Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
HPT Daytona Beach
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Miles Doubles Against Aces
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The turned board read 
and the pot contained about 7,500. A player threw in a bet and Tony Miles shoved for 25,300 effective.
His opponent called, tabling 
for an overpair of bullets but Miles was well in front when he turned over his 
for a straight.
Miles had his opponent drawing dead to the 
river, finding himself a complete double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,500 | 26,500 |
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Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
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Early Exits on Day 1b
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000 | 9,000 |
|
85,000 | 12,000 |
|
84,000 | 7,000 |
|
79,000 | 79,000 |
|
61,000 | -7,000 |
|
57,000 | 23,000 |
|
46,000 | 16,000 |
|
40,000 | -10,000 |
|
31,000 | 20,000 |
|
29,500 | 1,500 |
|
28,000 | |
|
12,200 |
Sal Drops Wheaton with Snowmen
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Joe Sal opened from the big blind for about three big blind and Tom Wheaton three-bet in the small blind. Sal called and the flop rolled out 
.
Wheaton pushed in a bet and Sal moved all in for just a little less than Wheaton had in his stack. Wheaton called and the two tabled their hands.
Wheaton tabled ace-king with a club and Sal turned over two eights, giving him a set. The board ran out dry and Sal scooped the pot, leaving Wheaton with 7,500 and he busted just hands after with ace-nine against ace-king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Is This The Worst Dealer in The History Of Poker???
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
PokerNews is at the Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club catching up with Dominic Siebert, the tournament supervisor for the Heartland Poker Tour. He talks with Poker News reporter Julie Marriott about the WSOP Main Event final table dealing, bad tips and smelly players!
Get to Know Reigning HPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
One of the best stories of 2018 was the incredible year of Minnesota’s Aaron Johnson. Back in May, PokerNews spoke with Johnson about leading the Player of the Year races on both Season 9 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) and Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Season XIV.
Over the next seven months, Johnson maintained his lead on the MSPT, and while he lost the HPT lead for a bit, he ultimately ended with it thanks to a deep run in the season finale. That allowed Johnson to become the first player to ever win POY titles on two different tours in the same year.
In doing so, Johnson won a $10,000 prize package for each tour.
“It feels amazing,” Johnson told PokerNews. “Coming into the year I certainly wanted to make a run at MSPT POY (which has always been a goal of mine), but I never imagined that I’d be in contention for multiple POY titles. To actually achieve it is unreal.”
For more on the reigning HPT POY, check out his full interview here on PokerNews.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600