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

10-26-2019 22:00 UTC-4

Rocha Runs into the Queens of Uligian

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action folded around to Alex Rocha on the button, he moved all in for around 30,000 and Jeff Uligian shoved just slightly over the top, putting Rocha at risk of elimination.

Alex Rocha:
Jeff Uligian:

The board came down and Uligian pulled in the pot with his ladies, sending Rocha to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Uligian	68,000 21,000	21,000
Alex Rocha	Busted

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10-26-2019 22:16 UTC-4

Green Stacks Another, Adds Late in the Day

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Bill Green raised from the cutoff and a player in the big blind moved all in for 39,500. Green called and the two tabled their hands with his opponent at risk.

Opponent:
Bill Green:

The cards rolled out and Green took down the pot with his pair of dimes, eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Green	200,500 -19,500	-19,500

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-26-2019 22:40 UTC-4

Miles Shows the Goods to Foley

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The flop showed and there was about 64,500 in the pot. Tony Miles moved all in for just over 90,000 and Tom Foley hit the tank.

Foley thought for about five minutes until Miles called the clock on him and he now had just 30-seconds to make a decision. At the end of the time, Foley chucked his hand into the muck and Miles instantly tabled for seven-high with a flush draw as he scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Miles	156,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Tom Foley Tony Miles

10-26-2019 22:46 UTC-4

Get to Know Reigning HPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson

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Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 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.

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Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

10-26-2019 23:05 UTC-4

Zielinski Drops One, Takes the Lead

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The flop showed when Wayne Zielinski and another moved all of their chips into the middle, Zielinski having more than his opponent.

Opponent:
Wayne Zielinski:

The turn and river failed to shift a thing as Zielinski took down the pot, eliminating an opponent from the tournament as he added another large pot to his already healthy-sized stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wayne Zielinski	405,000

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10-26-2019 23:21 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Vaughan	240,000
James Baune	160,000
Martin Borras	155,000
Michael Foley	155,000
Tom Wheaton	125,000

Hamid Izadi	120,000
Toby Boas	105,000
Eric Salazar	96,000
Tom Foley	54,500
Tony Ruberto	49,000

10-26-2019 23:32 UTC-4

Three More Hands

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The tournament will now be playing their more hands before bagging up for the night.

10-26-2019 23:42 UTC-4

Borras Holds on for a Dandy

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

As told by Martin Borras, he flopped a straight and ended up pounding about 150-160k into the pot for an all-in. Mark Zullo called with his flush draw and Borras was at risk.

The board ran out clean for Borras as he took down a large pot at the end of the night, leaving Zullo on the shorter side of things.