$2,500 Championship Event | Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

06-26-2016 16:04 UTC-7

DJ Doubles

[user127999]

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

To balanced the tables, Aaron Mermelstein was moved and immediately got into a preflop raising war with Dejuante Alexander.

Eventually, Alexander shoved the for over 750,000 and Mermelstein called holding the dominating . The board ran out and Alexander came from behind to turn two pair and double through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	2,100,000 -600,000	-600,000

Dejuante Alexander	1,700,000 780,000	780,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Dejuante Alexander

06-26-2016 15:56 UTC-7

Mark Castaldo Eliminated in 13th Place ($16,986)

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The action folded to Mark Castaldo who moved all in from the small blind for 575,000 and Brady Bullard snap-called from the big blind.

Castaldo:
Bullard:

The board ran out and Castaldo was knocked out in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brady Bullard	1,750,000 700,000	700,000
Mark Castaldo	Busted

Tags: Brady Bullard Mark Castaldo

06-26-2016 15:45 UTC-7

Tobias Ziegler Eliminated in 14th Place ($16,986)

Happy_Freaked

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Brady Bullard raised before the flop and Tobias Ziegler three-bet all in for 380,000 from the small blind. Bullard made the call right away.

Bullard:
Ziegler:

The board ran out and Bullard made a flush to send Ziegler to the rail. There are now just 13 players remaining in this tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brady Bullard	1,050,000 300,000	300,000
Tobias Ziegler	Busted

Tags: Tobias Ziegler Brady Bullard

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

06-26-2016 15:37 UTC-7

Julian Parmann Finds The Double

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Brady Bullard shoved the button and Julian Parmann snap-called in the small blind for less.

The big blind folded and it was Parmann's versus Bullard's . Parmann had a little club sweat on the board, but flopped a set, held and ultimately doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Parmann	780,000 300,000	300,000
Brady Bullard	750,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Brady Bullard Julian Parmann

06-26-2016 15:32 UTC-7

Bullard Shoves on Castaldo

Happy_Freaked

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Mark Castaldo raised to 65,000 from the button and Brady Bullard three-bet to 180,000 from the small blind. Castaldo called and the flop brought out on which Bullard moved all in.

Castaldo thought for a long time but eventually he folded his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brady Bullard	1,000,000 470,000	470,000
Mark Castaldo	700,000 -575,000	-575,000

Tags: Mark Castaldo Brady Bullard

06-26-2016 15:30 UTC-7

Mermelstein Takes Another Big Hit, Aron Doubles

Happy_Freaked

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Aron raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Mermelstein three-bet from the button to 165,000. The action folded back to Aron, and he moved all in for 865,000.

Mermelstein asked for an exact count before making the call.

Mermelstein:
Aron:

The board ran out and Aron found himself a big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	2,700,000 -920,000	-920,000

Michael Aron	1,700,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Michael Aron

06-26-2016 15:10 UTC-7

Pierre Neuville Eliminated in 15th Place ($16,986)

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Pierre Neuville open-shoved the cutoff for 250,000 and Michael Tureniec was the only caller on the button.

Neuville:
Tureniec:

Neuville was slightly behind in a race for his tournament life and found no joy on the board to bow out 15th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Tureniec	2,200,000 420,000	420,000

Pierre Neuville	Busted

Tags: Michael Tureniec Pierre Neuville

06-26-2016 15:02 UTC-7

Big Double Up For Anderson

Happy_Freaked

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Calvin Anderson raised under the gun to 70,000 and the action folded to Aaron Mermelstein who three-bet to 180,000. Anderson thought for a bit before calling, and the flop brought out .

Mermelstein bet 105,000 on the flop and after a while Anderson moved all in for 435,000 total.

Mermelstein took his time, but eventually he made the call.

Anderson:
Mermelstein:

The board ran out and Anderson put himself in real content in the top half of the current chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	3,620,000 -130,000	-130,000

Calvin Anderson	1,275,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Calvin Anderson

06-26-2016 14:42 UTC-7

Kasputis Rides Cowboys to a Double

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Jim Kasputis made it 65,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Mermelstein three-bet the button to 165,000.

It folded back to Kasputis and he jammed 405,000. Mermelstein called instantly with the and was way behind Kasputis' monster.

Cowboys did more than just hold, filling up on the board to give Kasputis the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	3,750,000 -455,000	-455,000

Jim Kasputis	860,000 440,000	440,000