Regional Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event
Regional Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event
Buy-in
$1,115
Prize Pool
$229,000
Entries
229
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Josh Lowing Leads After Day 1a of Hollywood Lawrenceburg
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Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Day 1a of the Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event has been completed and the 81 entries for the flight were pared down to just 13.
After 14 levels of play, Josh Lowing bagged the most chips, with a massive 326,500. Nick Guagenti finished in second place, having bagged a healthy 257,500, and then Brad Rhodes finished in third with 126,500.
Other notables to advance to Sunday's Day 2 were Mike McGreevy (122,500) and Mike Scarborough (119,500).
McGreevy was the beneficiary of a triple up during Level 13 with the blinds at 1,000/2,000/300. He was all in with the 
against the 
for one opponent and the 
for Rhodes. The flop, turn, and river produced the 
, and McGreevy scooped the pot.
Notable entrants that fired entries, but failed to make it through the day, included Doug Holland, Ken Moore, and Brandon Wetzel.
Chris Moneymaker is expected to join the fray on Saturday for the second flight and it is looking likely that the prize pool will swell up over the $200,000 guarantee.
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End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
326,500 | 193,500 |
|
257,500 | 84,500 |
|
126,500 | -18,500 |
|
122,500 | 2,500 |
|
119,500 | 14,500 |
|
106,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
103,500 | 103,500 |
|
|
102,500 | 102,500 |
|
|
92,500 | 92,500 |
|
81,500 | 50,500 |
|
79,000 | 15,000 |
|
52,000 | 52,000 |
|
|
49,000 | 49,000 |
Five More Hands
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The two tables will play five hands each before play is finished for the night.
McGreevy Grabs One
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Mike McGreevy limped from under the gun and Brandon Wetzel raised to 7,300 from the button. Nick Guagenti called from the small blind and McGreevy came along as well. The flop was 
and Guagenti and McGreevy each check-called a bet of 8,300 from Wetzel.
The 
turn brought three checks and Guagenti led for 5,000 after the 
river. McGreevy made the call and Wetzel folded. Guagenti rolled over 
, but McGreevy had him crushed with 
.
Wetzel was left with approximately 58,000 and would bluff them off on the very next hand and hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
173,000 | 23,000 |
|
|
120,000 | 47,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
McGreevy Finds a Triple
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Mike McGreevy opened to 7,800 from under the gun and the player right behind called. Brad Rhodes reraised to 35,000, enough to put both players all in. They both made the call and McGreevy was ahead with against and the of Rhodes.
The flop was golden for McGreevy, as it came . The turn left his opponents drawing dead and the river was meaningless as McGreevy just covered that opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | -23,000 |
|
|
73,000 | 31,000 |
Rhodes Again
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
A player raised to 4,000 from the hijack and Brad Rhodes three-bet to 10,750 from the small blind. His opponent called and the flop came 
. Both players checked and the 
came on the turn. Rhodes check-called a bet of 15,000. The fell on the river and again Rhodes checked.
His opponent bet 25,000 and Rhodes thought for a short while before eventually making the call. "Good call", his opponent said, flashing the 
as Rhodes tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
168,000 | 44,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Last Break of the Night
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break and will come back to play two levels before finishing for the night.