Regional Main Event
Day 1a Started
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Columbus Regional Main Event
Regional Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Columbus Regional Main Event
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$294,000
Entries
294
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
HPO Columbus Main Event Day 1a
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Welcome to Day 1a of the main event for the latest stop on the Hollywood Poker Open Regional Tour. The Hollywood Casino Columbus is the host for the seventh and final stop for the series, which will culminate with the $500,000 guaranteed championship event next month at the M Resort in Las Vegas.
Saturday marks the first of two Day ones with a $1,115 buy-in and a $100,000 guarantee. Last year’s regional stop drew 126 entrants, though with a more significant buy-in of $1,800. With the lower buy-in, a larger field will be expected this time around and two starting days have been marked for the reentry event, with the Day 2 restart scheduled for Monday.
Notable entrants expected are Hollywood Poker ambassador Chris Moneymaker, red hot MSPT pro Nick Pupillo (who took down Friday’s HPO preliminary event), WPT champ Shawn Cunix and Nick Guagenti (who topped a big field in last week’s HPO $50k guarantee).
The plan is to complete 14 50-minute levels here on Day 1a, with survivors advancing to Monday’s Day 2. Keep your eyes right here, as PokerNews will bring you live reporting, starting at 12:15 pm eastern.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Moneymaker Takes Early Pot
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
After an opponent opened from the cutoff, Chris Moneymaker three-bet to 800 from the button. The player in the big blind called, as did the original raiser. The flop came 
and both opponents checked to Moneymaker, who continued for 900. Both opponents folded and Moneymaker dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
West Kicks Up a Double
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We caught the action with the board reading 
and Jeremy West bet 600. His opponent raised to 2,600 from the button. West put out a third bet, making it 5,600. His opponent made the call and the 
fell on the turn. West led for 6,000 and his opponent quickly moved all in.
West spent little time in making the call for all of his chips and tabled 
. His opponent moaned after seeing he was outkicked and turned over 
. There was no help for him on the 
river and West doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Guarantee Met
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
At 101 entries thus far, the tournament's $100,000 has already been met!
Set over Set
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
We caught the action with a board of 
and Watson Jones had gotten all of his chips in the middle versus his opponent's 
. Watson tabled 
though and his opponent grimaced as he saw the bad news. Neither the 
turn or river brought any help and Jones doubled, leaving his opponent with just a couple thousand in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,500 | 32,500 |
A Few Counts
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
31,000 | -1,500 |
|
|
27,000 | -5,000 |
|
23,500 | |
|
21,400 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Morita Takes a Nice One
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Daniel Jones limped from middle position, as did a player from right behind. The player in the small blind completed and Gohshi Morita checked from the big blind. The flop came 
and after three checks, the player in the hijack bet 400. The player in the small blind folded and Morita raised to 1,100, chasing Jones and receiving a call from the original bettor.
The turn was the 
and Morita led for 2,200. His opponent called and the river was the . Morita bet 5,500 and his opponent made the call, but mucked when Morita turned over 
for the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |