Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Columbus Regional Main Event
$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Columbus Regional Main Event
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
249
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
The Ambassador Is In
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Chris Moneymaker has taken his seat. The former World Champion and Current HPO Ambassador will be looking to improve on his run at HPO St. Louis where he finished near the money bubble.
Last night, Moneymaker cashed in an HPO Survivor side event and is in the field early today, just at the start of level two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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Guagenti Leads Into Two Players
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Nick Guagenti is on an early upswing. He was in a pot with Charles Maxcy and another player with a board reading 
.
Guagenti and the other player checked to Maxcy who bet 475. Both players called.
The turn was the 
and all three players checked.
The river was fourth spade, the 
in fact, and Guagenti led for 1,375. His two opponents folded and Guagenti won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,400
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
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|
19,500
-500
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-500 |
The River Bet, By Ryan Kalb
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Ryan Kalb just took down a pot on the river when he bet 5,600 and his opponent folded.
Three players saw the flop come 
and the action checked to the player on the button. He bet 1,100 and Kalb was the lone caller.
The turn was the 
and Kalb checked again. This time, when his opponent bet 1,300, Kalb check-raised, making it 3,500 to go. His opponent called the raise.
One the 
hit the river, Kalb bet 5,600 and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 |
More Photos From Day 1a
Some More Counts, Clinger Chip Leader
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Randy Clinger has knocked out two players so far. Just about halfway through level two, Clinger has already sent former HPO Champion Charles Maxcy to the rail, as well as another player and almost tripled his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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53,500 | |
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26,150 | |
|
|
22,000 | |
|
18,400 | |
|
|
17,900 |
More Counts, Ebanks Enters, Maxcy Fires Again
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Joe Ebanks has entered the HPO Columbus Regional Main Event. The WSOP-bracelet winner has over $3-million in lifetime earnings. He is currently fourth on the Ohio money list and has four cashes this year. His most recent cash was less than a month ago, where he finished seventh in a six-max event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown for $5,023.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,400 | |
|
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20,000
500
|
500 |
|
20,000 | |
|
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11,800 | |
PokerNews Podcast Episode #372: Ole Schemion’s Triumphant Return and Drunk Voicemails
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Donnie "DP" Peters called it — Ole Schemion is back and in a big way! He and Rich Ryan break down the results from the EPT Grand Final, talk about #TeamMedia in the upcoming 25K Fantasy Draft, and take a few voicemails.
Don't forget, you can call the show and leave a voicemail at 774-77-PNPOD.
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Alan Wentz is the Worst Player At His Table
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Alan Wentz took down two pots in a row.
Wentz won the first hand against Ryan Kalb. Kalb opened for 350 and Wentz raised to 1,050. The flop came 
and both players checked. Kalb checked to Wentz again when the 
hit the turn. Wentz put out a bet and Kalb quickly folded.
On the next hand, Kalb raised to 350 again. This time Wentz called along with two other players, one of whom was HPO Ambassador Chris Moneymaker. The flop came 
and all four players checked. The turn was the 
and Moneymaker led for 550. Kalb called and Wentz raised to 2,200.
Moneymaker folded and Kalb called. The river was the 
and both players checked. Wentz turned over 
for top pair and that was good enough to win the pot after Kalb mucked.
"I'm the worst player at the table," Wentz said, "I'm trying to prove it."
Wentz stacked his second pot in a row with a smile on his face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,400 |
Break Time
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The players are on the first 15-minute break of the day. There are 72 players registered so far today, with registration open until the start of level nine.