Regional Main Event
Day 1a Started
Regional Main Event
Day 1a Started
Welcome to Day 1a of the main event for the first stop on this season’s Hollywood Poker Open Regional Tour. The Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg is the host to kick off season 4 of the series, which will culminate with the $500,000 guaranteed championship event next June at the M Resort in Las Vegas.
Friday marks the first of two Day one flights with a $1,115 buy-in. Last year’s Lawrenceburg stop drew 207 entrants and Jesse McEuen walked away with the win and nearly $50,000.
Hollywood Poker ambassador Chris Moneymaker is expected to enter the field, as will scores of other runners at the popular Cincinnati-area venue.
The reentry event is expected to complete 14 50-minute levels here on Day 1a, with survivors advancing to Sunday’s Day 2. Keep your eyes right here, as PokerNews will bring you live reporting, starting at 11:15 am local time.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
They are shuffling and they are dealing.
The player under the gun opened for 250 and Nick Guagenti followed another opponent with a call from the small blind. The flop came and all three players checked. The turn brought the and Guagenti led for 575, which was met with a call from the original raiser.
The river was the and Guagenti continued, this time for 2,175. Guagenti's pressure forced a fold from his opponent and Guagenti gathered some chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Nick Guagenti
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21,000 |
Dale Poynter opened to 275 from the hijack and both players in the blinds made the call. The flop was and action checked around. The turn was the and the first player checked, prompting a bet of 300 from the player in the big blind. Poynter and the other opponent called and the fell on the river. After two checks, Poynter fired 400 and received a call from the player in the big blind.
Poynter rolled over for two pair and his opponent mucked.
Action was opened preflop from a player on the button and Ken Moore made the call from the big blind. Both players checked after a flop of and the came on the turn. Moore bet 400 and was called by his opponent. The river brought another bet from Moore, this time for 1,000. Moore's opponent called, but mucked after Moore tabled for top two pair.
Moore let us know that he's hoping for a run here as successful as his three HPO main event entries last season. Those entries were good for 2nd, 4th and 12th place finishes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ken Moore | 21,500 | 21,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
The player under the gun opened to 300 and received five callers, including Ryan Parker from the big blind. The flop came and Parker led for 700. Only the player from the small blind made the call and the fell on the turn. After a check, Parker bet 1,200 and his opponent called.
The hit the river and both players checked. Parker rolled over for the flopped set, besting his opponent's tabled .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ryan Parker | 28,000 | 28,000 |
We picked up the two-way action after a flop of and Justin McCollaugh called a lead bet of 400. The turn was the and McCollaugh raised his opponent's 900 bet to 2,000. His opponent made the call and the came on the river. After a check from his opponent, McCollaugh threw out 2,000 which prompted a fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Justin McCollaugh
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23,000 | 23,000 |