$1,650 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
412
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
128
Players Left
22
Su Bags Day 1b Chip Lead at HPT Golden Gates
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b of the Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates $1,650 Main Event saw 128 entries take their shot at joining the 16 that etched their names into the mix for Sunday’s Day 2 from yesterday's Day 1a. The day consisted of 15 40-minute levels, and at the conclusion of Level 15, Jason Su finished the day with 381,000 in chips to find himself as the chip leader.
After having a fairly healthy stack, albeit one that was more or less in the middle of the pack for the majority of the evening, Su vaulted to the chip lead with about 15 minutes of play left in the day after making a set of fives and getting a full double against Jason Johnson’s pocket aces.
Two other players finished the day with over 300,000 in chips. Bobby Sanoubane (341,000) and Corey Williams (318,000) both find themselves in the top five in chips with two of three heats in the books. Jeff Banghart (286,000) and Greg Jennings (245,000) round out the top five from the day.
More notable players to advance from Day 1b’s flight include Kane Lai (242,000), Rich Dixon (224,000), Jason Vanstrom (122,000), and Matt Livingston (95,000).
Many others were not fortunate enough to advance. Defending champion Wendy Freedman headlines the list of players such as Will Berry, Chris Moon, Nate Zoller, and Spencer Champlin who are expected to take their third and final shots at advancing on Saturday’s Day 1c.
Like the first two flights, Day 1c will begin at noon local time. Come back to PokerNews to follow along as the Day 2 field is solidified.
Play Finished - Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Play has finished and 22 players have survived to put chips in bags. End-of-day chip counts have been provided and a recap of the day's action will soon follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
381,000 | 14,000 |
|
341,000 | -5,000 |
|
318,000 | 106,000 |
|
286,000 | 56,000 |
|
245,000 | 87,000 |
|
242,000 | -4,000 |
|
224,000 | 84,000 |
|
181,000 | -49,000 |
|
178,000 | 53,000 |
|
175,000 | 15,000 |
|
169,000 | 15,500 |
|
151,000 | 99,500 |
|
133,000 | 24,000 |
|
122,000 | -67,000 |
|
122,000 | -34,000 |
|
113,000 | -11,500 |
|
95,000 | -81,500 |
|
88,000 | -9,500 |
|
|
86,000 | -52,000 |
|
81,000 | -22,000 |
|
66,000 | -16,000 |
|
47,000 | -56,500 |
Two More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
"Back to back days, they're not all twos!" said tournament director Patrick Roy after the number two was drawn for the second consecutive day.
Play will conclude after two more new hands are played on each of the three remaining tables.
Su Gets Stacks In With Set
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Su had just doubled up from the big blind after getting stacks in versus Jason Johnson, who was on the button. According to both Su and tablemate Kane Lai, stacks went in on a flop of 
when Su check-raised and was three-bet all in by Johnson He quickly called.
Jason Su: 
Jason Johnson: 
Su's flopped set was way out in front, needing to fade the final two aces in the deck with two cards to come. Those final two cards came 
to give him a full house and secure the double at Johnson's expense, making him the likely new chip leader with under 20 minutes left of play on Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
367,000 | 178,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -185,000 |
Robb Doubles Through Ajayi; Chip Counts from Table 6
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
An all in and a call were heard as Dapo Ajayi had Jay Robb at risk for his tournament life.
Jay Robb: 
Dapo Ajayi: 
The two were off to the races with Robb out in front. He would stay there as the board came 
to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000 | 133,500 |
|
|
246,000 | 53,000 |
|
|
189,000 | 108,000 |
|
|
125,000 | 22,500 |
|
|
124,500 | 124,500 |
|
|
103,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
97,500 | -15,500 |
|
|
82,000 | 82,000 |
|
Busted |
Sananikone Eliminated by Bardsley
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nils Bardsley saw action folded to him in the cutoff and opened to 12,000. Paul Sananikone three-bet all in from the big blind for around his last 70,000 and Bardsley called.
Paul Sananikone:
Nils Bardsley: 
Bardsley was able to the board ran out to send Sananikone to the shortly before the end of the night. After finding himself down to 5,700 earlier in the night, Bardsley now has a stack that puts him in the middle of the pack with around a half-hour of play left before the conclusion of the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
153,500 | 116,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Chip Counts from Table 3
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
346,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
189,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
158,000 | -95,000 |
|
|
156,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 37,200 |
|
|
138,000 | -31,800 |
|
|
109,000 | -46,000 |
|
|
103,500 |
One Jeff Ousts Another
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jeff Fielder had gotten his last 21,500 in before the flop from the button and had gotten action from Jeff Banghart, who was in middle position.
Jeff Fielder: 
Jeff Banghart: 
The flop came 
to leave Fielder drawing to running queens or running kings in order to stay alive. The turn 
left him drawing dead and the river 
completed the runout, giving Banghart a full house in the process as he secured the knockout.
Banghart now finds himself with around 230,000 in chips after appearing to have a nice surge over the last hour of play.
Al Hart was also recently eliminated from the table, with the seat he formerly occupied to be found vacant.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000 | 148,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |