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

01-19-2020 15:08 UTC-5

Shaver Falls to Craig

BrandonTemple

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dale Hackney raised to 25,000 from under the gun, and Benjamin Craig three-bet to 67,000 from the cutoff. Donald Shaver four-bet jammed for 155,000, and Hackney folded.

"Welp, I can't fold to that!" Craig said, then called.

Benjamin Craig:
Donald Shaver:

Craig's jacks held on a board to eliminate Shaver.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Craig	380,000 295,000	295,000
Donald Shaver	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Craig Dale Hackney Donald Shaver

01-19-2020 15:15 UTC-5

Pappas Runs Into a Straight Flush

BrandonTemple

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dale Hackney had John Pappas all in and at risk for his last 300,000 on a flop, and Pappas was dead before another card could fall.

John Pappas:
Dale Hackney:

Hackney flopped the goods with a king-high straight flush, and Pappas could only watch as the turn and river fell to seal his bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dale Hackney	1,100,000 380,000	380,000
John Pappas	Busted

Tags: Dale Hackney John Pappas

01-19-2020 15:24 UTC-5

Ballentine Gets Unlucky, Doubles Up Brunner

BrandonTemple

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Roger Campbell checked a flop from the small blind, and Brent Ballentine bet 26,000 from the cutoff. Brian Brunner called on the button, and Campbell folded.

Ballentine checked the turn, and Brunner bet 55,000. Ballentine check-raised all in, and Brunner tanked for two minutes before calling off his remaining 155,000.

Brian Brunner:
Brent Ballentine:

Brunner pumped his fist after the fell on the river, giving him a straight to best Ballentine's turned two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Ballentine	700,000 -100,000	-100,000
Brian Brunner	525,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Brent Ballentine Brian Brunner Roger Campbell

01-19-2020 15:30 UTC-5

Day 2 Photos

BrandonTemple

Credit to HPT's Korey Stewart

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

01-19-2020 15:40 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Blazer	790,000 63,000	63,000
Brent Ballentine	630,000 -70,000	-70,000
Evan Bethyo	470,000 180,000	180,000
Roger Campbell	456,000 76,000	76,000
David Moses	390,000 16,000	16,000

Andy Ernstein	360,000 -32,000	-32,000
Marc Yofon	310,000 85,000	85,000
Daniel Marshall	305,000 -67,000	-67,000
Nikola Budzakoski	255,000 70,000	70,000
Jeffrey Orlowski	220,000 -55,000	-55,000
Todd Ivens	192,000 2,000	2,000
Garry Kalmianovsky	177,000 -38,000	-38,000
David Gutfreund	168,000 -2,000	-2,000
Peter Palanca	145,000 -195,000	-195,000
Carter Myers	145,000 -56,000	-56,000
Mark Van Keirsbilck	130,000 -30,000	-30,000
Gary Herstein	113,000 -152,000	-152,000
Ben Castle	90,000 -15,000	-15,000

Raymer Building, Busts Maxwell

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Joe Maxwell jammed for 100,000 from early position, and Greg Raymer called in the big blind.

Joe Maxwell:
Greg Raymer:

Raymer hit one of his overs on a flop, and held on the turn and river to eliminate Maxwell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Raymer	660,000 120,000	120,000

Joe Maxwell	Busted

Tags: Greg Raymer Joe Maxwell

01-19-2020 15:50 UTC-5

Eliminated in 46th-54th ($3,205)

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Keeling	Busted
Greg Ault	Busted
Michael Matter	Busted
Donald Shaver	Busted
John Pappas	Busted
Shawn Roberts	Busted
Nick Davidson	Busted
Brian Dewindt	Busted
Kenneth Baime	Busted

01-19-2020 15:55 UTC-5

Herstein Falls to Gutfreund

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Gary Herstein raised to 27,000 from the small blind, and David "The Maven" Gutfreund called in the big blind.

Herstein bet 35,000 on the flop, and Gutfreund jammed. Herstein snapped off his last 150,000 total.

Gary Herstein:
David Gutfreund:

Herstein's two pair were up against the flush draw of Gutfreund. Gutfreund picked up a straight draw on the turn, and he binked the river, giving him a six-high straight and sending the former HPT Ameristar East Chicago champ to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gutfreund	580,000 412,000	412,000
Gary Herstein	Busted

Tags: David Gutfreund Gary Herstein

01-19-2020 16:01 UTC-5

Chip Counts From Tables 7-9

BrandonTemple

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dale Hackney	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Bohdan Slyvinskyi	750,000 530,000	530,000
Greg Raymer	730,000 70,000	70,000

Daniel Sepiol	690,000 165,000	165,000
Kevin Maahs	680,000 165,000	165,000
Michael Schlegel	620,000 355,000	355,000
Tim Barany	620,000 215,000	215,000
David Kenniston	580,000 -100,000	-100,000
Brian Brunner	550,000 25,000	25,000
Ravi Raghavan	500,000 190,000	190,000

Matt Schurter	440,000 200,000	200,000
Robert Lay	346,000 130,000	130,000
Bradley Jansen	320,000 65,000	65,000

Niel Mittelman	310,000 55,000	55,000
Christopher Underwood	310,000 135,000	135,000
Elwood Whitney	270,000 -30,000	-30,000
Joseph Saltanovitz	250,000 -50,000	-50,000
Aaron Johnson	176,000 -64,000	-64,000
Alex Ziskin	170,000 5,000	5,000

Gerald Siemienas	142,000 46,000	46,000
Steven Jungmann	140,000 -45,000	-45,000
Geremi Wicinski	130,000 -125,000	-125,000
Benjamin Craig	125,000 -255,000	-255,000
Rich Alsup	100,000 -72,000	-72,000