a huge stack – 688,000 – bagged by Neil Patel to lead 29 players moving on to Day 2 in the Heartland Poker Tour $1650 Main Event at Ameristar East Chicago.
Day 1B drew 185 entries, a Day 1B record for Labor Day Weekend at this venue.
Check out the chipcounts for all 29 players and our full wire-to-wire tournament reporting at HPTupdates.com
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