Jeff Landherr just got all in with pocket sevens against two players with .
Steve Telle had just a few more chips and William Haner had both covered by a lot.
Landherr opened the action, shoving all in preflop and Telle followed suit. Haner called and the three players showed their hands. Landherr held against the of both Telle and Haner.
Landherr flopped a full house and would triple up. The hand left Telle with just over 5,000
Cory Bogert has gotten the short end of the stick three times against William Haner.
Hand #1: The two players were heads up on the river and Bogert bet 30,000 on a board reading . Haner debated his next move and then reluctantly called with pocket kings, thinking he was up against aces. He was happy to see Bogert was bluffing and didn't show his hand as he threw it toward the muck.
Hand #2: Haner raised from middle position and Bogert defended the big blind. There was only one bet and a call on the flop, before both players checked it down to the river. Haner showed on a board of and Bogert seemed to roll his eyes as he sent his cards into the muck yet again.
Hand #3: The board read and Haner put a river bet of 4,000. Bogert decided not to call and for a third time, his hand hit the muck and his chips hit Haner's stack.
Chris Moneymaker continued his good run when he got all in against Nelson Bernal behind.
Moneymaker had against the of Bernal.
On the turn, Moneymaker had a gut-shot straight, .
"I'm sorry," said Moneymaker, assuming he was going to get there.
When the hit the river, he did get there with a set of nines instead of the straight. Either way it was good enough to send Bernal home and give Moneymaker even more chips.
In a little more than a level, Chris Moneymaker has eliminated three people and taken his 20,000 starting stack to almost 120,000.
If you're sitting at home kicking yourself because you're missing out on this Hollywood Poker Open stop in St. Louis, don't worry because there are still more stops in Season 4 that you've got plenty of time to be a part of.
Next up on the HPO Season 4 schedule is Columbus for an 18-event series running April 28 through May 8. The HPO Columbus $1,115 Regional Main Event will take place May 6-8 and boast a $200,000 guarantee on the prize pool.
After that it will be time for the HPO Regionals to come to a close with a 32-event stop in Charles Town from May 12-22. The HPO Charles Town $1,115 Regional Main Event will take place May 20-22 with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Chris Moneymaker joined the tournament field at the start of level 9. In less than a level, he's already quadrupled his starting stack.
Moneymaker is the Ambassador for the HPO and the former WSOP Main Event champion. He finished 10th in the last HPO Regional Main Event a few weeks back in Toledo and is looking to improve on that run.
Jeff Landherr (right) doubles up against Gary Bland (left)
Jeff Landherr just doubled up after shoving the turn against Gary Bland.
The two players were heads up on turn. The board read and Bland checked to Landherr.
Landherr went all in fr his last 13,525 into the pot of a little over 12,000. Bland seemed to have a difficult decision, and it turned out he did. When he called and showed top pair with . Unfortunately for Bland, Landherr had for top pair with a better kicker. Landherr doubled up to almost 40,000.
Bland is still sitting comfortably with 52,000 after the hand.
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. Haner debated his next move and then reluctantly called with pocket kings, thinking he was up against aces. He was happy to see Bogert was bluffing and didn't show his hand as he threw it toward the muck.
on a board of 
and Bogert seemed to roll his eyes as he sent his cards into the muck yet again.
and Haner put a river bet of 4,000. Bogert decided not to call and for a third time, his hand hit the muck and his chips hit Haner's stack.
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hit the river, he did get there with a set of nines instead of the straight. Either way it was good enough to send Bernal home and give Moneymaker even more chips.
and Bland checked to Landherr.
. Unfortunately for Bland, Landherr had 
for top pair with a better kicker. Landherr doubled up to almost 40,000.