Copeland scores another knockout shortly after sending Garrett Riley to the rail.
Jeff Copeland opens to 100k from mid position. Travis Barnes pushes all-in for 225k out of the small blind with jack-ten. Copeland makes the call with ace-queen. The board came 6c4d6s Ks 4h and Barnes was out in 7th place. He'll take home $3,994 for his weekend's worth of work. Not too shabby!
This weekend's $2,500 Championship Event at Ameristar East Chicago could be a big one. Twice this year the $1,650 Main Event came in just shy of a $1 million prize pool. Keep an eye on HPTupdates.com all weekend long to follow the action.
Read moreThis weekend's $1,100 Main Event in Florida is underway. Day 1 flights are scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Players who make it through their respective flights return to the felt Sunday for Day 2 action. The final nine will take their seat on the televised table Monday afternoon.
Read moreThe first of three flights in the $500 Mini Series Main Event at The Meadows Casino is underway. Visit HPTupdates.com to follow along with the action all weekend.
Read moreThe $1,650 Main Event is underway at Golden Gates Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado. This stop is historically one of the biggest of the year on the HPT circuit. We're anticipating much of the same this time around. Dan Ross of Holdem Radio will be reporting on the event from start to finish at HPTupdates.com.
Read moreA martahon 11-hour-plus final table came to a close with Jake Baumgartner defeating Jason Mangold heads-up to win the HPT Main Event at Ameristar East Chicago for $206,114.
Read moreWe have seen large fields in side events all week long in Chicagoland for the Heartland Poker Tour series at Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago. The best is yet to come. Today marks the start of the nationally televised $1,650 Main Event. The first of three starting flights for that tournament kicks off today at 2pm.
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