$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day 1b Started
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
Run It Again, HPO Columbus Day 1b is Today
The second flight of HPO's Columbus Regional Main Event starts today at 11:15 local time. A field of about 200 players is expected to show and and compete for a shot at Day 2. The Day 1b players that make it to Day 2 will join the 16 players from Day 1a Sunday at 12;15 local time and play for a shot at an HPO Title and a first prize of somewhere near $70,000.
Jeremy Detamore finished in the front of the pack last night with 282,500 and HPO Ambassador Chris Moneymaker, who took a hit on the very last hand of the night, will come into Day 2 carrying 54,500 chips. He got all in with 
versus the pocket tens of Josh Lowing (132,500). Moneymaker couldn't catch up and will need to do some work tomorrow.
Today's field will be almost twice as big with even more chips to go around. There were some giant swings throughout the day yesterday, so there are sure to be at least a few surprises in store today. Players will have to navigate their way through 14 50-minute levels if they want a seat in Day 2. A few players got up early this morning to play in a turbo satellite, and will be joining the field a little late, but with plenty of time to make their mark on Day 1b.
Follow all the action at pokernews.com and see photos and updates from the field as HPO's Regional Main Event in Columbus gets one step closer to crowning the latest HPO Champion. The winner of this event will also book a seat to the HPO Championship event in Las Vegas. The $2,500 event will be at the M Resort and Spa in June.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Some Early Counts
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Some Photos From the Field
Defending Champ Arrives
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Daniel Swartz has taken his seat in Day 1b. Swartz is the HPO Columbus defending champion and took home $70,560 last year with his win.
He's seated with Joe Ebanks and Nick Guagenti to start the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
For Your Consideration
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Marc Smith casually joked that he was the 78,000th ranked player in the world. In fact, he is the 79,218th ranked player according to GPI.
The LA Sunset might not be lining up to draft him for next year's GPL, but he booked a win in a PLO tournament at HPO Columbus last year and a fifth place finish in a deepstack event as well. He's sitting just under $5,000 in career earnings and is part of what makes HPO special.
While there are some big names making their way through the HPO fields, there are several local players and home game heroes that are making their mark as well. Smith is just one of those players. Smith is off to a decent start so far today.
He was one of four players that saw a flop of 
for 300. The action checked to him and he bet 1,300. His opponents folded and he took down the small pot, uncontested pot. So far he's added about 4,000 to his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,400
23,400
|
23,400 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Haikal Gets Tricky, Shortens Defending Champ
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Elias Haikal and HPO Columbus defending champion, Daniel Swartz got all in on a flop of 
.
Haikal had 
for two pair and was just ahead of the 
of Swartz.
The turn and the river didn't help Swartz catch up and Haikal would double up when the board finished 
.
Swartz is now sitting just above 7,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,500 | |
|
|
7,100
-12,900
|
-12,900 |
Quick Hits: C-bets and No Shows
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
- Nicole Miller raise under the gun to 400 and the player in the big blind defended. The flop came
and the big blind checked to Miller. She c-bet to 500 and her opponent folded. - Former HPO Champion Charles Maxcy limped from early position and Connor Burchwell raised to 500. The remaining players folded and Maxcy called. Maxcy checked the
flop and Burchwell c-bet to 450. Maxcy quickly folded. - Two players had 1,300 in front of them and Tom Williamson made it 6,450 to go. The two players folded. As Williamson was collecting the pot, one player asked if he would show. Williamson shook his head no.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,900
28,900
|
28,900 |
|
|
19,900
-100
|
-100 |
|
|
19,300
19,300
|
19,300 |
|
|
8,250
-11,750
|
-11,750 |