Regional Main Event
Day 1 Completed
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event
Regional Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$207,000
Entries
207
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Chocklett Holds Chip Lead at End of Day 1
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Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
The first regional stop for Season 3 of the Hollywood Poker Open took place Saturday and 207 entrants turned out at the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, for the largest Regional Main Event prize pool in HPO history. It also set a record for the number of entrants for an HPO Regional Main Event, crushing the record of 126 set back in May at the Columbus, Ohio, stop from last season.
At the end of 11 levels of play, 43 players moved on to Day 2, and they will return Sunday at 12 p.m. local time where they will have to work if they want to make the money as only 27 get paid.
The end-of-day chip leader was Tim Chocklett, who ended the day with an impressive 461,100 in chips. Chocklett won a massive pot against Vinh Ho near the end of the night to take a commanding chip lead. He was followed in the chip counts by Jesse McEwen (271,800) and John Moe (211,100).
Other notable chip stacks included Sam Smith (208,200), Libby Wilson (174,700), and Daniel Gilmer (165,500).
HPO Ambassador and 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker turned out for the poker action today, but he would be eliminated shortly after the dinner break. He was joined by two players who came close to making the WSOP's November Nine in 2011 14th-place finisher Scott Schwalich and 2014 12th-place finisher Chris Greaves. Schwalich was eliminated early on and Greaves was gone before the dinner break. Chad Eveslage also had a deep run at this year's WSOP Main Event, but he too busted.
On Sunday, PokerNews will be back on hand to provide live coverage as the field works towards the money and a winner. The last man standing will take home $49,676 and win a seat into the HPO Championship Event at the M Resort in the summer of 2015, and you can follow along with PokerNews to see who that player turns out to be.
PokerNews Podcast Ep. #260: 2014 WSOP Main Event Champ Martin Jacobson
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
For Episode #260 of the PokerNews Podcast, Donnie and Rich are joined by none other than the new World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Martin Jacobson. Topics include Jacobson's final-table preparation, his big win, and the true pronunciation of his last name.
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Day 2 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | Michael Hahn | 121,200 |
| 44 | 2 | Matthew Myers | 72,900 |
| 44 | 3 | George Lusby | 36,800 |
| 44 | 4 | Gregory Johnson | 75,900 |
| 44 | 5 | John Moe | 211,100 |
| 44 | 6 | Chad Setser | 52,700 |
| 44 | 7 | Tim Chocklett | 461,100 |
| 44 | 8 | Jeff Armstrong | 104,500 |
| 53 | 1 | Bryan Dillon | 15,900 |
| 53 | 2 | Daniel Gilmer | 165,500 |
| 53 | 3 | Brian McKain | 62,500 |
| 53 | 4 | Harvey Bailey | 37,400 |
| 53 | 5 | T.M. Williams | 36,300 |
| 53 | 6 | Jarod Palmer | 94,400 |
| 53 | 7 | Doug Holland | 41,400 |
| 53 | 8 | Jamie Mills | 38,200 |
| 53 | 9 | Greg McCurry | 80,200 |
| 64 | 1 | Mark Parrish | 73,400 |
| 64 | 2 | Ray Kershner | 48,100 |
| 64 | 3 | James Hensley | 116,600 |
| 64 | 4 | Leo Whitt | 12,700 |
| 64 | 5 | Sam Smith | 208,200 |
| 64 | 6 | Akihiko Ura | 78,800 |
| 64 | 7 | Daryl Roberts | 66,300 |
| 64 | 8 | Chris Hochscheid | 120,700 |
| 64 | 9 | Anthony Sudduth | 61,900 |
| 73 | 1 | Libby Wilson | 174,700 |
| 73 | 2 | Dustin Cooper | 89,800 |
| 73 | 3 | Josh Burdick | 132,000 |
| 73 | 4 | Tony Sansone | 53,000 |
| 73 | 5 | David Smith | 112,600 |
| 73 | 6 | Dan Bokesch | 56,600 |
| 73 | 7 | Edgar Kelley | 111,200 |
| 73 | 8 | Jesse McEwen | 271,800 |
| 73 | 9 | Andrew Jeffrey | 67,800 |
| 84 | 1 | Eric Wilson | 58,900 |
| 84 | 3 | Shane Delaney | 36,900 |
| 84 | 4 | Aaron Wallace | 44,000 |
| 84 | 5 | Joe Cacaro | 54,900 |
| 84 | 6 | Chris Underwood | 123,100 |
| 84 | 7 | Elie Williams | 44,600 |
| 84 | 8 | Robert Geith | 147,300 |
| 84 | 9 | Gary Dunn | 55,100 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
461,100 | 11,100 |
|
271,800 | 271,800 |
|
|
211,100 | 26,100 |
|
|
208,200 | 3,200 |
|
174,700 | 174,700 |
|
|
165,500 | 40,500 |
|
|
147,300 | 147,300 |
|
|
132,000 | 132,000 |
|
123,100 | 123,100 |
|
121,200 | 121,200 |
|
|
120,700 | 120,700 |
|
|
116,600 | 116,600 |
|
112,600 | 112,600 |
|
111,200 | 111,200 |
|
|
104,500 | 104,500 |
|
|
94,400 | 94,400 |
|
|
89,800 | |
|
|
80,200 | 80,200 |
|
|
78,800 | 78,800 |
|
|
73,400 | 73,400 |
|
|
72,900 | 72,900 |
|
67,800 | -7,200 |
|
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66,300 | 66,300 |
|
62,500 | 62,500 |
|
|
58,900 | 58,900 |
Six Hands Left
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
The tournament director has announced that they will play six more hands before players are done for the night. There are currently 46 players remaining.
Chocklett Wins Massive Pot to Take Commanding Chip Lead
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
We saw one of the chip leaders, Vinh Ho, standing up and wishing the rest of the table luck. Rushing over to the table we saw Tim Chocklett stacking Ho's chips and players at the table recounted the hand. The flop came 
and there was a bet by Chocklett and a call from Ho. The turn was a 
and the chips would get all in with Ho holding 
for trip aces which was crushed by the Chocklett held. Ho could still win with another ace, nine, or six but the river bricked out to send him to the rail and ship the massive pot to Chocklett.
Chocklett stacked 450,000 in chips, which is over 10% of the chips in play with 47 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000 | 220,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Late Night Chip Counts
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
215,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
205,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
185,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
155,000 | 10,000 |
|
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155,000 | 5,000 |
|
40,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -85,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Six Tables Left
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Players are starting to hit the rail a little faster now as the blinds slowly creep up. The tournament staff just broke a table leaving us with six tables and a total of 53 players remaining. The average stack is approximately 78,000 which is 78 big blinds. Deep stacked poker here at the HPO!