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HPT Ameristar East Chicago Main Event Kicks Off Tomorrow

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HPT Ameristar East Chicago

Season XV of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) continues this weekend at Ameristar East Chicago. The stop, which kicked off last weekend, will with a $1,650 buy-in Main Event.

That tournament, which will be live reported by PokerNews, will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29. Day 1b will be at the same time on Friday, Aug. 30, while Day 1c will kick off at noon on Saturday. The survivors from all three flights will return for Day 2 action at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1. Then, on Monday, Sept. 2, the final table will play out starting at noon.

Side Event Winners

The stop began with Event #1: $350 Monster Stack, a tournament that drew 957 runners and created a $287,100 prize pool.

Among those to cash it were Mike Younan (3rd - $27,572), Greg Koutelidakis (14th - $2,957), Howard Hankin (18th - $2,125), Mike Shin (26th - $1,701), Abraham Montenegro (34th - $1,462), and Bob Chow (47th - $1,160).

The tournament came to an end with the final six players working a deal that resulted in Michael Tullia of Lombard, Illinois taking the title and $30,435 in prize money, while Matthew Porter finished second for $30,283.

Here��s a look at the HPT Ameristar East Chicago side event winners thus far:

TournamentEntriesPrize PoolPlayerPrize
Event #1: $350 Monster Stack957$287,100Michael Tullia$30,435
Event #2: $300 Seniors 50+194$48,470David Stoneburner$8,031
Event #3: $200 NLH Deep Stack165$26,895John Tobias$3,763
Event #4: $200 Short Deck44$7,172Bala Iyer$2,511
Event #5: $300 Deepstack Bounty140$21,700Yuryi Moskovoy$5,000
Event #6: $200 NLH 7-Game Mix64$10,432Scott Brooks$3,137
The Ameristar East Chicago

Main Event Structure

LevelLengthSmall BlindBig BlindBB Ante
140 minutes1001000
240 minutes1002000
340 minutes1003000
440 minutes100300300
540 minutes200400400
640 minutes200500500
740 minutes300600600
840 minutes400800800
940 minutes5001,0001,000
1040 minutes6001,2001,200
1140 minutes8001,6001,600
1240 minutes1,0002.0002.000
1340 minutes1,5002,5002,500
1440 minutes1,5003,0003,000
1540 minutes2,0004,0004,000

Player of the Year Standing

The HPT Player of the Year race is always competitive, and right now Nick Pupillo leads by a wide margin with 301.20 points. His closest competition right now is Nick Davidson in second place with 176.80 points, while Mike Shin sits third with 160 points.

Sitting in fourth thanks to back-to-back final tables and winning the HPT Lawrenceburg for $119,101 is Greg Wood with 152.5 points.

Whoever wins the POY title will claim more than bragging rights. The POY earns a $10,000 package to use next season as well as complimentary hotel accommodations at those six stops. In case of a tie, all winning players will split the POY prize package evenly.

Here's a look at the current top 10 headed into the HPT Ameristar East Chicago stop:

PlacePlayerPoints
1Nick Pupillo301.20
2Nick Davidson176.80
3Mike Shin160.00
4Greg Wood152.50
5Chris Moon146.50
6Mike Sabbia146.40
7Spenser Cramer140.00
8Bill Byrnes160.00
9Shawn "Reginald" Roberts132
10Austin Peck130

Upcoming HPT Stops

PokerNews and the HPT plan to continue their live reporting relationship for stops throughout 2019.

Here��s a look at the remaining Season XV schedule. For more information, visit hptpoker.com and follow them on Twitter @HPTPoker.

Series DatesVenueLocationMain Event Buy-In
August 22-September 2Ameristar East ChicagoGary, Indiana$1,650
September 9-15Mini Series at Hollywood Casino ToledoToledo, Ohio$350
September 11-23Golden Gates Casino & Poker ParlourBlack Hawk, CO$1,650
September 26 - October 7The Meadows CasinoPittsburgh, PA$1,100
October 17-28Daytona Beach Racing & Card ClubDaytona Beach, Florida$1,100
November 14-26HPT Championship Hollywood Casino & HotelSt. Louis, Missouri$2,500
December 5-16M Resort Spa CasinoLas Vegas, Nevada 
January 25-February 1, 2020HPT on the High SearsWestern Caribbean$1,100

An earlier version of this article erroneously referenced a $1 million guarantee.

Images courtesy of HPT.

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