$1,650 Main Event Day 1b | Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates

09-20-2019 20:18 UTC-6

Moon Over Six Figures

Hill Kerby

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Chris Moon opened to 3,400 from the cutoff and was called by the player on the button. The two went heads up to a flop of and Moon announced a continuation-bet of 6,500. His opponent thought for a few moments before letting his hand go.

Moon appears to have either doubled up or won a series of pots over the last level, having increased his stack from around two starting stacks to just shy of four during that timeframe.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moon	117,000 58,500	58,500

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09-20-2019 20:11 UTC-6

More Photos from HPT Black Hawk Day 1B

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Hayley Hochstetler

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

09-20-2019 20:09 UTC-6

Level 10 Bust Outs

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Hill Kerby

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Rice	Busted
Nelson Resendiz	Busted
Jackson White	Busted
Jim Morrison	Busted

09-20-2019 20:00 UTC-6

Wilkie Doubles Through Casey

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Hill Kerby

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The dealer was heard announcing an all in and a call as Svetlana Martie was in the process of standing up to take a short walk away from the table, praising herself for not making a continuation-bet.

She was not involved in the showdown, however, as Steve Wilkie had doubled from under the gun versus Conor Casey, who was in the small blind. The board read .

Steve Wilkie:
Conor Casey:

Wilkie's stack was totaled to be 25,500 and Casey paid him off before the dealer sent the entire pot Wilkie's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	69,000 50,000	50,000
Conor Casey	61,000 32,200	32,200
Svetlana Martie	54,700 10,100	10,100

Tags: Conor Casey Steve Wilkie Svetlana Martie

09-20-2019 19:55 UTC-6

Wahdan Puts Opponent To Decision for Tournament Life

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Hill Kerby

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nader Wahdan raised to 3,200 from middle position and action folded around to the big blind, who defended. The flop came and the big blind checked.

"How much do you have left?" Wahdan asked.

"Eleven, seven," responded his opponent. Wahdan bet 11,700 and his opponent went into the tank.

"You've gotta make a decision; do I have it or do I not?" said Wahdan. His opponent thought for close to a minute about the answer to that very question. Eventually, he folded.

"Good fold," said Wahdan, checking his cards. He tabled and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nader Wahdan	177,000 13,700	13,700

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09-20-2019 19:48 UTC-6

Day 1b Numbers

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Hill Kerby

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With registration now closed, Day 1b drew a total of 128 entries to bring the two-day total across the first two starting flights up to 230 entries. All who do not have chips in play after the completion of Level 15 this evening will have one last opportunity to advance tomorrow for Day 1c, which begins at noon.

SIxty-five currently remain; since last night's flight completed 15 levels. tonight's will as well per the structure of the Heartland Poker Tour.

09-20-2019 19:42 UTC-6

Horvath Gets Value With Top Pair

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Hill Kerby

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player raised to 2,600 from under the gun and action folded around to Scott Horvath, who defended his big blind. The flop came and Horvath checked to his opponent, who made a continuation-bet of 2,000. Horvath called.

The turn came and both players checked. The river fell and Horvath led out, betting 4,500. His opponent thought for about 35 seconds and announced a call.

Horvath showed for a pair of aces and took down the pot as his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Horvath	94,100 57,600	57,600

Tags: Scott Horvath

09-20-2019 19:39 UTC-6

Lai Leaves Resendiz With Crumbs

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Hill Kerby

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nelson Resendiz defended his big blind versus an early-position open by Kane Lai and the flop came . Resendiz checked to Lai, who made a continuation-bet of 3,000. Resendiz called.

Both players checked the turn , bringing the river . Resendiz checked again and Lai made a bet of 4,500. Resendiz went into the tank for about a minute before putting out a chip to call.