Matt Harting just won a pot against Hollywood Poker Open ambassador Chris Moneymaker.
The board read , and Harting check-raised the former world champion, making it 8,000 to go after Moneymaker bet 3,000. Moneymaker called.
The turn was the to trip up the board, and that slowed the action down, as both players checked. The river was the and Harting threw out a bet of 10,000, which Moneymaker quickly called.
Harting showed and won the pot with a full house, threes full of kings. Moneymaker mucked.
Charles Maxcy, defending champion of the Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event, has been fairly active and is on another upswing, approaching 90,000.
On this hand, he raised from middle position and got called by the player in the big blind. The flop came , and the player in the big blind checked to Maxcy, who bet 3,000. His opponent called.
Maxcy's opponent check-called a bet of 9,000 on the turn before seeing the complete the board on the river. The first player checked, Maxcy bet 9,000 again, and his opponent called.
Maxcy turned over the for a flush — another flush — and he won the pot.
Justin Pimpedly was sitting at just above 100,000 before this hand went down.
The player to his right raised to 2,000, and Pimpedly reraised to 4,000. The remaining players folded to move the action back to the original raiser. He shoved all in for 17,625. Pimpedly took a moment, then called.
Pimpedly had the , but he was behind the of his opponent. It was a flip and Pimpedly won it after the board ran out .
A player in middle position raised all in for his last 11,475. Jeff Weiss called after some deliberation, and then Joe Ebanks, who was in the small blind, called to put himself at risk, too.
The three players turned over their hands to reveal the original shover had the , Weiss had the , and Ebanks had the .
The board ran out , and Weiss won the pot with two pair, aces and tens, eliminating both players.
Day 1a has officially moved over the century mark with 105 entries. There are 38 players remaining in this flight with four levels left to play before the survivors bag up. Day 1b will start tomorrow at 11:15 a.m. local time, and the field is expected to be over 150.
Denny Robinson had a big stack for a good part of the day, but not anymore. He has been sitting to the left of Hollywood Poker Open ambassador Chris Moneymaker, and it appears that's where nearly all of his chips went.
Moneymaker has increased to 150,000 and into the chip lead, and, according to the table, Robinson told the dealer to blind him out while he went for a walk.
Moneymaker informed us that he was in the small blind with and he raised. Robinson called from the big blind, and the flop came . Moneymaker led for 2,000, Robinson raised to 4,000, and Moneymaker called.
The turn was a to give Moneymaker a full house, and he checked to Robinson. Robinson bet 5,000, and Moneymaker raised to 12,000. Robinson three-bet shoved for 54,000, and Moneymaker quickly called and won the pot with a full house. Robinson's hand was unknown.
, and Harting check-raised the former world champion, making it 8,000 to go after Moneymaker bet 3,000. Moneymaker called.
to trip up the board, and that slowed the action down, as both players checked. The river was the 
and Harting threw out a bet of 10,000, which Moneymaker quickly called.
and won the pot with a full house, threes full of kings. Moneymaker mucked.
, and the player in the big blind checked to Maxcy, who bet 3,000. His opponent called.
turn before seeing the 
complete the board on the river. The first player checked, Maxcy bet 9,000 again, and his opponent called.
for a flush — another flush — and he won the pot.
, but he was behind the 
, Weiss had the 
, and Ebanks had the 
.
, and Weiss won the pot with two pair, aces and tens, eliminating both players.
and he raised. Robinson called from the big blind, and the flop came 
. Moneymaker led for 2,000, Robinson raised to 4,000, and Moneymaker called.
