$1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Started
HPT Daytona Beach
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Day 1b of HPT Daytona Beach Main Event Starts Today!
The Heartland Poker Tour stop at the Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club has now seen the first flight in the highly anticipated $1,100 Main Event pass by, with 16 of the 80 total registrants slipping through the cracks to find a Day 2 birth.
All players here on Day 1b will be chasing Eric Chastain who bagged the chip lead during the first flight, finishing with 335,000 in chips. Chastain sat near the top for most of the day and really began to put the peddle to the metal during the latter stages of the night, finishing as the only stack above the 300,000 mark.
Last year's HPT main event, here in Daytona Beach, FL saw a total of 414 players jump into the action for a shot of the title, and it was Daniel Silva reigning supreme by days end for a hefty $91,557. Silva outlasted the likes of Hyndi Khomutetsky in a heated heads-up battle that ended in her taking runner-up for a respectable $56,527.
The second of three starting flights will kick off today at 2:10 p.m. and all players will be starting the day with 30,000 in chips. Each level on Day 1 is 40-minutes in length, with a 15-minute break scheduled every three levels (every two hours of play) and a 45-minute dinner break after level 9 (roughly 8:30 p.m.).
The late registration and rebuy period will remain open until the end of dinner break (start of level 10) and players who may jump in until this time. Play will continue until either 15 levels are completed or until 13% of the field remains, whichever comes first. The stopping point on Day 1a will determine the stopping point on the subsequent flights and the re-start point for Day 2 play. Players are allowed to enter multiple flights, taking their best stack forward to Day 2.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all of the updates from HPT Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club, so stay tuned as the action unfolds.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The tournament director has now informed all dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.
Notables to Start the Day
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 |
The Last Few Months of Dog Racing in Florida
Level 1
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With eminent end of greyhound racing in Florida, the Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club is shutting down early in March 2020. Before the end of this iconic tradition, the PokerNews team headed to the track during their time at the Heartland Poker Tour. Sarah Herring investigates the best way to handicap a race and takes on PokerNews trainees Julie Marriott and Erin Webster. Plus, get a behind the scenes look inside the announcer booth.
Gannon Takes Down Back-to-Back
Level 1
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Dan Gannon opened to 300 from under the gun, David Prociak called in middle position and the dealer spread out 
on the flop.
Gannon led out, betting 400 and Prociak quickly called to see the 
turn card. Gannon check-called a bet of 600 on the turn and a 
completed the board.
Gannon checked the action to Prociak who announced a bet of 4,000. Gannon thought for a moment but in the end, he called and tabled 
. Prociak mucked and Gannon pulled in the pot.
During the very next hand, a player in the hijack raised to 400, Gannon and one other runner called to see the 
flop. Action checked to the preflop raiser, they bet 700 and Gannon check-raised to 2,100.
His opponent raised to 12,700 and Gannon swiftly moved all in. His opponent called for their 27,000 stack and they turned over their hands.
Opponent: 
Dan Gannon: 
The turn and 
river changed nothing as Gannon scooped the entire pot with his set of sixes, eliminating his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,000 | 59,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Davis Finds a Early Pot with Cowboys
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
The flop read 
and there was 6,600 in the pot. Jody Davis threw out what she thought was 4,300 but was actually 9,300, "That orange (5,000 Chip) was not supposed to be there," said Davis.
Both Enrique Cruz and John Stinson stuck around as they called the over bet to the 
turn card. Action checked through to showdown and the three saw a 
fall along the way.
Davis tabled 
for an overpair and both of her opponents mucked, shipping the pot to Davis early in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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52,500 | 52,500 |
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31,500 | 31,500 |
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15,200 | 15,200 |
Who Are the New Faces on PokerNews? Get to Know 'em Fast!
Level 2
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With Sarah Herring looking to take a few months off with the baby, who is going to travel the world covering the biggest moments in poker? Former NBA Reporter Julie Marriott Calls the Clock on Caesars Marketing Coordinator Erin Webster during the Heartland Poker Tour at Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club. In just one minute of rapid-fire questions Find out who Erin likes in poker, what she doesn't want her mother to know...and whether she"s naughty or nice.