Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$297,644
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,477,025
Entries
655
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

River Trey Cripples O'Brien

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Dan O'Brien check-called a Jesse Yaginuma flop bet on a board reading {8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades}. They both checked the {a-Diamonds} turn, but when the {3-Clubs} river came down and O'Brien led for 7,500, Yaginuma jammed over the top for 18,175 total.

O'Brien didn't seem to like it, but made the call with the {a-Spades}{q-Spades}. Yaginuma had the {3-Hearts}{3-Spades} set, with the river going about as well for O'Brien as Game 7 of the NBA Finals and his forays into sports betting mentioned earlier.

O'Brien had about a quarter of a starting stack, making the walk of shame out of the tournament room soon after, as Yaginuma began a climb up the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Yaginuma us
Jesse Yaginuma
44,000
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
Busted

Tags: Dan O'BrienJesse Yaginuma

Redman Takes a Chunk From Hartmann

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

It's been a good day so far for Bob Redman, who's sitting on 62,000 chips as of right now. Just now it was German pro Pascal Hartmann who raised to 700 from the button and Redman three-bet right away from the small blind to 2,500.

Hartmann made the call and the flop brought out {6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} on which Redman bet 3,300. Hartmann made the call and the turn was the {3-Hearts}.

Both players checked on the turn and the river completed the board with the {7-Spades}. Redman bet 5,000 on the river and Hartmann called, only to muck when he was shown {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Redman us
Bob Redman
62,000
11,000
11,000
Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
15,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Bob RedmanPascal Hartmann

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

A Shake Up at the Top

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Brian Mancilla has moved into the lead again after getting it in with the best of it for the umpteenth time today.

It was kings over queens this time, holding to hand him a 30,000 chip pot and move his stack to the 125,000 mark.

In the meantime, the sharks are beginning to circle around Howard Hunt as he's been bled down to 75,000.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Mancilla us
Brian Mancilla
125,000
30,000
30,000
Howard Hunt us
Howard Hunt
75,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Brian MancillaHoward Hunt

Engel Winning

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Not sure what set this one off, but Ari Engel and Brandon Meyers have entered into some kind of needling war of late.

Myers is on Engel's direct left, but Engel appears to be getting the best of it right now, with more chips and the sharper wit.

"It's so strange to have someone on your left who is basically telling you he's going to give away all his chips to you," Engel said. "He's playing great...for the table."

Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
82,000
30,000
30,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Brandon Meyers us
Brandon Meyers
77,000
52,000
52,000

Tags: Ari EngelBrandon Meyers

The Dinner Bell Rings

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

The players have been sent off on a 75-minute dinner break with the first six levels of play behind them.

Play will resume at approximately 6:45 p.m. local time in Las Vegas with plans to play five more levels before the day is through.

The board currently reads 242 entries with late registration and reentry still available all day long.

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

The Muppet Show

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

OG Ray Henson has had a smooth ride up the leader board here in the Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event.

At this point he's over 100,000, cruising, and enjoying what he described as a "peaceful" grind. He did managed to make a set of eights against a player with top pair and a willingness to pay him off, to move up the counts, but has avoided the big confrontations for the most part.

"I haven't busted anyone," he said.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
110,000
85,000
85,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Ray Henson

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Chris DeMaci us
Chris DeMaci
105,000
Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
67,000
42,000
42,000
WPT 1X Winner
StakeKings
Bob Redman us
Bob Redman
54,000
-8,000
-8,000
Amir Lehavot il
Amir Lehavot
52,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
51,000
26,000
26,000
Steven van Zadelhoff nl
Steven van Zadelhoff
50,000
8,000
8,000
Leo Wolpert us
Leo Wolpert
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
31,000
WPT 2X Winner
JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
28,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
26,000
1,000
1,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
26,000
1,000
1,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
24,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Chad Holloway us
Chad Holloway
23,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brent Harrington us
Brent Harrington
21,000
-4,000
-4,000
Tom Dobrilovic us
Tom Dobrilovic
10,500
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
Busted
StakeKings
Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
Busted

Tureniec Tears It Up

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Jesse Yaginuma made it 1,500 and the button called, before Michael Tureniec made it 5,350, three-betting out of the small blind.

Kitty Kuo turned tail and ran from the big, and after Yaginuma folded, the button called. Heads up on a {4-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop, Tureniec continued for 3,800. The button called, and Tureniec fired 10,300 at the {6-Clubs} turn. The button called again, and when the {4-Spades} river was revealed, they checked it down.

Tureniec turned over the {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and after the button mucked, he collected the pot

Player Chips Progress
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
70,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Michael TureniecJesse Yaginuma