Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
520
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
251
Players Left
45
Players Left 1 / 520
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Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Rich Alsup raised to 3,500 from the hijack, and Randy Bullen three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff. Alsup called.
Alsup checked before the 
flop could fall, and Bullen bet 10,000. Alsup check-raised to 36,000, leaving himself just 2,000 behind, and Bullen tanked for a minute before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Ravi Raghavan checked a 
board from the big blind, and Matt Bond bet 7,700 into a pot of 15,000 from the cutoff. Raghavan called.
The 
fell on the river, and Raghavan checked again. Bond placed a tower of 5k chips in the pot, enough to cover Raghavan's last 49,600. Raghavan tanked for a few minutes, before reluctantly pushing his hand to the muck, and Bond took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
49,600
4,600
|
4,600 |
|
||
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Nicola Ditrapani was stacking up the last remnants of a monster pot that had just transpired, and Ditrapani shared the details of the blind on blind battle.
Ditrapani limped in from the small blind, then called a raise to 6,100 from the big blind.
Ditrapani check-called a bet of 7,000 on the 
flop, and Ditrapani checked again on the 
turn. The big blind jammed for around 50,000 and Ditrapani called.
Opponent: 
Nicola Ditrapani: 
Ditrapani's turned two pair held on the 
river, and he scooped up the monster pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
520 entrants ponied up $1,650 to participate in the HPT Ameristar East Chicago Main Event, building a prize pool of $748,800. The final 54 players will take home a slice of the pie, with a min-cash worth $3,205.
Making it to Monday's Day 3 earns players a seat at the televised final table, in addition to a guaranteed payday of $14,906. The eventual champion will walk away with $171,411, the coveted HPT Trophy, and a $3,500 Championship Package.
Full payout details can be found by clicking the "Payouts" tab at the top of the page.
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Barry South raised to 3,400 from early position, and was called by Sam Vizza in the hijack and Craig Trost in the big blind.
Trost and South checked the 
flop to Vizza, who bet 8,000. Trost folded, but South check-raised all in for his last 23,900. Vizza snap-called.
Barry South: 
Sam Vizza: 
Vizza was well ahead with his flopped two pair, but South picked up some outs with the 
on the turn. Vizza winced when the 
fell on the river, and South sat back down to a double.
A few hands later, Vizza's ace-king of spades ran into the aces of Trost, and Vizza lost another tough pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
80,000 | |
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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.
Season XV POY Final Standings
| 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 |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player jammed for his last 22,600 from middle position, and Jill Bryant had him at risk from the cutoff.
Opponent:
Jill Bryant: 
Bryant got a scare on the turn of a board, but her aces held up for the knockout.
"Did you see that suckout?" Steven Jungmann said, as a grinning Bryant raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Phil Mader raised to 4,000 from early position, and the button three-bet shoved for 16,800. Mader thought for a minute, then made the call.
Opponent: 
Phil Mader: 
Mader's fours got a huge sweat on the flop, but the 
turn and 
river dodged all the overs and the straight draw, leaving Mader with two pair and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 |
