Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$137,876
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Entries
412
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

McVeigh Wins Small Blind Battle

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action folded around to Jay McVeigh, who completed his small blind. Robert Meglich checked his option and the two saw a flop of {7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. Both players checked.

The turn came {10-Spades} and McVeigh checked. Meglich bet 160,000 and McVeigh made the call. Both players checked the river {4-Hearts} and the hand went to showdown.

McVeigh table {k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Meglich mucked, unable to beat the king high that McVeigh had to go with the board's pair of sevens , earning McVeigh the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Meglich
3,000,000
100,000
100,000
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Jay McVeigh
2,900,000

Tags: Jay McVeighRobert Meglich

Small Hits a Flush Over Hoang's Set: Small Takes Chip Lead, Hoang On Short Stack

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
John Small
John Small

John Small opened to 170,000 from the button and received a call from Tan Hoang, who defended his big blind. The flop came {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Hoang check-called a continuation-bet of 185,000 from Small.

The turn came {4-Spades} and Hoang checked. Small checked behind to bring the river {2-Spades}. Hoang bet 220,000 and Small quickly called.

Hoang showed {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for a set of fours. Small tabled {10-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a flush and saw the pot shipped his way.

After the hand was over, the leader board was shuffled as such that Small has become the chip leader and Hoang has become the shortest stack in the tournament. Approximate chip counts are as follows, as per the HPT stream.

Player Chips Progress
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John Small
3,900,000
900,000
900,000
Profile photo of Jay McVeigh us
Jay McVeigh
2,900,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Robert Meglich us
Robert Meglich
2,900,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Glenda McCall us
Glenda McCall
1,500,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang
1,500,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: John SmallTan Hoang

Meglich Wins With Continuation-Bet

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jay McVeigh limped in from the small blind after action was folded to him and Robert Meglich raised his option to 210,000. McVeigh called.

The flop came {a-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Spades} and McVeigh checked. Meglich made a continuation-bet of 100,000, which was too rich for McVeigh's blood as he sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Meglich
3,000,000
800,000
800,000
Profile photo of Jay McVeigh us
Jay McVeigh
2,600,000
-700,000
-700,000

Tags: Jay McVeighRobert Meglich

Meglich Doubles Through McCall

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Robert Meglich
Robert Meglich

Glenda McCall opened to 170,000 from the hijack and Robert Meglich three-bet all in for around 1 million from the small blind. McCall called upon it becoming her turn again.

Robert Meglich: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Glenda McCall: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} to give Meglich a set of sixes. The turn came {3-Clubs}, leaving McCall drawing dead to secure the double for Meglich as the river fell {q-Clubs} to complete the runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Meglich
2,200,000
1,220,000
1,220,000
Profile photo of Glenda McCall us
Glenda McCall
1,700,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Glenda McCallRobert Meglich

Small Makes a Straight

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jay McVeigh opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and was called by John Small out of the small blind. The flop came {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and both players checked.

Small bet 180,000 on the turn {5-Diamonds} and McVeigh made the call. The river came {7-Spades} and Small bet another 350,000. McVeigh called.

Small showed {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a straight, getting a muck from McVeigh and the pot from the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
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Jay McVeigh
3,300,000
-900,000
-900,000
Profile photo of John Small us
John Small
3,000,000
800,000
800,000

Tags: Jay McVeighJohn Small

Small Doubles

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
John Small
John Small

Tan Hoang limped in from the cutoff and saw Robert Meglich complete his small blind. John Small checked his option and the flop came {k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}. All three players checked.

The turn came {2-Hearts} and Meglich checked. Small bet 150,000 and Hoang called. Meglich folded.

The river came {4-Diamonds} and Small went all in. Hoang asked for a count, which was totaled to be 765,000. He went into the tank for about a minute and then announced a call.

John Small: {6-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Tao Hoang: {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

The result was two pair-over-two pair, with Small's being bigger to earn him the double at Hoang's expense.

Player Chips Progress
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Tan Hoang
2,500,000
-900,000
-900,000
Profile photo of John Small us
John Small
2,200,000
1,125,000
1,125,000
Profile photo of Robert Meglich us
Robert Meglich
980,000
-220,000
-220,000

Tags: John SmallRobert MeglichTan Hoang

Small Gets a Re-Shove Through

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Robert Meglich opened to 185,000 from the hijack and John Small three-bet all in from the cutoff for 690,000. Action folded back to Meglich, who thought for a bit and let his hand go, resulting in Small taking down the pot preflop and adding significantly to his stack along the way.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Meglich
1,200,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of John Small us
John Small
1,075,000
385,000
385,000

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Hoang Wins With River Bet

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Glenda McCall raised to 240,000 out of the small blind and Tan Hoang defended his big blind. The flop fell {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and both players checked.

The turn came {j-Hearts} and both players checked again. The river fell {q-Clubs} and McCall checked once more. Hoang bet 350,000 and McCall quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang
3,400,000
290,000
290,000
Profile photo of Glenda McCall us
Glenda McCall
2,700,000
-395,000
-395,000

Tags: Glenda McCallTan Hoang

McVeigh Wins First Hand Back To Eclipse Four Million

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jay McVeigh
Jay McVeigh

Jay McVeigh opened to 160,000 from the button and was called by Robert Meglich out of the small blind. Both players checked the flop {j-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

The turn came {3-Diamonds} and Meglich checked. McVeigh bet 225,000 and Meglich folded. McVeigh now finds himself with over 4 million in chips after taking down the first pot back after returning from break.

Player Chips Progress
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Jay McVeigh
4,200,000
370,000
370,000
Profile photo of Robert Meglich us
Robert Meglich
1,400,000
-165,000
-165,000

Tags: Jay McVeighRobert Meglich

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000