$1,115 Regional Main Event Day 1a | Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 St. Louis Regional Main Event

03-19-2016 00:53 UTC-5

Moneymaker Wins With River Bet

Brentharrington

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Chris Moneymaker, the HPO Ambassador, was in the big blind and defended against a Zal Irani prelop raise.

The flop was and Moneymaker checked. Irani bet 7,000 and Moneymaker called.

The turn was the and Moneymaker checked again. This time, Irani bet 13,000 and Moneymaker called.

The river completed a flush on the board with the . Moneymaker bet out for 30,000 and Irani quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	262,000 42,000	42,000

Zal Irani	86,000 -34,400	-34,400

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Zal Irani

03-19-2016 00:41 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
William Haner	247,000 -5,000	-5,000
Chris Moneymaker	220,000 33,000	33,000

Ed McPike	179,800 41,800	41,800
Donald McArthur	135,000 72,000	72,000
Ryan Tepen	124,000 24,000	24,000
Jeremy Scharf	122,800 2,800	2,800
Zal Irani	120,400 1,400	1,400
Michael Kamenjarin	113,500 -20,500	-20,500
Cory Bogert	106,500 -8,500	-8,500
Peter Brooks	25,000 -18,800	-18,800

Down to 10

Brentharrington

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Ten players remain in the first flight of HPO's St. Louis Regional Main Event. The players are breaking down to one table and if another player is eliminated, play will stop for the day.

There is 39 minutes left in play today so either way play will only last another 39 minutes at the most.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damjan Radanov	Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

03-19-2016 00:24 UTC-5

Bogert Wins Two in a Row, Syrigos Eliminated

Brentharrington

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Cory Bogert won two hands in a row. First, against the chip leader William Haner, who also has beated him in several hands heads up. Second, against Nick Syrigos, in which he eliminated Syrigos when he hit a king on the river.

On the first hand, Bogert limped the button. Chris Moneymaker called and Haner raised to 7,000. Bogert called and Moneymaker folded.

The flop came and Haner led out for another 7,000. Bogert called.

The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Haner led out for 12,000. Bogert called and won the hand with .

On the second hand, Peter Brooks and Ed McPike both limped in early position before Bogert raised to 10,000. Nick Syrigos called from the small blind and the remaining players folded.

On the flop, Syrigos shoved all in for his remaining 29,700. Bogert took his time to decide, and eventually decided to call. He had against the pocket tens of Syrigos.

The board completed , putting a king on the river and giving Bogert the pot. Syrigos hit the rail and there are 12 players remaining in this flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Haner	252,000 -27,000	-27,000
Cory Bogert	115,000 66,000	66,000
Nick Syrigos	Busted

Tags: Nick Syrigos Cory Bogert William Haner

03-19-2016 00:10 UTC-5

Irani Bets Twice, Shows

Brentharrington

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Zal Irani raised to 5,000 from early position and Donald McArthur was the lone caller.

The board came paired with and Irani quickly bet 7,000. McArthur called.

The turn was the and Irani bet again, almost as quickly, this time making it 10,000. McArthur didn't take long to fold and give the pot to Irani.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zal Irani	119,000 7,000	7,000
Donald McArthur	63,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Zal Irani Donald McArthur

03-19-2016 00:05 UTC-5

Updated Counts

Brentharrington

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
William Haner	279,000 21,600	21,600
Damjan Radanov	73,000 29,400	29,400
Nick Syrigos	41,100 -28,300	-28,300

03-19-2016 00:02 UTC-5

Jeff Landherr Eliminated

Brentharrington

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Jeff Landherr has spent the latter part of the day working a short stack and picking up chips here and there. His luck finally ran out when he was eliminated a little more than 30 minutes into level 13.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Landherr	Busted

03-18-2016 23:58 UTC-5

Landherr Scrapping

Brentharrington

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

After several all in shoves, Jeff Landherr is still around. All of his recent shoves have gotten through and apparently he's been showing a few of his weaker offerings.

On this hand, William Haner raised to 4,500 and Nick Syrigos called. Then Landherr shoved all in for 27,000 and both players folded. Landherr showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Landherr	45,000 12,000	12,000

03-18-2016 23:56 UTC-5

Shuffling Chips

Brentharrington

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The chips haven't made any significant changes over the last few hands:

Ryan Tepen opened the button for 4,500 into Michael Kamenjarin's small blind. Kamenjarin paused for a moment before making it 16,000 and Tepen folded.
At the table next door, Ed McPike limped under the gun and then called a 7,000 raise by Chris Moneymaker. McPike checked dark and Moneymaker bet the flop. McPike folded quickly.