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Regional Main Event
Day 1 Completed
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Charles Town Regional Main Event
Regional Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Charles Town Regional Main Event
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$115,500
Total Entries
118
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 118
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Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Charles Town Regional Main Event drew 118 entries to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia, on Saturday. After 14 levels of play, just 12 players remained in the hunt for a $35,803 first-place prize. The winner will also see himself walking away with a $2,500 seat in the Championship Event at M Resort Casino and Spa in Las Vegas this June.
Fort Valley, Virginia's Ronald "Rooster" McDonald jumped into the chip lead early and held onto it for most of the day, making hand after hand and becoming the first player over 300,000. A late charge from 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion and HPO Ambassador Chris Moneymaker saw him take over into the last level of play, however, it was not meant to be for Moneymaker. He lost heaps with a straight against Mike Axen's runner-runner flush before ending up on the wrong end of a huge full-house-over-full-house hand versus Leesburg, Virginia's Carl Garland nearing the end of play. As a result, Garland bagged the overnight chip lead with Axen closely in tow and Moneymaker somehow going from hero to zero in short order, busting out minutes before the day was done.
After doubling through McDonald with aces over kings, Chris Grove ended the day on a strong note as well, bagging a little more than McDonald. Meanwhile, the bottom end of the leaderboard is highlighted by 2015 HPO Grantville champ Steven Gurney-Goldman, who will return to play Sunday with over 100,000 in chips and a legitimate shot at a second title in this third season on the tour.
Play will resume at 12 p.m. local time Sunday, and the 12 remaining players will return on the money bubble.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be back tomorrow to provide live updates of all the action from start to finish as they play down to a champion here in Charles Town, so stay tuned to see who walks away $35,803 richer.
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Chris Moneymaker opened for 5,000 and both Mike Axen and Carl Garland called. The flop fell 
and after a check from Garland, Moneymaker continued for 8,000. Only Garland called and the turn came the 
.
Garland checked, Moneymaker bet 27,000 and Garland flatted before the 
river was revealed. Garland checked again, but when Moneymaker bet 62,000, he check-raised all-in for some 140,000.
"I can't fold, I have a full house," said Moneymaker.
"Is it bigger than mine?" Garland asked, turning over 
. It wasn't. Moneymaker had 
and left with just a few chips and a chair, he lost all that a few hands later.
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jeremy Abrams shipped it in on a queen-high flop holding 
.
Unfortunately for him, Chris Yeary had flopped a set of threes. The set held, Abrams went broke with a smile and Yeary appears to have moved into the chip lead now 15-handed.
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Mike Axen has been needling Chris Moneymaker for hours, now he's gone and knocked him off the top of the chip counts.
Heads up, Moneymaker bet 6,000 into an 
flop. Axen called and Moneymaker bet 16,000 into the turn. Axen called and Moneymaker bet 35,000 into the 
river.
Axen called and when Moneymaker claimed a straight, Axen turned over 
having gone runner-runner to make a flush.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
After a series of raises preflop, Chris Grove got it all in against Ronald McDonald with 
versus 
.
Grove doubled through on the 
run out.
As a result of the classic cooler, McDonald slipped from the top of the counts allowing Chris Moneymaker to take top spot for now.
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jeremy Abrams limped and Chris Moneymaker made it 5,700 from the button.
Abrams called and they went heads-up to a 
flop. Abrams led for what looked like 11,000 and Moneymaker called. The turn brought the and after Abrams checked, Moneymaker took the lead, making it 16,000.
Abrams called, then bet 19,000 of his own at the 
river. Moneymaker raised to 60,000 total and Abrams went deep in the tank, looking tortured over the next few minutes.
Eventually he folded and Moneymaker showed - An ace-high bluff.
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
"Big Moment?" asked Jeremy Abrams, after checking to Chris Moneymaker with about 80,000 in the middle on the river of a 
board.
"I don't know yet," replied Moneymaker, taking his time before betting 80,000.
Abrams snap-called with 
for a set, but Moneymaker held 
and had rivered a straight to leap up the leaderboard and cut Abrams down to size in what now has to be considered a big moment for both.
