Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
412
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
102
Players Left
16
More Level 1 Runners
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A few more familiar faces are in their seats as Level 1 looks to come to a close, including Chris Moon. Moon is a regular face on the HPT circuit with over $780,000 in live earnings, with over half of them coming this past May when he won HPT East Chicago and MSPT Firekeepers in back-to-back weeks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Cummings Flops Trips Five Ways
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A player raised to 300 from under the gun and was called by another player in middle position. Philip Cummings was on the button and became the third player to enter the pot with a call. The small blind called as well, as did Jackson White out of the big blind.
"Five players," said the dealer as she fanned a flop of 
. All five players checked. The turn came 
and action checked to Cummings, who bet 500. Only the original raiser called, taking action heads up to the river 
.
The under-the-gun player checked to Cummings, who put out another bet of 1,200 and was called.
Cummings tabled 
for trip nines and took down the pot after his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,600 | 31,600 |
|
30,800 | 800 |
Harvey Wins Early Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Action folded to the player in the hijack, who opened to 600. He received calls from the cutoff as well as James Harvey, who was in the small blind. The flop came 
and Harvey checked. The hijack made a continuation-bet of 800 and both the cutoff and Harvey called.
With action still three ways, Harvey led out for 800 on the turn 
. Both players behind called. Action then checked through the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
Harvey tabled 
for a pair of jacks and both players mucked. After appearing to have lost a few chips to star the day, the pot brings him back over 26K in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,300 |
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air on Day 1a of the HPT Golden Gates $1,650 Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Welcome to Day 1a of HPT Golden Gates $1,650 Main Event
The Heartland Poker Tour’s third and final stop to the Golden Gates Casino and Poker Parlour for the 2019 calendar year reaches its culmination Thursday with the $1,650 Main Event.
Day 1a marks the first of three starting flights, which promises to bring another sizeable field up the mountain to Black Hawk, Colorado. Players such as Dapo Ajayi, Ben Keeline, Greg Geller, and Rich Dixon are a few players to have experienced success here over the years, They are just a few of the familiar faces likely to be seen vying to become the next HPT champion and looking to join the likes of recent winners such as Austin Peck, Nick Pupillo, and Wendy Freedman.
| Event Date | Buy In | Entries | Total Prize Pool | Champion | First-Place Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July, 2019 | $1,100 | 732 | $710,040 | Austin Peck | $152,671 |
| February, 2019 | $1,650 | 588 | $864,360 | Nick Pupillo | $194,478 |
| September, 2018 | $1,650 | 496 | $729,110 | Wendy Freedman | $167,696 |
| July, 2018 | $1,100 | 763 | $740,110 | Ben Brown | $159,131 |
| February, 2018 | $1,650 | 607 | $891,665 | Mike Englert | $200,762 |
| September, 2017 | $1,650 | 542 | $796,740 | Alex Greenblatt | $179,274 |
Cards will be in the air at noon local time for all three starting flights, from Thursday through Saturday. All who advance across the three days will return for Day 2 on Sunday to play down to Monday’s final table, which will be both live streamed and televised.
Players are set to receive 30,000 in starting chips for all Day 1s with blinds starting at 100/100. Levels will last 40 minutes each with play scheduled to continue until whichever comes first between the end of Level 15 (2,000/4,000/4,000) or until 13 percent of the field remains.
There will be 15-minute breaks at the completion of every three levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9. Registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 10 at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time. Players have the option to re-enter as many times as they wish.
PokerNews will be on the floor providing updates on the action all weekend long. Be sure to stick around.
$1,650 Main Event
Day 1a Started