Michael Hahn just got a pretty big double up, and it started after his under-the-gun raise was three-bet by the player in the small blind. Hahn called the three-bet and checked the flop to his opponent. His opponent wasted no time before shoving all in and putting Hahn to the test. It wasn't much of a test for Hahn, though, as he snap-called with the for two pair and was ahead of the of his opponent.
The turn and the river completed the board with the and the , giving Hahn a full house and the double up.
Players are on a 15-minute break, and this is the third break of the day.
Hollywood Poker Open ambassador Chris Moneymaker is still in the field with about 30,000 in chips, and defending HPO Toledo Regional Main Event champion Charles Maxcy is still alive as well.
A couple hands after they chopped a pot, Chris Moneymaker and Denny Robinson were heads up again. This one didn't result in a chopped pot, though.
The hand started when four players saw the flop of . The action checked to Robinson, who was last to act, and he bet 3,000. The former world champion, Moneymaker, was the lone caller.
Moneymaker checked the on the turn and quickly folded when Robinson fired again, this time for 4,000. Robinson showed pocket twos for a flopped set.
Chris Moneymaker and his neighbor to the left, Denny Robinson, were heads up to the flop after a Moneymaker preflop raise — Moneymaker raised to 900 and Robinson called from the small blind. The flop came down , and Robinson bet 2,000. Moneymaker made the call.
Robinson bet 2,000 on the turn, Moneymaker called, and the completed the board on the river. Robinson bet 2,000 again, and Moneymaker called again.
Robinson had and Moneymaker had , giving the two half the pot each with a chop.
"Yay, I won a pot," said Hollywood Poker Open ambassador Chris Moneymaker as he stacked the chips from the pot he just won. "Miracles do happen!"
On the hand, Mark Nienow raised from the cutoff seat to 900, and Moneymaker reraised to 2,400 from the small blind. Nienow called. The flop came , and Moneymaker bet to 2,400. Nienow called.
Moneymaker fired 4,000 when the came on the turn, and Nienow folded.
After two successful all-in pots went his way, Bob Randall was unable to make a flush draw and stay alive on a third.
He went all in against Jeff Weiss and Weiss called on a board of . Randall was on a flush draw for his tournament life with the and Weiss had top pair with the . Weiss held and eliminated Randall when the board came the on the turn and the on the river.