Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
A player raised to 1,600 from under the gun, and Justin Gutierrez three-bet to 6,000 from middle position. Nicola Ditrapani four-bet to 17,500 on the button, and action folded back to Gutierrez.
Gutierrez spent a minute in the tank before five-bet shoving for 100,000. Ditrapani, who had 78,500 behind, tanked for a few minutes, before saying, "I fold," and turning his ![]()
up on the felt. Gutierrez didn't show, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
35,000
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35,000 |
|
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78,500
28,500
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28,500 |
Julius Reiner raised to 2,000 from middle position, and was called by the cutoff, as well as Kenneth Baime on the button. Brek Schutten three-bet shoved for 25,000 from the small blind, and Reiner four-bet jammed for 62,000, chasing out the cutoff and Baime.
"I'm gonna need some help," Schutten noted.
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Julius Reiner: ![]()
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"Such a good squeeze spot!" Reiner said about Schutten's shove.
Schutten got plenty of help when the ![]()
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flop gave him a pair and a flush draw, and the
turn locked the hand up for Schutten before the
could fall on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,000
21,000
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21,000 |
A player got his last 8,000 in chips in from the small blind on a ![]()
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flop, and Benny Beever had him at risk in middle position.
Opponent: ![]()
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Benny Beever: ![]()
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Beever's pair and a straight draw were ahead, but looking to dodge the overs and flush draw of the small blind.
The
turn and
river left Beever with a straight, and he knocked out his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000
7,000
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7,000 |
The big blind jammed for his last 8,400 into a pot of 7,500 on a ![]()
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board, and Daniel Sepiol went into the tank from under the gun.
After a minute, he made the call, and the big blind stood up, turning his ![]()
up on the felt. Sepiol turned over ![]()
for just ace-high, and the big blind was eliminated.
"Look at you, Mister Hero!" a player at the table told Sepiol.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
85,000
27,600
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27,600 |
With 234 entrants so far in today's Day 1c flight, the overall field has crested the 500 player plateau, with two more levels and the dinner break remaining for players to rebuy and enter today's final flight.
For the past week, the Heartland Poker Tour has hosted a slew of side events and satellites leading up to this weekend's $1,650 Main Event here at Ameristar East Chicago, and we've taken the time to highlight some of the bigger events that took place.
Event #3: $200 NLH Deep Stack had 203 contenders make their way to the felt, and just 23 would walk away with a cash, including Samuel King (11th - $728) and Robert Matic (14th - $629).
Michael VanderWoude and Dale Robinson would end up as the last two players standing before making a heads-up deal that saw VanderWoude take down the title and $6,905 in prize money, while Robinson walked away with $6,200 for his efforts.
| Place | Name | Hometown | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael VanderWoude | Crown Point, Indiana | $6,905* |
| 2 | Dale Robinson | Otisco, Indiana | $6,200* |
| 3 | Marco Townsend | Detroit, Michigan | $3,342 |
| 4 | Nilesh Vitha | Lincoln Wood, Illinois | $2,399 |
| 5 | Phillip Schroeder | Bensellaer, Indiana | $1,820 |
| 6 | Frank Swierczynski | Plainfield, Illinois | $1,489 |
| 7 | Jill Bryant | Aurora, Illinois | $1,257 |
| 8 | Brad Sailor | Lomardo, Illinois | $1,075 |
| 9 | Michael Bove | Chicago, Illinois | $893 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
A player checked the ![]()
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flop from the big blind, and the under-the-gun player bet 1,500. Craig Trost called, leaving himself just 800 behind, and the big blind came along as well.
The big blind led out for 5,000 on the
turn, and the under-the-gun player tanked for a minute before folding. Trost wasted little time committing his last 800.
Craig Trost: ![]()
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Trost's set could still be beat by a river jack or five, but the
brought Trost new life with an essential triple-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
107,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
99,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
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95,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
80,500
80,500
|
80,500 |
|
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|
|
57,400
27,400
|
27,400 |
|
|
55,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
43,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
42,400
600
|
600 |
|
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||
|
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40,000
7,900
|
7,900 |
|
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||
|
|
37,100
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
36,200
17,200
|
17,200 |
|
|
32,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
|
31,700
13,200
|
13,200 |
|
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|
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21,100
11,900
|
11,900 |
|
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19,400
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
13,500
32,200
|
32,200 |
|
|
11,600
11,600
|
11,600 |
|
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10,500
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
3,500
13,900
|
13,900 |