Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Toledo Regional Main Event

$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Toledo Regional Main Event

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$60,017
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
323
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Schultz Comes from Behind To Shred Bell

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Dean Schultz was all in against Ron Bell. Bell was in the lead with {k-}{k-} against the {q-}{q-} of Schultz. However, once the board ran out {7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, Schultz held a straight to the queen, and that left Bell with only a little more than 10 big blinds.

On the next hand, Bell was all in and eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Dean Schultz us
Dean Schultz
98,000 65,000
Ron Bell us
Ron Bell
Busted

Tags: Dean SchultzRon Bell

North Poll

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Demian Poll just won a big pot of Michael Hahn, which put Poll at almost 80,000 in chips.

Poll raised preflop in middle position, making it 4,700 to go. Hahn defended with a call in the big blind, and the flop was {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. Both players checked, and the turn was the {q-Diamonds}. Hahn checked again, but this time Poll bet 4,100. Hahn called.

The river was the {9-Diamonds}, putting four diamonds on the board. Hahn lead out for 12,800, and Poll called. Hahn showed the {4-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for trip fives, but it was Poll's {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a flush that won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Demian Poll
Demian Poll
74,800 23,800
Michael Hahn us
Michael Hahn
33,500 -78,500

Tags: Demian PollMichael Hahn

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Huge Pot for Hugelet; Moneymaker Bounces Defending Champ

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
  • Dennis Hugelet called two all-in shoves with pocket jacks. He was up against, {8-}{8-} and the {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. He had both players covered and his jacks held to give him the double knockout.
  • Elsewhere, Charles Maxcy, the defending Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event champion, was bounced to the rail by HPO ambassador Chris Moneymaker. Moneymaker is now sitting just ahead of Hugelet on the leaderboard, but both players trail Lance Howard.
Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
216,000 65,000
Dennis Hugelet
Dennis Hugelet
215,000 215,000
Charles Maxcy us
Charles Maxcy
Busted

Tags: Chris MoneymakerDennis HugeletCharles MaxcyLance Howard

Howard the Truck

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Lance Howard
Lance Howard

Lance Howard just won the biggest pot of the tournament, scooping in nearly 200,000.

The action started when Howard opened with a preflop raise to 3,500 and three players called. The flop came {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, and Mark Nienow was first to act. He shoved for his last 24,700. John Nelson was next to act, and after some consideration, he called. The action then fell to Lance Howard, who took a bit longer to decide, but eventually called, too. The other player in the hand had folded.

The turn was the {6-Hearts}, and Nelson checked to Howard. Howard took even longer this time, but eventually settled on a bet of 30,000. Nelson called.

The river was the {5-Diamonds}, and Nelson checked again. Howard took a few moments and shoved all in for 85,000. Nelson had him covered and would be left with only about 12 big blinds if he called and lost the hand. Nelson called and saw the bad news when Howard turned over a flush. Nelson mucked his had, but because there was an all in, he had to show. He had flopped a straight with {8-}{9-}.

Nienow was in third place with {10-}{9-} and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Lance Howard
Lance Howard
275,000 164,000
John Nelson us
John Nelson
20,000 -147,000
Mark Nienow
Mark Nienow
Busted

Tags: John NelsonLance HowardMark Nienow

A Couple of Double Ups

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Here's a couple hands involving some double ups.

  • Justin Rice shoved all in for his last 17,600 and doubled up against Jeff Weiss. Rice had the {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} against the {a-}{j-} of Weiss and hit a king on the flop to double up.
  • In other action, Mark Nienow doubled up through Phillip Wojtuniecki. Nienow had {q-}{q-} and turned a set against the {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} of Wojtuniecki.
Player Chips Progress
Justin Rice us
Justin Rice
42,000 23,000
Mark Nienow
Mark Nienow
33,500 -4,500

Tags: Jeff WeissMark NienowPhillip Wojtuniecki

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Nelson Knocks Out One

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

John Nelson is sitting with over 160,000 in chips after eliminating a player who three-bet shoved all in from the small blind.

Nelson opened the action, raising to 2,100. The player in the small blind shoved all in for 35,800. Nelson took a moment before calling with the {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and was flipping against the pocket jacks of his opponent.

The board ran out {q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{q-Spades}, and Nelson scored the knockout with trip queens.

Player Chips Progress
John Nelson us
John Nelson
167,000 102,000

Tags: John Nelson