Registration has closed on the second of three flights of the $1,650 Main Event at Ameristar St. Charles
The board shows 98 entries, bringing the two-flight total to 128, with Saturday's final flight (Day1C) set for a 1pm tipoff. Play continues tonight until the end of Level 15 at about 1:45am - the same as yesterday's Day 1A and the same for tomorrow's Day 1C. Players who still have chips at the end of Level 15 get to partake in the Bag-n-Tag, returning Sunday at Noon for Day 2, playing down to the final table.
Greg Raymer put on a classic clinic at the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event final table, taking down his record fifth HPT Main Event title, along with $171,411 in prize money, and a $3,500 Championship Package for the HPT Season XVI Championship at the end of the season.
Read moreThe final nine players in the $1,650 Main Event from Ameristar East Chicago will take their seats at noon today to play down to a winner. You can watch the table on a short delay at twitch.tv/hptpoker. Here's the story on the final table as told by PokerNews' Brandon Temple:
Read moreThe third and final flight of the $1,650 Main Event from Ameristar East Chicago is underway. The first two flights drew 269 total entries. For a recap of the first two flights, or to follow along with the action the rest of the way, head to PokerNews.com. Here's a recap of Day 1b action as told by Brandon Temple of PokerNews:
Read moreDay 1b of the $1,650 Main Event from Ameristar East Chicago is happening today. Follow along with the action all weekend long with reporting from Brandon Temple at PokerNews.com.
Read moreThe first of three flights in the $1,650 Main Event from Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago kicks off today at 2pm. Players start with 30,000 chips and 40 minutes levels in this big blind ante event and registration is open until the start of level 10, or approximately 9:45pm. Players are allowed a single re-entry in each flight.
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