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

Hoang Check-Raises the Flop, Regains Chip Lead

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Tan Hoang
Tan Hoang

Tan Hoang raised to 210,000 from the cutoff and Jay McVeigh called from the button. The two went heads up to a flop of {7-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Hoang checked. McVeigh bet 350,000 and Hoang check-raised to 750,000.

Despite the small sizing, it was more than McVeigh wished to commit and he sent his cards to the muck as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang
4,000,000
800,000
800,000
Jay McVeigh us
Jay McVeigh
3,800,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Jay McVeighTan Hoang

McVeigh Wins Preflop

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Jay McVeigh
Jay McVeigh

John Small limped in from the cutoff and Tan Hoang raised to 275,000 from the button behind him. Jay McVeigh then three-bet to 1 million from the small blind and everybody folded, earning him the pot without seeing a flop.

Player Chips Progress
Jay McVeigh us
Jay McVeigh
4,300,000
200,000
200,000
Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang
3,200,000
-300,000
-300,000
John Small us
John Small
2,300,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Jay McVeighJohn SmallTan Hoang

Hoang Wins a Small One

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

John Small completed his small blind and Tan Hoang checked his option to take action heads up to a flop of {10-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Both players checked.

The turn came {2-Spades} and Small put out a bet of 130,000. Hoang called. Both players checked the river {j-Spades}.

Small tabled {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} for a pair of eights and Hoang showed {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a pair of eights as well, having a queen kicker to lock in the small pot as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang
3,500,000
200,000
200,000
John Small us
John Small
2,000,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Tan HoangJohn Small

McVeigh Wins With Aggression

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Robert Meglich opened to 350,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 800,000 by Jay McVeigh out of the big blind. Meglich peeled and the flop came {j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}.

McVeigh made a continuation-bet of 500,000 and Meglich sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jay McVeigh us
Jay McVeigh
4,200,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Robert Meglich us
Robert Meglich
3,300,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000

Tags: Jay McVeighRobert Meglich

Hoang Doubles in Dramatic Style

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Tan Hoang
Tan Hoang

John Small saw action folded to him in the small blind and went all in, effectively putting Tan Hoang all in from the big blind. Hoang called.

Tan Hoang: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
John Small: {k-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

Hoang was way out in front and in great shape to earn the double. The flop fell {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, tremendously changing Hoang's fortune as his flopped top pair, top kicker was now way behind Small's flopped two pair. He was in need of hitting an ace or a nine in order to stay alive in the tournament and did just that as the turn fell {a-Hearts}, planting him back out in front. The river fell {2-Hearts}, a safe card for Hoang to secure the double and find new life as a result.

Player Chips Progress
John Small us
John Small
2,300,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang
2,200,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Tags: John SmallTan Hoang

Small and McVeigh Chop One

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

John Small opened to 230,000 from the button and was called by Jay McVeigh, who defended his big blind. The flop came {j-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and McVeigh checked. Small made a continuation-bet of 210,000 to put action back on McVeigh, who called.

The turn was {4-Diamonds}. McVeigh checked again and Small checked behind. The river fell {k-Spades} and McVeigh bet 300,000. Small went into the tank for close to a minute before throwing in chips to call.

McVeigh tabled {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Small showed {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, with the two chopping up the pot due to the king kicker that came on the river to make both players' two pairs of even strength.

Player Chips Progress
John Small us
John Small
3,500,000
Jay McVeigh us
Jay McVeigh
3,200,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Jay McVeighJohn Small

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Glenda McCall Eliminated in 5th Place ($29,673)

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

Glenda McCall limped in from the cutoff and saw Jay McVeigh complete his small blind. Robert Meglich checked his option, bringing a flop of {2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{a-Spades}.

Action checked to McCall, who bet 200,000. McVeigh called, putting action onto Meglich. Meglich put in a check-raise to 700,000. McCall called and McVeigh folded.

The turn came {k-Diamonds} and Meglich put out a stack of white T100,000 chips big enough to put McCall all in. She called off her last 430,000 and the two tabled their hands.

Glenda McCall: {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Robert Meglich: {a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

McCall's top pair was up against Meglich's two pair. She would need to hit an eight or a king on the river in order to improve to the best hand. Unfortunately for her, the river fell {j-Hearts} to end her run as the fifth-place finisher, taking home a payday of $29,673 for her efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Meglich us
Robert Meglich
4,400,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
John Small us
John Small
3,500,000
200,000
200,000
Jay McVeigh us
Jay McVeigh
3,300,000
400,000
400,000
Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang
1,200,000
-300,000
-300,000
Glenda McCall us
Glenda McCall
Busted

Tags: Glenda McCallJay McVeighRobert Meglich

McCall Shoves Out Small

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

Glenda McCall was in the hijack and opened to 200,000. Action folded around to John Small, who defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop {4-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}.

The turn fell {10-Hearts} and Small bet 175,000. McCall announced she was all in and Small immediately sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
John Small us
John Small
3,300,000
-600,000
-600,000
Glenda McCall us
Glenda McCall
1,800,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Glenda McCallJohn Small