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| 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 |
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
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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350,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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260,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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170,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
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140,000
42,500
|
42,500 |
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|
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140,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
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137,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
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||
|
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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 |
|
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||
|
|
105,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
98,000
60,100
|
60,100 |
|
|
85,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
70,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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65,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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55,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
32,000
24,100
|
24,100 |
|
|
28,000
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
|
28,000
5,000
|
5,000 |

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.
| 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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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: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Ivens got a small sweat when the ![]()
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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108,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
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Busted |