Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event
Regional Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$207,000
Entries
207
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Back From Dinner
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Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Registration is now closed and players are back from dinner break. Once we have the official prize pool and payout information available to us, we'll post it here.
About Half the Field Gone
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
It appears the final number of entrants was 207 giving us an unofficial prize pool of $207,000. There are 108 remaining meaning we've lost about half the field. The average stack is just under 40,000 in chips or nearly 80 big blinds proving what a great structure they have here for the HPO Regional Main Events.
Chip Counts
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
158,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
75,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
38,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
24,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
||
|
23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
13,500
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
||
|
11,000
-13,800
|
-13,800 |
Prize Pool and Payouts Announced
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
There was a total of 207 entrants creating a prize pool of $207,000. This mark eclipsed the previous Regional Main Event record of $202,754 for the HPO at Hollywood Columbus earlier this year. A total of 27 players will get paid with first place taking home $49,676.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $49,676 |
| 2 | $30,636 |
| 3 | $20,700 |
| 4 | $14,697 |
| 5 | $11,385 |
| 6 | $9,315 |
| 7 | $7,763 |
| 8 | $6,521 |
| 9 | $5,382 |
| 10-12 | $4,244 |
| 13-15 | $3,312 |
| 16-18 | $2,588 |
| 19-27 | $2,277 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
Yen Cracks Aces to Take Chip Lead
Level 8
: 300/600, 50 ante
We got to the table with a huge pot brewing between Alex Yen and Robert Pound on a flop of 
. All the chips went into the middle and it was Pound at risk with his 
against Yen who had flopped a set with his 
. Pound would retake the lead on the 
turn to give him the nut flush. The river would change all that, however, as it was the 
pairing the board and giving Yen a full house.
Pound, who had surged to the chip lead early with over five times the starting stack, quickly grabbed his things and exited the room, a look of shock and disbelief on his face.
Yen could only smile as he stacked the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
186,500
186,500
|
186,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Chock Full of Goodness
Level 8
: 300/600, 50 ante
A commotion came from a nearby table as a player pushed over his chair in disgust. We hurry over to the table to see Tim Chocklett stacking chips with two players gathering their things. The board was 
. The first player eliminated had the worst of the three hands despite having the best possible preflop hand with his 
. The second player eliminated had flopped the nuts with 
but Chocklett outdrew both of them with his 
that turned into a full house on the turn.
Chocklett was up to 130,000 after the hand and the tournament is now down to 73 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Break Time
Level 8
: 300/600, 50 ante
The remaining 76 players are now on a 15-minute break.
There's Still Time To Get Involved in the Playground Poker Fall Classic
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Looking for your own big time poker experience? The Playground Poker Fall Classic, featuring the World Poker Tour Montreal, runs now through Nov. 27. With events ranging from $150 all the way to $10,400, Playground Poker Club truly is Canada's premier poker destination.
The WPT Montreal kicks off on Nov. 20, featuring three Day 1s with next-day reentry format. Since its inception, the WPT Montreal has been one of the most popular stops on the WPT, featuring record fields and huge prize pools. Opportunities to win your way into Canada’s premier poker tournament are still available through a number of live satellites at the club.
On Wednesday, Nov. 19 there will be THREE satellites. Things will get started at 1 p.m. local time with a $150 reentry satellite with two seats guaranteed, and that will be followed by a $150 turbo reentry satellite at 4 p.m., also with two seats guaranteed. The blockbuster kicks off the same night at 7:30 p.m. — a $385 reentry satellite with 10 seats guaranteed!
There are additional $385 reentry satellites on Thursday, Nov. 20 and Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. — perfect for a player who wants to qualify for a second entry in the WPT. In addition to these multi-table satellites, players will have the opportunity throughout the Fall Classic to play in single-table sit-n-gos, and you can inquire at the brush desk for more information.
Visit the Playground Poker Fall Classic mini site for details and to purchase your event tickets online.
Visit Playground Poker's live event blog for event updates throughout the Fall Classic.