Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Charles Town Regional Main Event

$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Charles Town Regional Main Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$34,720
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
112
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Updated Counts

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Paris Borden
Paris Borden
47,600
-17,400
-17,400
Habib Dabbagh
Habib Dabbagh
45,000
25,000
25,000
Denny Grizzle
Denny Grizzle
41,000
21,000
21,000
Mounir Koja
Mounir Koja
27,800
13,400
13,400
Kevin Kaikko
Kevin Kaikko
24,500
4,800
4,800
Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang
24,000
2,000
2,000
Mike Sites
Mike Sites
18,400
-1,600
-1,600
Trent Wilt
Trent Wilt
17,600
-8,400
-8,400
Lee Childs us
Lee Childs
16,800
-3,200
-3,200
Loukas Michael us
Loukas Michael
16,400
5,325
5,325
Mel Lyon us
Mel Lyon
15,100
-12,900
-12,900
Ernest Amgashie
Ernest Amgashie
7,300
-2,600
-2,600
Mike Fryett
Mike Fryett
7,000
-13,000
-13,000
Diana Springfield
Diana Springfield
Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

The Jefferson Acorn

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jim Jefferson was down to his last 2,025 and he went all in. Phil Vera did the honors of doubling Jefferson up. Vera called with {k-}{j-} against the {9-}{9-} of Jefferson.

Vera flopped a king and it looked like the rail for Jefferson, but a {9-} on the river save his tournament life and earned him the double up.

Jefferson clapped his hands together once as the nine hit the felt.

"What was that?" a player said, surprised that the nine came.

"A blind hog finding an acorn," Jefferson said in reply.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Vera us
Phil Vera
24,000
4,000
4,000
Jim Jefferson
Jim Jefferson
4,050

Tags: Phil VeraJim Jefferson

Jaing Wins One

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

David Jaing took down a pot with a bet on the river.

He was one of four players who saw the flop after a player raised to 700. The flop came {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and the preflop raiser bet 1,200. Jaing was the lone caller.

The turn was the {q-Hearts} and both players checked. The river was the {3-Spades} and the raiser checked again. This time, Jaing made it 2,000 and the preflop raiser folded.

Player Chips Progress
David Jiang
David Jiang
22,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: David Jaing

Ace Queen

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jim Keating
Jim Keating

Jim Keating is sitting with a good stack at 34,500. He had an interesting experience involving ace queen on the last two hands.

On the first hand, Keating bet 6,000 on the river and was called by former HPO Champ, Gurney Goldman, who held ace, queen. Gurney's ace high was good enough to beat Keating's king high.

On the next hand, Keating saw the flop with three other players after he limped under the gun. The flop came {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{a-Spades} and all four players checked.

The turn was the {q-Hearts} and Keating bet 800, and the three remaining players folded. Keating turned over {a-}{q-} for a full house.

Mike Sites, who was sitting to the Keating's right.

"You got nothing and someone calls you, then you flop a good hand and no one calls you. Does that bother you?" Sites asked.

"Not really," responded Keating, "does it bother you?"

"Yeah!" Sites said as the two players laughed and the next hand was dealt.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Keating us
Jim Keating
34,500
15,000
15,000
Gurney Goldman
Gurney Goldman
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Gurney GoldmanJim Keating

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Two Fraziers Enter, One Remains

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Susan and Jeff Frazier joined the tournament flight today and one has doubled their chip stack, while the other has been eliminated.

Susan Frazier is the one eliminated, after she got all in for her remaining 3,200 chips with {a-}{j-}. She got called by Michael Sassin who held {8-}{8-}. The board ran out {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Susan Frazier was eliminated.

At the next table, Jeff Frazier was involved in a three-handed pot. Ron Robey opened the action with a preflop raise to 600 and Frazier called along with one other player.

The flop was {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{6-Spades} and the first player to act bet 1,100. Robey, the preflop raiser, folded and Frazier raised to 3,000. The original bettor called the raise and it was heads up to the turn.

The turn was the {8-Spades} and both players checked. The river was the {3-Diamonds} and the first player opened again, this time making it 3,000. Frazier raised again, to the tune of 10,000 which proved to be enough to take down the pot when his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Frazier
Jeff Frazier
40,000
Ron Robey
Ron Robey
22,000
Michael Sassin
Michael Sassin
19,500
Susan Frazier
Susan Frazier
Busted

Tags: Susan FrazierJeff Frazier

Truman Doubles Through Moore

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Three players saw the {9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop. Ken Moore kicked off the post-flop action by betting 4,000 and Mike Truman was the only caller.

On the turn, Moore bet 5,000 when the {4-Clubs} hit. Truman went all in for his remaining 14,775. Moore called and showed {q-}{q-}, but was behind the {8-Spades}{9-Clubs} of Truman.

The river was a blank and Truman earned the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Truman
Mike Truman
37,000
17,000
17,000
Ken Moore
Ken Moore
32,000
-19,000
-19,000

Tags: Ken MooreMike Truman

Vera is Back

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Phil Vera is back in the field and ready to improve on his first attempts to make Day 2.

Yesterday, he busted early in the day and almost made it to Day 2 before he lost a big hand with aces, against a set of tens.

Loukas Michael is the defending champion in this event and he is seated next to last year's runner-up Ken Moore. Michael is off to a slow start, but it's still early.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Vera us
Phil Vera
20,000
20,000
20,000
Loukas Michael us
Loukas Michael
11,075
Ernest Amgashie
Ernest Amgashie
9,900
Brad Young
Brad Young
Busted

Tags: Ken MooreLoukas MichaelPhil Vera