Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 St. Louis Regional Main Event
Regional Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 St. Louis Regional Main Event
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$173,000
Entries
173
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Cartwright Wilts Welko
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Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Kyle Cartwright just flushed Craig Welko's hopes and dreams down the toilet, getting it in with 
versus Welko's 
and holding on a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | 68,000 |
|
Busted |
Another Big Pair Cracked
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Linda Lieder opened from early position with a raise, Kory Harbour re-raised and Lieder shoved in.
Harbour tank-called for his tournament life with and was up against it with Lieder holding pocket kings.
An ace on the flop and the river helped Harbour double through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | 64,000 |
|
100,000 | -57,000 |
Big Pair Down
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
In a battle of two shorter stacks, Gary Tsui shipped it in with pocket kings and got snapped off by Larry Meek who had turned into a straight.
Tsui busted and Meek moved up the ladder a little.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | 101,000 |
|
Busted |
Rough Start
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Tough start for Josh Lozada who raised it up, then called short stack Craig Welko's shove.
Lozado had aces, but Welko got there with to make two pair, crack them and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | -42,000 |
|
|
94,000 | 47,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
HPO St. Louis Day 2 Starts Now!
Day 2 of the Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 St. Louis Regional Main Event will kick off at 12 p.m. local time at the Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, Missouri.
Just 25 players remain in the hunt for the $48,440 first-place prize and a seat in the season-ending $2,500 Championship Event at M Resort Casino and Spa in Las Vegas this June and they will play down to a winner today.
The 15-player money bubble is fast approaching with Tennessee native Kyle Cartwright holding a massive chip lead.
To put things in perspective, Cartwright already has more than what the average stack will be at the ten-handed final table. In fact, he already has more than what the average stack will be when they get down to seven remaining.
Plus, with a 2014 World Series of Poker Bracelet win and a handful of WSOP Circuit rings on his resume, he's got the end-game experience to be considered a huge favorite to win it all.
Although relatively short, HPO ambassador and 2003 WSOP Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker is still in the mix with a chance at defending the title he won the last time the HPO came to St. Louis. Plus, St. Louis local and 2008 European Poker Tour Copenhagen champ Tim Vance has a little above average right now and an overwhelming desire to get back in the spotlight.
Add in a bevvy of stacked locals and hungry grinders and nothing is set in stone just yet.
Play begins in less than one hour and the PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand to capture all the action from start to finish, so stay tuned for full coverage.
Regional Main Event
Day 2 Started