$1,115 Regional Main Event | Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 St. Louis Regional Main Event

03-20-2016 12:30 UTC-5

Bernal Has Better Luck

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Nelson Bernal opened shoved from the hijack for about 34,000 and the action fell to Peter Brooks in the big blind.

He tanked for almost a minute before calling with . He was up against the of Bernal.

The board ran out and Bernal doubled up. The loss bring Brooks back under 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Brooks	97,000	-34,000
Nelson Bernal	82,000	34,000

Tags: Peter Brooks Nelson Bernal

03-20-2016 12:28 UTC-5

Early Eliminations

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Kyle Cartwright came into the day as the shortest stack and was all in on his first hand. Leonard Scruggs was in the big blind and had a tough decision. Eventually, he called with pocket twos and Cartwright showed .

Scruggs pocket twos held and Cartwright was the first player eliminated today.

Joey McCaig hit the rail shortly after Cartwright. There are now 41 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Cartwright	Busted
Joey McCaig	Busted

Tags: Kyle Cartwright Joey McCaig

03-20-2016 12:18 UTC-5

Cards in the Air

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Level 15 has started and cards are in the air here on Day 2 of the HPO St. Louis Regional Main Event. There are 43 players starting Day 2 playing for a first prize of $61,676.

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

03-20-2016 11:09 UTC-5

Time To Crown a New Champ, Day 2 of the HPO St. Louis Regional Main Event Starts Soon

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Today is Day 2 of the HPO St. Louis Regional Main Event. Joshua Turner leads the 43 remaining players with 277,000 chips. Turner is looking for his third tournament win of 2016. He won a side event here at HPO St. Louis for $5,313 and a WSOP Circuit ring event for $71,665. He's playing for a first place prize here of $61,676 and has put himself in a good spot for a run at the HPO St. Louis Main Event Title.

There are plenty of players who will be in Turner's way. Former World Champion and HPO Ambassador Chris Moneymaker is also in the field. He's sitting on 125,000 chips and just missed out on having a massive stack when he got aces cracked against Peter Brooks (131,000) in the final hands of Day 1a.

When the Day 1a field broke down to one table, Brooks had 25,000 chips, but by the end of the day he doubled up two times, once against Moneymaker and once against Jeremy Scharf (77,000). Scharf had kings and Brooks had and flopped a straight to win that hand.

Lloyd Ney is one of the less known players in the field, with only $7,284 in total tournament winnings, he is poised to make a run starting the day with 149,500. Ney's work on Day 1b has definitely put him in good shape.

It wasn't enough for Lori Lindley to be the only woman remaining in the final 43, as she enters the day fourth in chips with 192,500. Bill Haner (243,500), Cory Bogert (203,500) and Zal Irani (189,000) round out the top five to start the day.

Kyle Cartwright comes into the day with the shortest stack (33,000). He is looking for his first HPO title, but will have to work the short stack and see if he can run it up to make a run at the title.

When play starts, the field will only be 16 players away from the money and a min cash of $2,827.

Stay tuned throughout the day to pokernews.com for Day 2 updates as the 43 remaining players vie for the HPO St. Louis Main Event prize and the Championship Event seat.

Tags: Joshua Turner Kyle Cartwright Lloyd Ney Lori Lindley Cory Bogert Zal Irani Jeremy Scharf Peter Brooks Chris Moneymaker William Haner

03-20-2016 10:45 UTC-5

Day 2 Seat Draw

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Last	First	CITY / STATE	CHIP COUNT	TABLE	SEAT
Perry	Bruce	Nashville, TN	42,000	34	1
Bernal	Nelson	Memphis, TN	48,000	34	2
Yo	Si	St. Louis, MO	81,100	34	3
Keeling	Robert	Portland, MO	95,500	34	4
Nagel	Eric	Warsaw	154,500	34	5
Brooks	Peter	St. Louis, MO	131,000	34	6
Scharf	Jeremy	Rye Brook, NY	77,000	34	7
Moneymaker	Chris	Memphis, TN	125,000	34	8
Keefe	Anthony	Wentzville	125,000	34	9
Bogert	Cory	South Roxana	203,500	35	1
Tepen	Ryan	Bowling Green, MO	131,500	35	2
Irani	Zal	Chicago, IL	189,000	35	3
Burris	Nicholas	Lees Summit, MO	142,500	35	4
Hulsey	Brett	Sullivan, MO	154,500	35	5
Youngclaws	Philip	St. Louis, MO	132,000	35	6
Bacon	Adam	Bryan, OH	116,500	35	7
Kim	David	Wilmette, IL	67,000	35	8
Doveikis	Sam	St. Louis, MO	75,500	35	9
Turner	Joshua	St. Louis, MO	277,000	42	1
Gerding	William	Montgomery City, MO	104,500	42	2
Kevin	Ward	Jerseyville, IL	68,000	42	3
Brint	Ray	Toledo, OH	60,000	42	4
Zaneduske	Chase		51,500	42	5
Welch	Gary	Perryville, MO	82,000	42	6
Nomula	Shivprasad	St. Louis, MO	152,000	42	7
Carey	Shane	Sullivan, MO	76,000	42	8
Fehlig	Paul	St. Louis, MO	159,000	43	1
Lindley	Lori	Eureka, MO	19,200	43	2
Scruggs	Leonard	Maryland Heights, MO	91,000	43	3
Byrnes	William	Wentzville	22,500	43	4
Green	Stephen	Wright City, MO	111,000	43	5
Baumer	Don	Troy, IL	179,500	43	6
Mead	Bruce	Potosi, MO	132,500	43	7
Cartwright	Kyle	Bartlett, TN	33,000	43	8
McPike	Ed	Alton, IL	122,500	47	1
Difani	William	St. Louis, MO	85,500	47	2
Andrada	Mark	Wildwood, MO	157,000	47	3
McCraig	Joey	Springfield, MO	76,500	47	4
Ney	Lloyd	Grand Rapids, MI	149,500	47	5
McArthur	Donald	Huntington, TN	137,500	47	6
Kamenjarin	Michael	Chicago, IL	119,000	47	7
Haner	Bill	Collinsville, IL	243,500	47	8
Pedroi	Louis	St. Louis, MO	116,000	47	9

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