$1,650 Main Event Day 2 | Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates

09-22-2019 11:40 UTC-6

Monroe Wins Three-Way Preflop All In

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

Matt Livingston was seen standing up to sweat a runout as his chips were all in the middle before the flop. He was in the small blind and was only one of three players whose hands were tabled. The other two were Rich Monroe, who was on the button and also all in, and Jason Su, who had given both players action.

Matt Livingston:
Rich Monroe:
Jason Su:

The flop came to give Livingston four outs at a triple. However, the turn and river were clean to Monroe as he won both pots, bringing him over 200,000 as he sent Livingston to the rail early on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Su	425,000	44,000
Rich Monroe	225,000	116,000
Matt Livingston	Busted

Tags: Jason Su Matt Livingston Rich Monroe

09-22-2019 11:32 UTC-6

Martinez Rips the Flop

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

Action folded around to Cy Church, who completed his small blind. Anthony Martinez then raised his option to 13,000 and Church called.

The flop came and Church checked. Martinez went all in for about 40,000 and Church sent his cards to the muck.

Despite a few eliminations to start the day, there has been a theme of all-in bets not being called early on Day 2 here inside the Golden Gates Poker Parlour.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cy Church	103,000	50,000
Anthony Martinez	71,000	26,000

Tags: Anthony Martinez Cy Church

09-22-2019 11:25 UTC-6

Moon Gets One Through

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

Nick Pupillo opened to 12,000 from middle position and was three-bet all in by Chris Moon, who was in the hijack. Dapo Ajayi was in the cutoff and asked for a count, which was totaled to be 53,000.

Ajayi went deep into the tank and eventually folded, triggering a series of folds behind. Pupillo then confirmed the amount and folded.

Ajayi told Pupillo afterward that his open had scared him out of a call, earning Moon the pot without a showdown. Meanwhile, the first 25 minutes of play has been kind to Ajayi, seeing him double his stack. It has not been as fun for Pupillo, who is below 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	178,000	-76,000
Dapo Ajayi	165,000	84,000
Chris Moon	93,000	38,000

Tags: Chris Moon Dapo Ajayi Nick Pupillo

09-22-2019 11:18 UTC-6

Early Day 2 Eliminations

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Nesbit	Busted
Connie Bruce	Busted
Nick Otepka	Busted
Thomas Paluta	Busted
Ben Keeline	Busted

09-22-2019 11:12 UTC-6

Sherry Hits a Straight; Hoang Dusts Tito

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

There was a pot of around 70,000 with a board reading and Michael Sherry had a bet of 31,000 in front of him from the button. Action was back on Omar Morillo, who was in the small blind.

Morillo went into the tank for close to two full minutes before putting out chips to call.

Sherry tabled for a straight and Morillo sent his cards to the muck.

Meanwhile, Tan Hoang eliminated Michael Tito on an adjacent table. The two got stacks in on the turn with a board of with Tito in the big blind and Hoang on the button.

Michael Tito:
Tan Hoang:

Tito was unable to hit his straight draw or two pair outs as the river came and he was sent to the rail as one of the early casualties on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tan Hoang	389,000	58,000
Mike Sherry	252,000	101,000
Omar Morillo	92,000	-86,000
Michael Tito	Busted

Tags: Michael Sherry Omar Morillo Tan Hoang Michael Tito

09-22-2019 11:03 UTC-6

Play Underway on Day 2

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

Heartland Poker Tour Tournament Director Jeremy Smith has finished his tournament announcements and Day 2 is officially underway. There was one missed slip at the end of Day 1c last night, meaning there are 72 players returning for action instead of the aforementioned 71.

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

09-22-2019 09:29 UTC-6

Welcome To Day 2 of HPT Golden Gates

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Welcome back to beautiful Black Hawk Colorado for Day 2 of the Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates $1,650 Main Event. Three starting flights produced 412 entries, with 71 advancing to Day 2 action over the last three days. Now, it’s finally time for the field to combine and play together under one roof.

Of the 71 to return, 45 will earn themselves a payday. That mean the bubble will loom early in the day, with a subsequent first-level payout earning $3,297. Players will then climb the rungs of the payout ladder with their sights set on the top prize of $137,876.

David Levy (424,000) will take the most chips into play on Day 2 after bagging the chip lead on Day 1c Saturday evening. Day 1a chip leader Aaron Frei (408,000) is the only other player to enter play with over 400,000.

Plenty of formidable opponents remain and come into the day with above-average chip stacks. Danny Gonzales (306,000), Nick Pupillo (254,000), Greg Jennings (245,000), Kane Lai (242,000), and Spencer Champlin (227,000) are just a few bunched together with healthy stacks among the Day 2 roster.

Others such as Dapo Ajayi (81,000), Ronnie Lamb (77,000), Ben Keeline (72,000), and Chris Moon (55,000) are also still in contention, though they will have a bit more work cut out for them when cards go into the air.

Day 2 is scheduled for an 11 a.m. start time. Levels will last 60 minutes each with play resuming at the beginning of Level 16 (2,000/5,000/5,000). There will be 15-minute breaks every two hours and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth hour of play on the day, with play continuing until the final nine are reached.

Who will make it to the final table? Stay tuned to PokerNews and find out.

Tags: Aaron Frei Ben Keeline Chris Moon Danny Gonzales Dapo Ajayi David Levy Greg Jennings Kane Lai Nick Pupillo Ronnie Lamb Spencer Champlin

09-22-2019 09:28 UTC-6

Day 2 Seating Assignments

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Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
6	1	Danny Gonzales	306,000	61
6	2	Will Mietz	111,000	22
6	3	Cy Church	53,000	11
6	4	Nick Otepka	59,000	12
6	5	Jim Crouch	208,000	42
6	6	Jason Johnson	175,000	35
6	7	Jeff Nesbit	28,000	6
6	8	Matt Livingston	95,000	19
6	9	Jason Su	381,000	76

8	1	Jay Robb	66,000	13
8	2	Connie Bruce	162,000	32
8	3	Michael Campbell	379,000	76
8	4	Jeff Banghart	286,000	57
8	5	Mark Martin	156,000	31
8	6	Sam Benavram	143,000	29
8	7	Robert Meglich	161,000	32
8	8	Andreas Ramadanis	319,000	64
8	9	Charlie Harder	136,000	27

9	1	Chris Moon	55,000	11
9	2	Dapo Ajayi	81,000	16
9	3	Steve Wilkie	133,000	27
9	4	Kane Lai	242,000	48
9	5	Greg Jennings	245,000	49
9	6	Rich Dixon	224,000	45
9	7	Bobby Opila	113,000	23
9	8	Nick Pupillo	254,000	51
9	9	Aaron McEvoy	139,000	28

11	1	Anthony Martinez	45,000	9
11	2	Chris Carey	195,000	39
11	3	Alex Greenblatt	184,000	37
11	4	Dave Hampel	56,000	11
11	5	Corey Williams	318,000	64
11	6	Mike Sherry	151,000	30
11	7	Omar Morillo	178,000	36
11	8	David Levi	105,000	21
11	9	Fred Ertl	229,000	46

12	1	Karim Abuzar	75,000	15
12	2	John Small	117,000	23
12	3	Will Berry	117,000	23
12	4	Nate Zoller	122,000	24
12	5	David Tuthill	178,000	36
12	6	Spencer Champlin	227,000	45
12	7	Jay McVeigh	96,000	19
12	8	Brian Leitch	214,000	43
12	9	Clayton Hamm	120,000	24

13	1	Bobby Sanoubane	341,000	68
13	2	Michael Tito	46,000	9
13	3	Rich Monroe	109,000	22
13	4	Ben Keeline	72,000	14
13	5	Bob Sweeney	122,000	24
13	6	Hugo Meyer	180,000	36
13	7	Mitch Garshofsky	200,000	40
13	8	Jason Vanstrom	122,000	24
13	9	Tan Hoang	331,000	66

14	1	John Beauprez	87,000	17
14	2	Ronnie Lamb	77,000	15
14	3	Ido Zucker	86,000	17
14	4	Jason Welch	47,000	9
14	5	Glenda McCall	300,000	60
14	6	Nils Bardsley	169,000	34
14	7	Aaron Frei	408,000	82
14	8	Thomas Paluta	78,000	16
14	9	Kennetth Nay	122,000	24

15	1	Ryan Swoboda	87,000	17
15	2	David Levy	424,000	85
15	3	Nader Wahdan	181,000	36
15	4	Richard Mijares	280,000	56
15	5	Slater Dean	377,000	75
15	6	Danny Pham	250,000	50
15	7	Syd Masters	169,000	34
15	8	Francesco Campanile	217,000	43
15	9	David Lewis	88,000	18

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