JAKE BAUMGARTNER - HPT EAST CHICAGO MAIN EVENT CHAMPION- $206,114

A martahon 11-hour-plus final table came to a close with Jake Baumgartner defeating Jason Mangold heads-up to win the @HPTpoker Main Event at @AmeristarEC for $206,114.

Mangold earns $127,689 as runner-up in the 653-entry Labor Day Weekend tournament that pulled a prize pool of $940,320. Baumgartner also picks up a $3,500 package to the 2018 HPT Season Championship $2,500 held in November at Ameristar East Chicago.

Heads-up play lasted more than 90 minutes, the lead changing hands multiple times, with Baumgartner pulling away at the end. Mangold was all-in many times in the final 20 hands without a call. Both players flopped a pair on the final hand, Baumgartner's was larger, but Mangold turned a double-belly-buster straight draw, missing the river and bringing the tournament to a close

There was only one elimination - Johny Sam, 9th for $18,736 - in the first 3.5 hours of play, setting the tone for the entire Labor Day of poker. Mike Shanahan (8th, $22,952), Jerry Siemienas (7th, $27,449), Derek Schroeder,(6th, $32,789) David McGowan (5th, $42,813) and Ralph Massey (4th, $58,511) were eliminated in the next five hours.

Ossama Estafanous - at his 3rd HPT East Chicago Final Table - finished 3rd for an $83,845 cash and also moves in to first place in the HPT Player of the Year race by 1 point over Aaron Johnson. Baumgartner is now 3rd, just 3 points back of Estafanous, with Mangold in the top-15 with three tournaments remaining on the schedule (Blackhawk later this month, Daytona Beach in October and the Season Championship at this property in November).

Others cashing in the Main Event included former HPT main event champions Matt Shepsky (15th, $10,211); Rob Wazwaz (22nd, $5,902); Nick Davidson (26th, $5,902); Darryl Ronconi (45th, $4,028); Aaron Massey ( 51st, $3,560); Greg Raymer (53rd, $3,560) and Gary Herstein (61st, $3,185)

Here's the final results from the 653-entry HPT East Chicago Main Event.

	8/30-9/3/18	HPT
	$1,650	Main Event
	563	Entries
	$940,320	Prize Pool
	72	Places Paid
$3,500	Champs Pkg.	Added to1st	Place Prize
PLACE	NAME		CITY	PAYOUT
1	Jacob	Baumgartner	Spring Lake, MI	$206,114
2	Jason	Mangold	Chicago, IL	$127,689
3	Boulos	Estafanous	Darien, IL	$83,845
4	Ralph	Massey	Chicago, IL	$58,511
5	David	McGowan	Chicago, IL	$42,813
6	Derek	Schroeder	St. Charles, MO	$32,789
7	Gerald	Siemienas	Arlington Hts., IL	$27,449
8	Michael	Shanahan	Avon, IN	$22,952
9	Johny	Sam	Itasca, IL	$18,736
10	Greg	Koutelidakis	n/a	$14,333
11	Benjamin	Grise	n/a	$14,333
12	Perry	Altensey	n/a	$14,333
13	Shane	Slovick	n/a	$10,211
14	Randall	Pace	Oak Brook, IL	$10,211
15	Matthew	Shepsky	Glenview, IL	$10,211
16	Philip	Gilreath	Waterloo, IL	$7,682
17	Garrick	Ballard	Shelbyville, IN	$7,682
18	Bekr	Ali	Chicago, IL	$7,682
19	James	Bauner	Crown Point, IN	$5,902
20	Jacob	Phillips	Ozark, MO	$5,902
21	Raed	Kurdi	Oaklawn, IL	$5,902
22	Raja	Wazwaz	Whitebear Twn, MN	$5,902
23	Ajay	Gnanasambanthan	Phoenix, AZ	$5,902
24	Bruce	Knee	Vernon Hills, IL	$5,902
25	Jack	Reidelbach	Crown Point, IN	$5,902
26	Nicholas	Davidson	Troy, MI	$5,902
27	Neil	Patel	St. Louis, MO	$5,902
28	Matthew	Radcliffe	Westerville, OH	$4,871
29	William	Luciano	Lombard, IL	$4,871
30	Hamid	Izadi	Marietta, GA	$4,871
31	Scott	Sisler	Novi, MI	$4,871
32	Andres	Garcia	Skokie, IL	$4,871
33	Bryan	Skreens	Winfield, IL	$4,871
34	Jason	Ramos	Carol Stream, IL	$4,871
35	Jerod	Smith	St. Jacob, IL	$4,871
36	Michael	Kamenjarin	Chicago, IL	$4,871
37	Anselmo	Villareal	Greenfield, WI	$4,028
38	Ronald	Wehrli	Naples, FL	$4,028
39	Robert	Geith	Indianapolis, IN	$4,028
40	James	Dedin	Minooka, IL	$4,028
41	Richard	Bai	Schaumberg, IL	$4,028
42	Steven	Lake	Chicago, IL	$4,028
43	Robert	Randall	Columbia, OH	$4,028
44	Frank	Maggio	Calumet City, IL	$4,028
45	Darryl	Ronconi	Naperville, IL	$4,028
46	Joseph	Maxwell	Gary, IN	$3,560
47	Srinivasa	Gajjala	Plainfield, IL	$3,560
48	Kenneth	Auker	Rock Island, IL	$3,560
49	Skylar	Galberth	Chicago, IL	$3,560
50	Matthew	Davis	Southgate, MI	$3,560
51	Aaron	Massey	Chicago, IL	$3,560
52	Edmond	Park	Chicago, IL	$3,560
53	Greg	Raymer	Raliegh, NC	$3,560
54	Ross	Guthrie	Chicago, IL	$3,560
55	Jacob	Bazeley	Cincinnati, OH	$3,185
56	Michael	Pendergast	Chicago, IL	$3,185
57	David	Kenniston	Muskegon, MI	$3,185
58	Jeffrey	Fielder	W. Des Moines, IA	$3,185
59	Pawel	Czarnota	Plainfield, IL	$3,185
60	Timothy	Burden	Central City, KY	$3,185
61	Gary	Herstein	Chicago, IL	$3,185
62	Bradley	Rhodes	Indianapolis, IN	$3,185
63	Jerold	Seaman	Rockford, MI	$3,185
64	Jody	Maddox	NewCastle, KY	$2,810
65	David	Sesso	Des Plaines, IL	$2,810
66	Nikola	Donaj	Commerce, MI	$2,810
67	Daniel	Marshall	Algonquin, IL	$2,810
68	Justin	Scovil	TInley Park, IL	$2,810
69	Sai-Swaroop	Mudduuru	Okemos, MI	$2,810
70	Timothy	Young	Trafalgar, IN	$2,810
71	Glenn	Cruze	Straw. PLn., TN	$2,810
72	Joshua	Smith	n/a	$2,810

-- Dan Ross, Hold'em Live Updates