One player who just took a seat is Ty Reiman. The Chicago-area native has over $3 million in tournament cashes, most famously coming runner-up at the PCA in 2010. Most recently, he won a Circuit ring at the February Hammond stop, topping a 165-player field to win $23,792.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Rich Alsup appeared to have gotten in a raising war with an opponent on his right, in middle position, on a 
flop. Alsup had put in the latest word, 25,000 over a bet of 7,300. His opponent thought awhile and folded, asking Alsup if he had jack-ten.
"Come on, show the five-six," someone else said.
"I wish I had that, so I could show it," Alsup said.
Jake Baumgartner checked in the big blind and an opponent on the button bet 400. Baumgartner made it 1,500 and his opponent called, bringing a board of 
on fourth. Baumgartner down-sized to 1,400 and they went to the river, which came a 
. Baumgartner bet 5,000 and his opponent mucked in frustration, muttering a few curses.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
On a completed board of 
, Shawn Roberts tanked awhile in the hijack then bet 7,300 into a pot of about 11,000. His opponent on the button took about a minute then called.
Roberts flicked in 
and his opponent nodded and mucked the 
face up.
Shawn Roberts checked in the small blind on 
and a player in the cutoff bet 2,000. Roberts snap-called and they both checked the 
river. The cutoff opened 
for flopped top-top but Roberts had binked a three-outer with 
.
Many familiar faces have returned for Day 1d of HPT Ameristar East Chicago. Two new ones: Jake Baumgartner and Steven Federspiel, the former a winner of this event in August 2018 and the latter a recent MSPT champ.
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