FB Live and First Break

Players are on their first 15 minute break of the day.

Dont forget to check out the Facebook Live feature with Jeremy Smith and a few players from day 1A here at @ameristarSC main event.

Here are a few chip counts around the room including Stephen Green who leads the way.

Stephen	Green	57,100
Michael	Hahn	46,500
Clifford	Mills	42,700
Robert	Geith	41,600
Ed	Sebesta	38,000
Roger	Campbell	37,200
Robert	Castoire	35,700
Nick	Davidson	34,100
Dan	Lowery	31,400
Nick	Pupillo	30,200
Michael	Rieck	28,700
Greg	Raymer	27,300
Melissa	Smith	24,600
Hunter	Cichy	24,300
Shawn	Roberts	22,300
Ryan	Gregor	15,200

Level -4
Blinds -100/200
Antes -25
Players Left -92

-- Clinton Cartwright - Hold'em Live Updates

$2.5 Million Sit down

Players are continuing to roll in including Michael Hahn, Shawn Roberts and Dan Lowery.

Michael Hahn is on a heater winning the HPT ME in East Chicago and also winning 2 wsop rings all since the beginning of 2017.

Shawn Roberts is top 5 all time money leader in HPT history and past POY

Dan Lowery @danmflowery won yesterdays $230 PLO and recently was runner up in the Tulsa WSOPc Main Event

The field is getting tougher as we add over $2.5 million in earnings with just the addition of these 3 players.

Level -3
Blinds -100/200
Players Left -86

-- Clinton Cartwright - Hold'em Live Updates

Familiar Faces

There are a few familiar faces here to start day 1A at St. Charles

Ryan Gregor (HPT Player of the Year and past Champion) @RyangregorKC

Nick Davidson (HPT EC Champion)

Roger Campbell @Rcamp1662

Greg Raymer (WSOP Main Event Champion) @fossilman

 Robert Geith

Robert Castoire


All of these have made runs in past HPT main events and are looking to make another run at Mondays HPT final Table Livestream.

Follow all of their journeys and more right Here!

Level -2
Blinds -75/150
Players Left -81

-- Clinton Cartwright - Hold'em Live Updates

Early Flying Chips

Chips are flying early here for Clifford Mills and Robert Geith.
According to Geith, Geith turned two pair and thought Mills had a big over pair and was trying to protect his hand. Mills raised big and Geith moves all in and gets a quick call.

Geith's two pair were way behind the set of Mill's amd Mill's gets the full double 15 minutes into play.

Geith is already seated again and told me "This could be an expensive weekend"


Clifford Mills 61,000
Robert Geith 30,000


Level -1
Blinds -50/100
Players Left -64

-- Clinton Cartwright - Hold'em Live Updates

It's Main Event Day!

Its Main Event day here at @ameristarSC
Today is flight A of 3 starting flights for the $1,650 Main event.

Players start with 30,000 in tournament units and are scheduled to play 15, 40-minute levels today with late registration and re entry open until the start of level 10 or about 9:30PM

Jeremy Smith makes the opening announcements and gets the dealers ready for play.

Smith announces "Shuffle Up and Deal" and Play is underway!

Level -1
Blinds -50/100
Players Left -57

-- Clinton Cartwright - Hold'em Live Updates