Two of the players we've seen on the rail are Steven Wark and Donnie Kidman, who spent much of Day 1b's later levels grinding short stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
A player in middle position bet about 10,000 on a 
flop, and Dale Olney put him all in from the hijack for about 65,000 total. The player seemed like he was about to fold, then took a deep breath, leaned back, and slid all of his chips forward. Olney showed 
for top-top, outkicking his opponent's 
. Olney turned the 
for top two to lock up the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
212,500 | 113,000 |
A player opened for 6,500 in middle position and got a call from Neil Coughlin in the cutoff. The player on the button made it 25,000 to go, folding out the blinds and the opener. Coughlin moved all in, putting his opponent to the test for about 135,000. The player thought it over for a minute or so before knuckling the table and mucking.
Coughlin showed a 
, and his opened 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 19,000 |
Lee Vance raised to 15,000 in the small blind and saw Brian Lutz, who had begun the hand with unknown action under the gun, moved in for 51,500. Vance tossed in a call.
Vance: 
Lutz: 
"There's the king," a pleased Vance declared as 
flopped with the latter card in the window. Unfortunately for Vance, Lutz made both a straight and a flush as the turn was followed by a 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | 27,000 |
|
59,000 | -41,000 |
Charles Maxcy called 20,000 from Lee Vance, who was in the cutoff on his left, preflop, and the two saw 
hit the felt. Maxcy checked, and Vance put his last 26,000 in. Maxcy got the counted and then tossed in a call.
Maxcy: 
Vance: 
"Come on baby, hold up on time," Vance urged.
He got his wish as the 
and 
hit the board. At first, Vance celebrated before remembering an important detail.
"Dammit, I used my one time," he lamented.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
151,000 | -51,500 |
|
|
100,000 | 43,000 |
Nick Pupillo is already up to about 350,000 after he said he caught an ace-high flop with 
and busted a player holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 109,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Fifty-three contenders have emerged from two Day 1 flights to take the felt on Day 2 of Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event. They've come from a field of 288, and Jeff Greear leads the way with 327,000.
With play set to begin at Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500), other prominent contenders include James Wright (255,500), Nick Pupillo (240,500), Freddy Hamad (209,000), Michael Hahn (178,000), Tom Midena (156,000), and Bobby Brown (150,000).
Play kicks off at 12:15 p.m. local time here in Toledo and will continue until a winner emerges. That player will hold the title of HPO champion and take home nearly $70,000 for his or her efforts. Stay tuned to PokerNews as the action unfolds and we post all of the live updates right here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
327,000 | |
|
255,500 | |
|
|
240,500 | |
|
210,500 | |
|
209,000 | |
|
205,000 | |
|
|
202,500 | |
|
200,000 | 180,000 |
|
196,000 | |
|
181,500 | |
|
|
181,000 | |
|
178,000 | |
|
156,000 | |
|
|
155,000 | |
|
153,500 | |
|
152,000 | |
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
147,000 | |
|
145,500 | |
|
|
128,000 | |
|
112,000 | |
|
112,000 | |
|
|
109,000 | |
|
|
99,500 | |
|
98,500 |
Regional Main Event
Day 2 Started
