HPT Daytona Beach

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

HPT Daytona Beach

Final Results
Winner
Eric Salazar
Winning Hand
33
Prize
$98,476
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
445
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
151
Players Left
22

Boas Catapults with Two Knock Outs

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

A short stack moved all in for under 10,000 and Toby Boas called, putting his opponent at risk.

Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Toby Boas: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Boas took down the pot with his set of snowmen after his opponent failed to improve.

Two hands later Boas flatted a raise preflop and a player shoved all in on his direct left for around 26,000. The initial raiser folded, Boas snap-called and the two tabled their hands.

Opponent: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Toby Boas: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

A board of {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{a-Clubs} came down and Boas scooped the pot with his rivered ace, sending another opponent out the door.

Player Chips Progress
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Toby Boas
118,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Late Registration Period Over

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

The late registration and rebuy period has now completed after nine levels of play. A total of 151 registration slips were sold accumulating $146,470 here on Day 1b, bringing the total prize pool to $224,070 after two flights.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Johnson Shoves to Glory

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board read {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades}{k-Hearts} and there was around 31,000 in the pot. Charles Johnson bet 23,600 and his opponent quickly called to see the {4-Clubs} river card.

Johnson moved all in for 23,100 total and his opponent let their hand go, shipping the pot to Johnson who laughed as he let out a sigh of relief.

Player Chips Progress
Charles Johnson us
Charles Johnson
105,000 65,000

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Raised From The Dead To Winner At The Final Table

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The real-life miracle and inspirational story from a man who was pronounced dead, and then learned how to play poker while immobile. He made a complete 180 recovery to score a seat at the World Poker Tour Final Table and win the grand prize.

Erin Webster sits down with James Baune at the Daytona Racing and Card Club for the Heartland Poker Tour to talk about his death experience.

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Trudeau Starts to Gain Traction

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jeffrey Trudeau opened to 2,200 from middle position and a player in the big blind opted to defend. The dealer fanned out {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, players checked through to the river, with the {a-Clubs} and {6-Clubs} completing the board.

Action checked to Trudeau on the river, he bet 5,200 and his opponent called. Trudeau tabled {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for quad aces, taking down the pot from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeffrey Trudeau
37,700 18,700

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