Chris Moon opened for 2,000 from under the gun and the big blind player defended.
The flop fell 
and Moon took down the pot with a 1,500 bet after his opponent checked his option.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
A player from late position opened action and Ravi Raghavan jammed for 12,600 on the button getting a call from the initial raiser.
Ravi Raghavan: 
Opponent: 
Raghavan was ahead but had to dodge two overcards as the flop fell 
.
The dealer turned the 
and Raghavan doubled up after the board paired with the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
100,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
80,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
60,000
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
25,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
10,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
115,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
100,000
40,200
|
40,200 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
80,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
55,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
40,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
30,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Our updates may be focused on the keystone $1,650 Main Event, but this is not the only tournament that’s played out during the latest Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Ameristar East Chicago stop.
There has been a slew of side events all week long including Event #5: $300 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Bounty ($100 bounties), a tournament that drew 140 runners and created a $21,700 prize pool.
The top 18 got paid including Jay Crain (10th - $521), Sandra Morse (11th - $521), Brad Sailor (16th - $347), Homi Syodia (17th - $347), and Randel Vanderhyden (18th - $347).
The tournament came to an end when the final two players – Yuryi Moskovoy and Tomas Stundzia – worked a deal that saw the former claim the title and a smooth $5,000 in prize money. The latter secured $4,506 for finishing in second place.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuryi Moskovoy | Skokie, Illinois | $5,000* |
| 2 | Tomas Stundzia | Woodrige, Illinois | $4,506* |
| 3 | Michael Fryett | Palm City, Flordia | $2,213 |
| 4 | Marius Toderici | Chicago, Illinois | $1,628 |
| 5 | William Conway | Bartlett, Illinois | $1,215 |
| 6 | Theodore Davis | Fort Wayne, Indiana | $998 |
| 7 | Joshua Taff | Combined Locks, Wisconsin | $879 |
| 8 | Gary Lindesmith | Lowell, Indiana | $770 |
| 9 | Ben Castle | Western Springs, Illlinois | $651 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.
There was heads up action between George Vazanellis who sat under the gun and his opponent from middle position.
The board read 
and with 25,000 already in the middle, Vazanellis raised his opponents 20,000 bet to 40,000.
Vazanellis's opponent went into the tank for sometime before talking himself into making the call.
Vazanellis tabled and his opponent tossed his hand into the muck exposing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Players are now on their dinner break, action will resume in 60-minutes.
Late registration will be closed upon return.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The end of dinner break on Day 1c means registration is closed for good in HPT Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event.
The screen reads 307 entries for Day 1c, pushing the three-flight total to 579. That means the prize pool is a little north of $800,000. PokerNews will publish prize pool info as soon as it's made available.