$1,650 Main Event Day 2 | 2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago

01-19-2020 12:25 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Maahs	Busted
Sachin Chopra	Busted
Jason Alonzo	Busted
Sam Vizza	Busted
Bryan Livingston	Busted
John Schray	Busted
Michael Berk	Busted
Joe Trezzo	Busted

Jansen Flips Well Against Brinn

BrandonTemple

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bradley Jansen jammed for 84,000 from early position, and Cody Brinn called from the hijack.

Bradley Jansen:
Cody Brinn:

Jansen's nines added a flush draw on the flop, and held up on a turn and river for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Jansen	180,000 107,000	107,000

Cody Brinn	102,000 -128,000	-128,000

Tags: Bradley Jansen Cody Brinn

01-19-2020 12:37 UTC-5

Andricopulos Falls to Ballentine

BrandonTemple

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Nicholas Andricopulos got his last 120,000 in preflop from under the gun, and was at risk against Brent Ballentine in the cutoff.

Nicholas Andricopulos:
Brent Ballentine:

Ballentine hit a king on the flop, and held on the turn. The river gave him Broadway, and Andricopulos was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Ballentine	590,000 271,000	271,000
Nicholas Andricopulos	Busted

Tags: Brent Ballentine Nicholas Andricopulos

01-19-2020 12:49 UTC-5

Mittelman Jams on Davidson

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Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Nick Davidson limped in from the small blind, and Niel Mittelman raised to 17,000 in the big blind. Davidson three-bet to 57,000, and Mittelman tanked for a minute before four-bet shoving for 208,000.

Davidson thought for a moment, then said, "Pretty lucky," and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Davidson	320,000 -110,000	-110,000
Niel Mittelman	270,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Nick Davidson Niel Mittelman

01-19-2020 12:50 UTC-5

More Day 2 Bustouts

BrandonTemple

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Barfield	Busted
Jerry Miller	Busted
Vince Grill	Busted
Bill Brudenell	Busted
Michael VanderWoude	Busted

01-19-2020 13:00 UTC-5

Blazer Over 500k

BrandonTemple

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Start of Day 2 chip leader Edward Blazer raised to 25,000 from middle position, and found a lone caller in Jeffrey Orlowski from the hijack.

The flop was checked through, and Blazer bet 25,000 on the turn. Orlowski folded.

Despite the setback for Orlowski, both players have added more than 100,000 to their stacks since the start of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Blazer	575,000 112,000	112,000
Jeffrey Orlowski	330,000 131,000	131,000

Tags: Edward Blazer Jeffrey Orlowski

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

01-19-2020 13:08 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Ballentine	570,000 -20,000	-20,000
David Kenniston	500,000
Shawn Roberts	440,000 4,000	4,000
Steven Jungmann	320,000 134,000	134,000
Kenneth Baime	310,000 107,000	107,000
Mike Shin	290,000 174,000	174,000
Alex Ziskin	265,000 117,000	117,000

Robert Lay	200,000 -41,000	-41,000
Michael Schlegel	155,000 -1,000	-1,000
Rich Alsup	150,000 26,000	26,000

Henry Zou	140,000 -70,000	-70,000
Craig Trost	135,000 34,000	34,000
Cody Brinn	110,000 8,000	8,000
David Gutfreund	95,000 13,000	13,000
Greg Raymer	92,000 10,000	10,000

Ravi Raghavan	40,000 -108,000	-108,000

01-19-2020 13:15 UTC-5

Baird Rivers Orlowski For Monster Pot

BrandonTemple

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On the turn of a board, Greg Baird had his last 267,000 at risk from early position, and Jeffrey Orlowski had him at risk on the button.

Greg Baird:
Jeffrey Orlowski:

Orlowski was ahead with his kicker, but Baird had an open-ended straight draw, as well as a four, to draw to. The river completed Baird's straight, and he earned a huge double, while Orlowski was left with just under two big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Baird	560,000 345,000	345,000
Jeffrey Orlowski	10,000 -320,000	-320,000

Tags: Greg Baird Jeffrey Orlowski

01-19-2020 13:20 UTC-5

Kenniston Continues to Build

BrandonTemple

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Garrick Ballard limped in from middle position, and Nick Davidson raised to 22,000 next to act. David Kenniston called on the button, and Ballard came along as well.

Action checked to Kenniston on a flop, and he bet 55,000. Ballard, who had just 41,000 left, quickly folded, and Davidson followed suit a moment later.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kenniston	570,000 70,000	70,000
Nick Davidson	380,000 60,000	60,000
Garrick Ballard	41,000 -9,000	-9,000

Tags: David Kenniston Garrick Ballard Nick Davidson