$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day 2 Started
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Charles Town Regional Main Event
$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Charles Town Regional Main Event
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
112
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | Anthony Vaughn | Harrisonburg, VA | 50,700 |
| 30 | 2 | Joshua Smith | Fairfax, VA | 39,100 |
| 30 | 3 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 30 | 4 | Chris Moneymaker | Collierville, TN | 371,800 |
| 30 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 30 | 6 | Michael Melkensen | New Market, VA | 161,400 |
| 30 | 7 | Andrew Rudnik | Arlington, VA | 188,700 |
| 30 | 8 | Denny Grizzle | Frederick, MD | 52,700 |
| 30 | 9 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 31 | 1 | Jim Keating | Frederick, MD | 111,900 |
| 31 | 2 | Dennis Summers | Charlottesville, VA | 199,700 |
| 31 | 3 | Michael Sites | Broadway, VA | 184,600 |
| 31 | 4 | Scott Heiser | --not given-- | 128,000 |
| 31 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 31 | 6 | Lee Childs | Charles Town, WV | 14,600 |
| 31 | 7 | Mel Lyon | Moore, SC | 81,700 |
| 31 | 8 | Christopher Chapman | Fayetteville, PA | 153,700 |
| 31 | 9 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 32 | 1 | David Jaing | Alexandria, VA | 38,500 |
| 32 | 2 | Ronald McDonald | Fort Valley, VA | 81,600 |
| 32 | 3 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 32 | 4 | David Lackey | Falls Church, VA | 97,500 |
| 32 | 5 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 32 | 6 | Ed Blount | Mineral, VA | 84,600 |
| 32 | 7 | Habib Dabbugh | Syria | 167,000 |
| 32 | 8 | Michael Truman | Falls Church, VA | 32,300 |
| 32 | 9 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
It’s too bad there’s not a go-to theme song for the start of a poker tournament, because today is an exciting day. For now, imagine something similar to the first time you heard the Monday Night Football theme.
It’s Day 2 of the Hollywood Poker Open Charles Town $1,115 Regional Main Event and 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker is the massive the chip leader by almost 200,000. In the past two HPO regional main events, Moneymaker hit a few bumps at the end of Day 1 and was unable to cash, but this time he looks as sure as ever that he's not only going to cash, but make a run at his second HPO title.
In St. Louis, he would have finished Day 1 over 300,000 if it wasn’t for Peter Brooks. Brooks cracked Moneymaker's pocket aces and he finished just outside the money.
In Columbus, just two weeks ago, he doubled up Josh Lowing on the very last hand of the night. Moneymaker had 
against the pocket tens of Lowing and couldn’t catch up. That left him with just about 50,000 and he couldn’t make much happen on Day 2, finishing outside of the money again.
The table is set for Moneymaker to make a deep run, and with a 200,000-chip lead he might have the chance for a Joe Ebanks-type run here in Charles Town. Ebanks won the HPO Columbus Regional Main Event at the last stop, eliminating the final five players before finally making a deal with Jeremy Detamore to seal it off.
Moneymaker will start the day with 371,800. On the opposite end of the spectrum, another player with WSOP Main Event final table experience is the shortest stack. That's Lee Childs. Childs will enter the day with 14,600. He has been truly grinding his way through this tournament and managed to get into Day 2, albeit with only seven big blinds, so his work will be cut out for him.
Dennis Summers (199,700), Day 1b chip leader Andrew Rudnick (188,700), Mike Sites (184,600), and Habib Dabbagh (167,000) round out the top five chip stacks behind Moneymaker. Dabbagh is a Lebanese player with only four cashes in the US. He has $86,000 in earnings and a deep run here could put him over the $100,000 mark.
Stay tuned throughout the day for all the updates and photos from the field as the HPO crowns its newest champion, the last of Season 4 regional main events.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Day 2 is underway. Play starts with 33 minutes left in level 13.
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Play started today with 19 players remaining. On one of the first hands of the day, Denny Grizzle shoved all in for 54,000 and Josh Smith called for less.
Grizzle had 
and flopped a straight on the 
board. Smith had some hope with a flush draw, holding 
. However, the flush didn't come when the board finished 
and sent Smith home.
The players are now redrawing down to two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
91,800
39,100
|
39,100 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Chris Moneymaker is now over 400,000 after he busted Mike Truman.
Moneymaker opened to 4,000 and Truman shoved for his remaining 30,000. The action folded back to Moneymaker who quickly called.
Moneymaker had the best of it with 
against the 
of Truman. The board ran out 
and Moneymaker won the pot and eliminated Truman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
404,100
32,300
|
32,300 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Anthony Vaughn changed tables for a couple hands before moving back to take Mike Truman's vacated seat. While he was away, he doubled up through Habib Dabbagh.
Vaughn flopped two pair with 
on the 
flop. Dabbagh had and turned a set when the 
hit the turn.
The river would send Dabbagh away from the table to let off some steam, as it came the 
and earned Vaughn the double up. Vaughn cheered for himself a little, meanwhile Dabbagh took a moment before composing himself and returning to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
94,000
43,300
|
43,300 |
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
184,800
200
|
200 |
|
84,500
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
63,000
21,600
|
21,600 |
|
Busted |
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Day 1b chipleader Andrew Rudnick has been eliminated by Chris Chapman after Rudnick went all in with the bottom end of a straight and Chapman called with the top end.
Anthony Vaughn has been having trouble against pocket tens all tournament and it looked like he might be over it.
Vaughn got all in preflop with Denny Grizzle. Vaughn held and Grizzle, . Vaughn flopped a set on the 
board and fist pumped.
As the turn came onto the board and the 
gave Grizzle several straight outs, Chris Moneymaker told Vaughn he might want to wait to celebrate.
The 
on the river sealed Vaughn's fate and gave Grizzle the straight. Vaughn now has under 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
222,000
68,300
|
68,300 |
|
|
175,000
83,200
|
83,200 |
|
|
38,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
Busted |
