$1,115 Regional Main Event Day 1a | Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Toledo Regional Main Event

Player	Chips	Progress
Lance Howard	288,000 49,500	49,500
Dennis Hugelet	270,000 55,000	55,000
Justin Pimpedly	228,500 26,500	26,500
Michael Hahn	194,500 161,000	161,000
Chris Moneymaker	189,500 26,500	26,500

Glen Poitinger	172,000 22,000	22,000
Phillip Wojtuniecki	143,500 76,500	76,500
Jeff Ziegler	130,000 130,000	130,000
Michael Myers	119,500 68,700	68,700
Aaron Steury	111,000 111,000	111,000

Dean Schultz	72,500 25,500	25,500
Jeff Weiss	72,500 50,000	50,000
Demian Poll	58,000
Blake Barnes	40,000 40,000	40,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Lance Howard

288,000

49,500

Dennis Hugelet

270,000

55,000

Justin Pimpedly

228,500

26,500

Michael Hahn

194,500

161,000

Chris Moneymaker

189,500

26,500

Glen Poitinger

172,000

22,000

Phillip Wojtuniecki

143,500

76,500

Jeff Ziegler

130,000

Michael Myers

119,500

68,700

Aaron Steury

111,000

Dean Schultz

72,500

25,500

Jeff Weiss

72,500

50,000

Demian Poll

58,000

Blake Barnes

40,000

Lance Howard topped 105 Day 1a entries, bagging 288,000 and a narrow chip lead over Dennis Hugelet (270,000) in the Hollywood Poker Open Toledo $1,115 Regional Main Event.

Howard skyrocketed to the chip lead in the second half of the day when he turned the nut flush and got paid off by John Nelson when he shoved on the river. Nelson had flopped a straight.

Hugelet had a strong day and a lot of it was highlighted by the friendly jabs he exchanged with Glen Poitinger (172,000) after almost every hand.

Justin Pimpedly (228,500), Michael Hahn (194,500), and HPO ambassador Chris Moneymaker (189,500) rounded out the top five.

After spending the first part of the day with a relatively stagnant stack, Moneymaker found a few spots and built his stack nicely. On one hand, he flopped trips and turned a boat against Denny Robinson. Robinson shoved all in on Moneymaker, who snap-called and doubled up. He didn't look back from there, adding to his stack throughout the day.

The 14 remaining players will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 12:15 p.m. local time. They will be joined by those that make it through Day 1b, which starts Saturday at 11:15 a.m. local time. Just as you found today, live updates will be right here on PokerNews, so stay tuned.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Dennis Hugelet Glen Poitinger Justin Pimpedly Lance Howard Michael Hahn