Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 3
Event Info

Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$347,052
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,255
Prize Pool
$1,542,420
Entries
684
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Laake Pressures Lucas

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

From the cutoff Michael Laake raised to 100,000 and Rudy Lucas called from the big blind. The flop brought out {J-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Lucas lead out for 100,000, Laake called.

On the turn the {K-Diamonds} hit and Lucas lead out for another 100,000 and Laake called.

The river brought the {2-Spades} and Lucas bet 100,000 for the third straight time. This time Laake raised it up to 500,000 and Lucas folded his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Laake us
Michael Laake
2,775,000
455,000
455,000
Rudy Lucas us
Rudy Lucas
1,740,000
-490,000
-490,000

Tags: Rudy LucasMichael Laake

Big Pot Alert: Laake Doubles Through Serock

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Laake raiesd to 100,000 from the cutoff and Joe Serock three-bet from the button to 230,000. Laake proceeded to move all in for 1.1 million and Serock made the call.

Serock: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}
Laake: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

The board was exciting, and ran out {K-Spades}{9-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{J-Spades} to give Serock trips, but Laake a winning flush.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Laake us
Michael Laake
2,320,000
1,260,000
1,260,000
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
1,930,000
-950,000
-950,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michael LaakeJoe Serock

Serock Takes Some From Lucas

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Keven Stammen raised under the gun to 110,000 and Rudy Lucas called from his immediate left. The action folded to Joe Serock in the small blind and he three-bet to 300,000.

Lucas made the call and the flop brought out {3-Spades}{9-Spades}{J-Clubs} on which Serock bet 375,000 and Lucas gave up.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
2,880,000
290,000
290,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Rudy Lucas us
Rudy Lucas
2,230,000
-485,000
-485,000

Tags: Rudy LucasKeven StammenJoe Serock

Joe Kuether Eliminated in 10th Place ($23,753)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Joe Kuether
Joe Kuether

Joe Kuether moved all in from middle position for 200,000 and both Jiachen Gong and Michael Laake called. The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{2-Spades} and Laake moved all in for 205,000, Gong called.

Laake: {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}
Kuether: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Gong: {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}, {5-Hearts} and while Kuether hit the rail in tenth place, Laake tripled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
1,950,000
-350,000
-350,000
Michael Laake us
Michael Laake
1,060,000
530,000
530,000
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
Busted

Tags: Joe KuetherMichael Laake

Gong Takes Some From Serock

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

On the last hand before the blinds went up Joe Serock raised under the gun plus one to 80,000, Gong called from the big blind. The flop brought out {4-Clubs}{A-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Gong check-called 90,000.

On the turn the {K-Hearts} hit and both players checked. On the river the {J-Spades} hit and both players checked again.

Gong showed {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
2,590,000
-65,000
-65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
2,300,000
235,000
235,000

Tags: Joe SerockJiachen Gong

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Cards in the Air!

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
The Final 10 with Tournament Director Bill Bruce
The Final 10 with Tournament Director Bill Bruce

The final table is now officially underway with 17 minutes left in the current level. The upcoming break will be skipped and we will play two more full levels before going on dinner break.

Unofficial Final Table Redraw

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
SeatNameChip CountHometown
1Michael Laake530,000Sarasota, FL
2Joe Serock2,655,000Albuquerque, NM
3Andrew Fisher435,000Harrisburg, PA
4Keven Stammen1,380,000Coldwater, OH
5Rudy Lucas2,715,000Mountain City, TN
6Esther Taylor-Brady1,380,000Havertown, PA
7Joe Kuether315,000Elm Grove, WI
8Diogo Cardoso755,000Porto, Portugal
9Alex Keating1,230,000San Jose, CA
10Jiachen Gong2,065,000Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
Player Chips Progress
Rudy Lucas us
Rudy Lucas
2,715,000
365,000
365,000
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
2,655,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
2,065,000
195,000
195,000
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
1,380,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Esther Taylor-Brady us
Esther Taylor-Brady
1,380,000
-120,000
-120,000
Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
1,230,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Diogo Cardoso pt
Diogo Cardoso
755,000
-145,000
-145,000
Michael Laake us
Michael Laake
530,000
Andrew Fisher au
Andrew Fisher
435,000
85,000
85,000
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
315,000
-5,000
-5,000

Steve Warburton Eliminated in 11th Place ($23,753)

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

We're down to a final table!

Steve Warburton just moved all in from the small blind for 575,000 and Keven Stammen called from the big blind.

Stammen: {A-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Warburton: {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{J-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Warburton busted out in 11th place while Stammen finally managed to win a significant hand again.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
1,380,000
450,000
450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Steve Warburton gb
Steve Warburton
Busted

Tags: Keven StammenSteve Warburton

Updated Chip Counts

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
2,650,000
-130,000
-130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Rudy Lucas us
Rudy Lucas
2,350,000
140,000
140,000
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
1,870,000
30,000
30,000
Esther Taylor-Brady us
Esther Taylor-Brady
1,500,000
-275,000
-275,000
Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
1,280,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
930,000
-45,000
-45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Diogo Cardoso pt
Diogo Cardoso
900,000
-130,000
-130,000
Steve Warburton gb
Steve Warburton
550,000
-520,000
-520,000
Michael Laake us
Michael Laake
530,000
-35,000
-35,000
Andrew Fisher au
Andrew Fisher
350,000
-175,000
-175,000
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
320,000
-255,000
-255,000