$1,100 Main Event Day 1c | HPT Daytona Beach

10-26-2019 15:13 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Harrington	70,000	33,000
Ed Sebesta	60,000	1,000
Melisa Singh	58,000	21,000
Jeff Uligian	52,000	15,000
Chris Moon	51,000	19,000
James Baune	45,000	15,000
Hamid Izadi	43,000	13,000
Stephen Nussrallah	40,000	40,000
David Prociak	34,000	4,000
Jeffrey Trudeau	30,000	30,000
Brandon Caputo	30,000	30,000
Toby Boas	30,000	30,000
Alex Rocha	30,000	30,000
Kevin Johnson	30,000	30,000
Roger Campbell	20,000	-13,400

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

10-26-2019 15:05 UTC-4

Event #2: $165 No-Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Ends in Three-Way Deal

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Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club to live report the $1,100 Main Event, but this is just one of several tournaments on the HPT Daytona Beach schedule. For the past week, the venue had played host to a series of side events, and we wanted to take a moment to recognize the lucky winners from those tournaments.

In Event #2: $165 No-Limit Hold’em Deep Stack, 109 runners created a $15,260 prize pool that was paid out to the top 13 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Thomas Poulton (10th - $382), Sonya Eggerton (11th - $343), Salvador Ramos (12th - $343), and Robert Sherrock (13th - $343).

The tournament came to an end when the top three players opted to chop. Erik Schmidt, who hails from Burlington, North Carolina, claimed the title and $3,225 in prize money while the Gary Bates took home $3,223 for second and Roger Stewart $2,555 for third.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Erik Schmidt	Burlington, North Carolina	$3,225*
2	Gary Bates	N/A	$3,223*
3	Roger Stewart	Sanford, Florida	$2,555*
4	Joseph Larking	Ormond Beach, Florida	$1,351
5	Enrique Cruz	N/A	$1,015
6	Larry Richie	Coral Springs, Florida	$839
7	Jeff Sanders	Rockledge, Florida	$687
8	Jim Quigley	N/A	$534
9	James Baune	Orlando, Florida	$420

_{*Denotes three-way deal}

Tags: Enrique Cruz Erik Schmidt Gary Bates James Baune

10-26-2019 14:54 UTC-4

Ear Finds a Profitable Spot

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Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

The flop showed and the pot contained about 7,500. Two players moved all in, one for 7,700 and the next for 13,400. Johnny Ear checked his cards a second time and then threw in the chips to call, putting both of his opponents at risk of elimination.

Opponent:
Opponent:
Johnny Ear:

Ear was well ahead with his flopped wheel and the runout did not change a thing as he scooped the pot, sending two opponents out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Ear	59,500

Tags: Johnny Ear

10-26-2019 14:43 UTC-4

McCrea Pushes Silva Off the Pot

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Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Daniel Silva raised to 1,800 total from the small blind after seeing three limpers and all three called, Terri McCrea included. The dealer spread out on the flop, Silva bet 3,200 and only McCrea called to see the turn card.

Silva checked to McCrea who moved all of her chips into the middle without hesitation for a total of 11,300. Silva thought for a brief moment before he let his hand go, shipping the pot to McCrea.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terri McCrea	26,100
Daniel Silva	22,700	22,700

Tags: Daniel Silva Terri McCrea

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

10-26-2019 14:13 UTC-4

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Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

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10-26-2019 14:11 UTC-4

Break Time

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Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

The players will now be taking a 15-minute break.

10-26-2019 14:09 UTC-4

John McConnell Kicks Off HPT Daytona Beach with Monster Stack Victory

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Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club to live report the $1,100 Main Event, but this is just one of several tournaments on the HPT Daytona Beach schedule. For the past week, the venue had played host to a series of side events, and we wanted to take a moment to recognize the lucky winners from those tournaments.

For example, Event #1: $250 Monster Stack attracted 285 runners and offered up a $58,995 prize pool. Among those to get a piece of it but fall short of the final table were Dewayne Snipes (10th - $1,150), Thomas Poulton (13th - $844), Sied Zamiri (16th - $737), Karl Sirotkin (20th - $661), Gary Swaney (26th - $651), and Herbert Turner (30th - $651).

In the end, John McConnell of Montverde, Florida bested Vero Beach’s Trent Smith in heads-up play to win the title and $13,574 top prize.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	John McConnell	Montverde, Florida	$13,574
2	Trent Smith	Vero Beach, Florida	$8,672
3	Charles Bell	Deland, Florida	$5,811
4	George Hemphill	N/A	$4,100
5	Howard Page	Ontario, Canada	$3,068
6	Gary Boone	Titusville, Florida	$2,478
7	Steven Schween	Port Orange, Florida	$2,065
8	Bill Eggerton	Port Orange, Florida	$1,711
9	Barry Gallagher	Jacksonville, Florida	$1,481

Tags: Charles Bell Dewayne Snipes Gary Swaney Herbert Turner John McConnell Steven Schween Trent Smith

10-26-2019 14:08 UTC-4

Williams Keeps Firing Against Sterner

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Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Alexis Sterner opened to 800 from the button, Dale Williams called in the small blind and the dealer spread out on the flop.

Williams led out with a bet of 1,200, Sterner called and the landed as a turn card. Williams bet 2,000 and Sterner called again to see the river card.