Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Brian Bowen moved all in for just under 15,000 and Jerome Hall called, putting Bowen at risk of elimination.
Brian Bowen:
Jerome Hall:
The board rolled out and Hall took down the pot with his boat, sending Bowen out of the tournament.
"Seat open!" yelled Hall as he pulled in the chips with a smile.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jerome Hall
|
61,000 | 10,000 |
Brian Bowen | Busted |
The flop read when Michael Rossitto found himself all in after a few raises against Toni Fiorenza who called his all-in and the two tabled their hands.
Michael Rossitto:
Toni Fiorenza:
The turn and river changed not a thing as Rossitto was eliminated by the red-hot Fiorenza.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Toni Fiorenza
|
199,000 | |
Michael Rossitto | Busted |
The Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Player of the Year race is always competitive, and right now Nick Pupillo by a wide margin with 324.70 points. His closest competition right now is Nick Davidson in second place with 190.80 points, while Mike O’Neill sits third with 189 points.
Sitting in sixth thanks to back-to-back final tables and winning the HPT Lawrenceburg for $119,101 is Greg Wood with 152.5 points.
Whoever wins the POY title will claim more than bragging rights. The HPT POY earns a $10,000 package to use next season as well as complimentary hotel accommodations at those six stops. In case of a tie, all winning players will split the POY prize package evenly.
Here's a look at the current top 10 headed into the HPT Daytona Beach stop:
Place | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Nick Pupillo | 324.70 |
2 | Nick Davidson | 190.80 |
3 | Mike O’Neill | 189.00 |
4 | Mike Shin | 161.40 |
5 | Chris Moon | 156.30 |
6 | Greg Wood | 152.50 |
7 | Mike Sabbia | 146.40 |
8 | Bill Byrnes | 140.00 |
9 | Josh Reichard | 140.00 |
10 | Spenser Cramer | 140.00 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Maurice Hawkins shoved all in for 4,800 from the cutoff and Johnathan Metz called on the button, putting Hawkins at risk of elimination.
Maurice Hawkins:
Johnathan Metz:
The flop came down and Hawkins took the lead with his pair of sevens. A peeled off on the turn and Metz needed to hit or Hawkins would find a double. The slammed down on the river, giving Metz a straight and the pot as he sent Hawkins out of the tournament.
Hawkins took advantage of the late registration period and jumped back in.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Metz
|
128,500 | |
Maurice Hawkins | Busted |
James Millman limped and the action then saw Maurice Hawkins shove his stack into the middle. Millman called and the two turned over their cards.
Maurice Hawkins:
James Millman:
The board came down and Millman's boat scooped the pot, eliminating Hawkins from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Millman | 84,000 | 54,000 |
Maurice Hawkins | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Toni Fiorenza
|
200,000 | 1,000 |
Charles Mayes | 145,000 | |
Eric Chastain | 115,000 | 41,000 |
Dewayne Snipes
|
98,000 | -7,000 |
Peter Schultz
|
80,000 | |
Tony Miles | 80,000 | 6,000 |
Edward Mroczkowski | 75,000 | -13,000 |
Michael Rossitto | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The completed board had face up and there was around 24,000 in the pot. Jeremy Joseph bet 16,500 and his opponent quickly called.
Joseph flipped over for two pair and his opponent's hand quickly hit the muck, pushing Joseph into the six-figure chip stack for the first time today on Day 1a.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Joseph | 114,000 | 57,000 |