Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 2
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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
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Queen-High Enough For Sindelar

Happy_Freaked
Happy_Freaked
Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Dan Sindelar just raised to 5,000 and Joseph Cheong three-bet from the small blind to 13,200. Sindelar made the call and the flop brought out {9-Spades}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs} on which Cheong bet 10,000.

Sindelar moved all in for 40,200 total and Cheong called.

Cheong: {10-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Sindelar: {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}

The turn brought the {8-Diamonds} and the river the {9-Hearts}, keeping Sindelar's queen-high in the lead.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong 		115,000
45,300
 45,300
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Dan Sindelar us
Dan Sindelar 		110,000
15,000
 15,000

Tags: Dan SindelarJoseph Cheong

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Brexit: Toby Lewis

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

EPT Vilamoura champion Toby Lewis has just been knocked from the tournament and he explained to us what happened.

After a raise from the player in the cutoff, Lewis moved all in from the button for 12 big blind and his opponent called.

Lewis tabled {A-}{10-} and lost to {A-}{K-} to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis 		Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Toby Lewis

Cuny Applies the Overbet Pressure

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

If you want to play with Ray Cuny, it looks like you'll be playing for stacks.

The 91-year-old from Illinois defended his big blind against a 6,000-chip open from late position, then simply slid out 35,000 in grey chips after a {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop.

His opponent passed, but got the message loud and clear that it's going to be power poker from Cuny from here on out.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Cuny us
Ray Cuny 		410,000
50,000
 50,000

Tags: Ray Cuny

Life of Stammen

Happy_Freaked
Happy_Freaked
Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Stammen after winning the tournament last year
Stammen after winning the tournament last year

Keven Stammen is the defending champion of the Hollywood Poker Open Championship, and he entered the tournament this morning with a 25,000-chip stack. Flash forward just 2.5 hours, and Stammen sits on a strong stack worth 160,000. Stammen's off to do the same thing he did in 2015, when he also entered the tournament on Day 2 before winning the whole thing.

We caught up with Stammen to get some more details on his explosive start.

Stammen explained how he chipped up a bit before doubling up with ace-queen to the tens of Toby Lewis, and a little while later he ended up all in with ace-king to kings.

"He had him dead on the turn," one of the other players at the table laughed, and Stammen produced a big smile.

"Flopped an ace, turned an ace," Stammen said, as he's now sitting on 160,000 chips.

Stammen has $4.6 million in live tournament earnings, and last year he won $347,045 for winning this very event.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen 		160,000
135,000
 135,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Keven StammenToby Lewis

Anderson With Piles

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

It's the Calvin Anderson show here at the Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event, starring Anderson himself, and a massive stack of chips.

He had a little difficulty recalling the details of one hand where there was apparently four bets in before the flop, and Anderson had decided to play the {7-}{8-} suited like it was the nuts.

He was up against two kings, but it turns out he was right, cracking cowboys and collecting yet another soul to ad 100,000 more to the ever-growing pile.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson 		500,000
100,000
 100,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Calvin Anderson

Tureniec's Off to a Good Start

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

EPT champion Michael Tureniec just raised from the button to 5,500 and WSOP bracelet winner Brent Hanks called from the big blind. The flop brought out {J-Hearts}{5-Spades}{J-Clubs} and Hanks check-called a bet of 5,000 before the turn showed the {Q-Diamonds}.

Hanks checked again, and Tureniec quickly bet another 12,000. Hanks thought for a bit before folding, and Tureniec raked in this pot.

Tureniec's up to 162,000 while Hanks' still in the green on Day 2 as well.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec 		162,000
56,900
 56,900
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Brent Hanks us
Brent Hanks 		50,000
18,400
 18,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brent HanksMichael Tureniec

Smith Up, Miller Lite Consumption Down

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[user127999]
Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Dan Smith
Dan Smith

After guzzling down as many as 15 yesterday, Dan Smith said he's taking a day off of Miller Lite.

Results have proved about the same, however, as Smith grabbed the Day 1b chip lead Friday, and is keeping pace with the leaders here now.

He managed make trips on the flop, and a boat on the river with the {10-}{7-} to crack kings.

A river shove by his opponent helped Smith rise close to the 400,000-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith 		385,000
141,700
 141,700
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Dan Smith

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Straight Flush Sends Meyers Home

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

Sven Reichardt just found himself in a perfect scenario, making a straight flush on the river and getting paid off by Brandon Meyers who made the second nut flush.

The action started with Reichardt putting in a raise to 5,000 and Thomas Muehloecker called before Meyers and the big blind called as well.

The flop brought out {7-Spades}{2-Clubs}{J-Spades} and all four players checked their option.

On the turn the {A-Clubs} and now Meyers bet 13,000, the big blind folded, Reichardt called and Muehloecker folded.

The river brought the {8-Spades} and now Meyers lead out for 27,500, after which Reichardt put him all in for an additional 30,000 chips.

Meyers made the call and showed {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}, but that was no good against {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for a straight flush.

Player Chips Progress
Sven Reichardt de
Sven Reichardt 		220,000
134,300
 134,300
Brandon Meyers us
Brandon Meyers 		Busted

Tags: Brandon MeyersThomas MuehloeckerSven Reichardt

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