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Edgar Kelley would get the last of his chips all in on a flop of 
with 
but was way behind the flopped set of queens that James Hensley held. The turn and river would do nothing to change that and Kelley was eliminated in 22nd place for $2,277.
A short-stacked Dustin Cooper was all in and at risk with 
and was facing Jamie Mills and her 
. The flop was a bad one for Cooper as it came 
. The turn was the 
to give Cooper a small sliver of hope as a ten would make a straight for him. The river, however, was the 
and Cooper was knocked out in 23rd place for $2,277.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Joe Cacaro was crippled down to 6,500 when his 
was unable to improve against the 
of Edgar Kelley on a board of 
. Cacaro would move all in on the next hand after a James Hensley limp and Chris Hochscheid raised to 12,000. It was folded back to Hensley who called.
The flop came 
and both players checked. Hochscheid bet 10,000 on the 
turn after Hensley checked and was called. The river was the and Hensley check-folded to a 20,000 bet from Hochscheid who turned over 
for a flopped set of nines. Cacaro had flopped top pair with his 
but it was no good and he was eliminated in 24th place for $2,277.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
Busted |
David Smith was all in pre-flop with and was up against John Moe who held 
. Moe's hand would prevail when the board ran out 
to eliminate Smith in 25th place for $2,277.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
Busted |
A short-stacked Gary Dunn was all in and at risk holding against the 
of Chad Setser. The board ran out 
and Dunn was unable to improve. He was eliminated in 26th place for $2,277.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
Busted |
In unseen action, Gregory Johnson was eliminated in 27th place for $2,277. They are taking an unscheduled 15-minute color up break. We'll be back with chip counts after the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Yesterday, the Hollywood Poker Open kicked off their first stop of their 3rd season with the HPO Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event in Indiana taking place. The tournament would go on to set HPO Regional Main Event records for prize pool ($207,000) and number of entrants (207) and the winner will take home an impressive pay day of $49,676. All in all, 27 players will make the money today with a minimum cash being worth $2,277.
After a long 11 levels of play, the field was thinned down to 43 survivors with Tim Chocklett holding a commanding chip lead with 461,100 in chips. Rounding out the top five heading into play today are Jesse McEwen (271,800), John Moe (211,100), Sam Smith (208,200), and Libby Wilson (174,700).
2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker would attempt to win his 2nd HPO Championship Event of 2014 but would be eliminated shortly after the dinner break. Joining Moneymaker on the rail were notables like Scott Schwalich, Christopher Greaves, and Chad Eveslage.
Play will be getting underway in about an hour and we're expecting a long, grueling day of poker. PokerNews will be here until the very end with photos, hand updates, and chip counts. Tune in to find out who the next HPO Regional Main Event Champion will be!
