$1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Started
HPT Daytona Beach
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | Ronnie Dowdy | 217,000 | 43 |
| 31 | 2 | David Anderson | 163,000 | 33 |
| 31 | 3 | Frank Funaro | 85,000 | 17 |
| 31 | 4 | Joseph Salvaggi | 142,000 | 28 |
| 31 | 5 | Tom Wheaton | 129,000 | 26 |
| 31 | 6 | Charles Johnson | 308,000 | 62 |
| 31 | 7 | Cameron Marshall | 72,000 | 14 |
| 31 | 8 | Grayson Nichols | 33,000 | 7 |
| 31 | 9 | Corey Zedo | 210,000 | 42 |
| 32 | 1 | Brian Bowen | 231,000 | 46 |
| 32 | 2 | Stan Jablonski | 159,000 | 32 |
| 32 | 3 | Ryan Osborne | 212,000 | 42 |
| 32 | 4 | Raminder Singh | 188,000 | 38 |
| 32 | 5 | David Lanoy | 61,000 | 12 |
| 32 | 6 | Jacob Naumann | 131,000 | 26 |
| 32 | 7 | Justin Fawbush | 130,000 | 26 |
| 32 | 8 | Dan Gannon | 316,000 | 63 |
| 32 | 9 | Michael Foley | 156,000 | 31 |
| 33 | 1 | Luke Graham | 219,000 | 44 |
| 33 | 2 | John Dermody | 60,000 | 12 |
| 33 | 3 | Dave Sill | 96,000 | 19 |
| 33 | 4 | Tony Miles | 278,000 | 56 |
| 33 | 5 | Aaron Speer | 282,000 | 56 |
| 33 | 6 | Hamid Izadi | 168,000 | 34 |
| 33 | 7 | Michael Rosenberg | 117,000 | 23 |
| 33 | 8 | Greg Raymer | 152,000 | 30 |
| 33 | 9 | James Millman | 211,000 | 42 |
| 34 | 1 | Michael Rossitto | 214,000 | 43 |
| 34 | 2 | Maurice Hawkins | 146,000 | 29 |
| 34 | 3 | Chris McNamara | 110,000 | 22 |
| 34 | 4 | Dewayne Snipes | 106,000 | 21 |
| 34 | 5 | Quyen Hoang | 161,000 | 32 |
| 34 | 6 | Alex Griffin | 47,000 | 9 |
| 34 | 7 | Miguel Hernandez | 321,000 | 64 |
| 34 | 8 | Tom Nguyen | 154,000 | 31 |
| 34 | 9 | Arthur Boatman | 98,000 | 20 |
| 35 | 1 | Joshua Peets | 118,000 | 24 |
| 35 | 2 | Timothy Forsberg | 121,000 | 24 |
| 35 | 3 | Simon Kafati | 76,000 | 15 |
| 35 | 4 | Pete Schultz | 233,000 | 47 |
| 35 | 5 | Larry Richie | 58,000 | 12 |
| 35 | 6 | Eric Salazar | 117,000 | 23 |
| 35 | 7 | Jamshid Ilanlou | 93,000 | 19 |
| 35 | 8 | Stephan Nusrullah | 113,000 | 23 |
| 35 | 9 | Brandon Caputo | 217,000 | 43 |
| 36 | 1 | Fred Li | 103,000 | 21 |
| 36 | 2 | James Baune | 149,000 | 30 |
| 36 | 3 | Tony Roberto | 44,000 | 9 |
| 36 | 4 | Michael Tait | 224,000 | 45 |
| 36 | 5 | John Ho | 135,000 | 27 |
| 36 | 6 | Kelley Slay | 121,000 | 24 |
| 36 | 7 | Tony Nguyen | 405,000 | 81 |
| 36 | 8 | Jason Kapoor | 175,000 | 35 |
| 36 | 9 | Eric Chastain | 335,000 | 67 |
| 37 | 1 | Toby Boas | 154,000 | 31 |
| 37 | 2 | Nicholas Hart | 142,000 | 28 |
| 37 | 3 | David Kelger | 117,000 | 23 |
| 37 | 4 | Robert Kramer | 160,000 | 32 |
| 37 | 5 | Thomas Foley | 29,000 | 6 |
| 37 | 6 | Paul Chung | 323,000 | 65 |
| 37 | 7 | Wayne Zielinski | 446,000 | 89 |
| 37 | 8 | Wendy Lu | 181,000 | 36 |
| 37 | 9 | Johnathan Nader | 250,000 | 50 |
| 39 | 1 | Justin Busiere | 171,000 | 34 |
| 39 | 2 | Martin Borras | 366,000 | 73 |
| 39 | 3 | Charles Mayes | 106,000 | 21 |
| 39 | 4 | Talesh Patel | 113,000 | 23 |
| 39 | 5 | Jonathan Metz | 65,000 | 13 |
| 39 | 6 | Carlos Guerrero | 183,000 | 37 |
| 39 | 7 | David Jackson | 175,000 | 35 |
| 39 | 8 | Rob Manjura | 86,000 | 17 |
| 40 | 1 | Josias Santos | 268,000 | 54 |
| 40 | 2 | Brett Apter | 172,000 | 34 |
| 40 | 3 | Aaron Vaughan | 245,000 | 49 |
| 40 | 4 | Hunter Pappas | 201,000 | 40 |
| 40 | 5 | Sean Iannucci | 355,000 | 71 |
| 40 | 6 | Mark Zullo | 53,000 | 11 |
| 40 | 7 | Mark Wiser | 148,000 | 30 |
| 40 | 8 | Ed Mroczkowski | 119,000 | 24 |
Day 2 of HPT Dayton Beach Main Event Starts at Noon
The Heartland Poker Tour stop in Daytona Beach saw 445 total entry slips sold throughout the first three starting flights and only 79 of those slips will be returning today at 12:10 p.m. local time, to battle it out for an HPT final table appearance.
The start of day chipleader is Wayne Zielinski with an impressive 446,000 that he bagged during the last starting flight. Following behind the leader is Tony Nguyen who spun up a stack of 405,000 in Day 1b, and is the only other person to secure a stack above the 400,000 mark.
Three other big stacks that round out the top five include Martin Borras (366,000), Sean Iannucci (355,000), and Eric Chastain (335,000). Chastain will be entering the day fifth overall on the standing after topping the Day 1a flight and will be someone to watch for as the day unfolds.
Many established poker players are entering Day 2, including Charles Johnson (308,000), Tony Miles (278,000), Brandon Caputo (217,000), Michael Rossitto (214,000), James Millman (211,000), David Jackson (175,000) and, of course, Maurice Hawkins who will be starting the day with 146,000, just under the average.
The day will begin on level 16 with blinds of 2,000/5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000. There will be a 15-minute break after every three levels of play and a 45-minute dinner break will be scheduled. The tournament will redraw at 27 and 10, with the final nine making to the third and final day of the event.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the updates in the HPT Daytona Beach Main Event, so stay tuned as all of the action unfolds.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament director has now informed all dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.
Metz Fails to Catch Up, Guerrero Comes Out on Top
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jonathan Metz moved all in for his remaining stack of about 65,000 and Carlos Guerrero shoved over the top, everyone else folded and the two tabled their hands.
Jonathan Metz: 
Carlos Guerrero: 
The board came down 
and Guerrero's flopped queen took down the pot, eliminating Metz from the tournament early in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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276,000 | 93,000 |
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Busted |
Early Exits
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 16
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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490,000 | 174,000 |
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480,000 | 145,000 |
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260,000 | 114,000 |
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220,000 | 48,000 |
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205,000 | 46,000 |
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170,000 | 53,000 |
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155,000 | -59,000 |
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120,000 | -97,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Ho and Hawkins Flip
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
John Ho moved all in for his remaining 102,000 and Maurice Hawkins called, putting Ho at risk of elimination.
John Ho: 
Maurice Hawkins: 
The board came down 
and Ho pulled in the pot with his flopped king, doubling through Hawkins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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225,000 | 90,000 |
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145,000 | -115,000 |