$1,115 Regional Main Event Day 1a | Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Charles Town Regional Main Event

05-20-2016 16:33 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Melkersen	110,000 95,000	95,000
Scott Heiser	84,000 84,000	84,000
Peter Priest	83,500 8,500	8,500
Josh Smith	75,000
Charles Murray	69,600 6,600	6,600
Phil Vera	61,000 12,000	12,000
Chris Moneymaker	57,000 13,000	13,000

Dennis Summers	53,000 5,000	5,000
Mike Truman	39,500 6,500	6,500
Minx Wiggins	35,300 13,300	13,300
Habib Dabbagh	27,000 14,000	14,000
Dennis Schafer	25,600 10,400	10,400
Jeff Chang	23,600 3,900	3,900
Chris Bourassa	22,500 22,500	22,500
Howard Mann	21,000 11,600	11,600
Paul Geibler	20,000 2,000	2,000
Adam Hirsch	16,900
Craig Harrison	16,150 16,150	16,150
Paul Massone	13,200 13,200	13,200
Lee Childs	8,200 3,600	3,600
Mike Stonehill	6,200 8,300	8,300

Melkersen Rolls

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Mike Melkersen just eliminated Paul Geibler when he made a pair of jacks on the flop. Melkersen has flown to the top of the leaderboard and is sitting about 20,000 clear of the next closest player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Melkersen	115,000 5,000	5,000
Paul Geibler	Busted

Tags: Mike Melkersen Paul Geibler

05-20-2016 16:54 UTC-5

Smith Knocks Out Tassone

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Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Josh Smith and HPO Ambassador Chris Moneymaker were heads up to the flop, while Paul Tassone was all in.

The action was relatively quiet, until the turn on the board. Moneymaker bet 20,000 and Smith shoved all in for 43,000. Moneymaker then folded.

Smith has flopped a set of nines and rivered a full house, which was more than enough to eliminate Tassone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Smith	70,000 5,000	5,000
Chris Moneymaker	42,000 15,000	15,000

Paul Tassone	Busted

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Josh Smith

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

05-20-2016 17:29 UTC-5

Here and Back Again, Moneymaker Bounces Ingram Shortly After Reentry

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Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante

Tommy Ingram busted earlier today, then went to play a satellite. He won a seat and sat back down in the middle of level eight. He busted shortly after, when he got into a hand with HPO Ambassador Chris Moneymaker.

Moneymaker opened the action with a 1,300 raise. Adam Hirsch and Minx Wiggins called before Ingram reraised to 3,800.

Moneymaker four bet to 8,300 and the action folded back to Ingram who tossed in one chip to call.

On the flop, Ingram shoved all in. Moneymaker called and turned over and Ingram was in trouble, showing .

The board finished and Moneymaker shook Ingram's hand and sent him back to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	49,000 7,000	7,000

Tommy Ingram	Busted

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Tommy Ingram

05-20-2016 17:31 UTC-5

Two Mikes

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Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante

Mike Stonehill has reentered the tournament and Mike Truman has been eliminated. Registration is still open until the start of level nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Stonehill	20,000 13,800	13,800
Mike Truman	Busted

05-20-2016 17:46 UTC-5

Updated Counts

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Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Vera	112,000 51,000	51,000
Josh Smith	111,700 41,700	41,700
Peter Priest	94,000 10,500	10,500
Dennis Summers	72,000 19,000	19,000
Chris Moneymaker	52,000 3,000	3,000

Charles Murray	41,000 28,600	28,600
Minx Wiggins	22,500 12,800	12,800
Adam Hirsch	21,100 4,200	4,200
Lee Childs	18,400 10,200	10,200
Jeff Chang	17,000 6,600	6,600
Mike Stonehill	13,900 6,100	6,100
Dennis Schafer	12,900 12,700	12,700
Howard Mann	12,300 8,700	8,700

05-20-2016 17:50 UTC-5

Harrison Gets Dinner Early

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Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante

Chris Moneymaker just busted another player. Craig Harrison shoved all in on a board reading and Moneymaker called.

Moneymaker showed for a flush and Harrison mucked his hand. It was retrieved from the muck and turns over. Harrison had and was drawing dead. The river paired the board with the and that spelled the end of the day for Harrison.