$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day 1b Completed
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Columbus Regional Main Event
$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Kenny Smith Leads All at Day's End; 21 players Move on to Day 2
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
At the end of Day 1b of the 2016 Hollywood Poker Open Columbus $1,115 Regional Main Event, Kenny Smith bagged the chip lead with 509,500 in chips. Not only did Smith finish atop the survivors from Day 1b, but he also surpassed the 282,500 Jeremy Detamore put in the bag on Day 1a, making him an overwhelming leader going into Day 2.
When registration closed, the final numbers of entries tallied in at 249, creating a $249,000 prize pool, of which $59,756 will be awarded to the winner.
Smith was the chip leader from his early moves, but after he won the biggest pot of the tournament, he became a clear favorite.
The action started preflop when another player opened to 3,500. Two players called before the action fell to Smith, and he reraised to 26,000. The player to his left cold-called, everyone else folded, and action was heads up. Smith then led the 
flop for 45,000, and his opponent called.
The turn was the 
, and Smith checked. His opponent bet 60,000, which sent Smith to the tank. He eventually moved all in, and his opponent called. Smith had 
against the 
of his opponent. The river was a blank to give Smith the pot.
If it wasn't for Smith, Sai Mudduluru might have been the chip leader, but nonetheless he still logged in a strong showing and will enter Day 2 with 237,500.
Joe Ebanks also booked his spot on Day 2. After an uneventful Day 1a, Ebanks was back at it for Day 1b. He got a healthy stack early and rode that wave to a middle-of-the-pack stack with 135,500, enough to make an impact in Day 2.
Thila Narayanan (218,000), Chris Meyers (199,500), and Jeff Gregg (183,500) rounded out the top five stacks from Day 1b.
The 21 survivors from Day 1b will join the 16 from Day 1a and play until the newest HPO champion is crowned. With only 37 left, Day 2 will start only 10 players away from the money. The restart is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, and you can stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all the action.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
509,500 | -50,500 |
|
237,500 | 37,500 |
|
218,000 | 111,000 |
|
199,500 | 104,500 |
|
183,500 | 47,500 |
|
162,000 | 114,000 |
|
148,500 | 8,500 |
|
144,500 | 98,400 |
|
135,500 | -24,500 |
|
100,500 | 24,500 |
|
|
97,500 | -14,500 |
|
88,500 | -45,500 |
|
84,000 | 84,000 |
|
70,000 | -22,000 |
|
|
67,500 | -10,500 |
|
64,000 | -54,000 |
|
|
60,500 | 8,500 |
|
47,000 | -13,000 |
|
42,500 | 15,700 |
|
31,500 | -32,500 |
|
28,000 | -19,800 |
Three More Hands
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Three more hands in Day 1b. At the end of three hands, the remaining players will bag for Day 2.
More Photos From The Day
It Came From the Muck
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Justin Newlen was away from the table as the dealer was dealing the next hand. The dealer dealt Newlen's hand in front of him to make it easier to muck.
Newlen quickly hurried back to his seat and was back before the last card came off the deck. The dealer and Newlen confirmed with the floor person and the dealer handed Newlen his hand.
Newlen made a joke about probably not wanting to play the hand and then he looked down and took a beat. He reached for some chips and raised to 6,100. John Bowman called and the two were heads up to the flop.
The flop came 
and Newlen led for 7,300. Bowman went into the tank for some time, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
64,000 |
Lewis and Hatcher Gone, 23 Remain
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jamar Lewis and Geoff Hatcher have just hit the rail.
Hatcher went first against Sai Mudduluru, who is making a charge up the leaderboard and sitting in second with almost no chance of catching chip leader Kenny Smith.
Lewis was eliminated by WSOP Bracelet winner Joe Ebanks. The two got all in preflop when Lewis had 
against the 
of Ebanks. Ebanks hit an ace on the flop and added Lewis's short stack to his.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 21,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Wentz With The Double
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Alan Wentz raised to 6,000 to open the action and Chris Meyers reraised to 16,500. Wentz seemed to have a tough decision and then shoved all in. Meyers took a few moments and eventually decided on a call.
"I feel like you have a monster, but I was going to call," he said as he tossed in the calling chips.
He was correct, Wentz had pocket aces. Meyers had hope, but only a slight one, with pocket sevens.
The board didn't bring a seven, in fact it brought an unneeded ace and that sealed the double for Wentz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
134,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
95,000 | -46,000 |
More Counts
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
179,000 | 179,000 |
|
|
122,000 | |
|
|
73,000 | 73,000 |
|
|
34,000 | 34,000 |
|
|
24,400 | 24,400 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400