Bob Randall has had a rough couple levels to start, but things look to be turning around. He just shoved all in for his last 2,845 with top pair and a flush draw holding the 
on an ace-high flop. His opponent had a better top pair with 
, but a spade on the river gave Randall a flush and he earned the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
49,200
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
|
40,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
39,700
15,700
|
15,700 |
|
15,900
3,900
|
3,900 |
|
||
|
|
14,900 | |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Dean Schultz just hit a set of kings on the river and got paid off for it.
Two players limped in to start the action preflop, before Schultz raised to 725. A player behind him called and so did the two limpers. The flop came 
, and the action checked to Schultz. He bet 1,325 and got one caller.
The turn was the 
, and Schultz bet again after his opponent checked.
The river was the 
, and his opponent checked for a third time. Schultz bet 5,025, and his opponent didn't take too long to call. Schultz showed pocket kings for a set on the river, and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
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Joe Ebanks raised from early position to 500, and Toby Cortez defended with a call from the big blind. The flop was 
, and Cortez checked to Ebanks, who bet 500 again. Cortez called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. Ebanks won the hand with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,900
20,900
|
20,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
19,200
19,200
|
19,200 |
Denny Robinson just won a pot with pocket tens, after Chris Moneymaker led the river for 7,000 into a pot of about 14,000.
Moneymaker started things off with a raise to 525 preflop, and Robinson called. A third player reraised to 1,500, and both Moneymaker and Robinson called.
The flop was 
, and action checked to the three-bettor. He bet an unknown amount, but his opponents didn't go anywhere. Moneymaker and Robinson both called.
The turn was the 
, and all three players checked. The river was the , and Moneymaker led out for 7,000. Robinson called, and the third player folded.
"Six high," said Moneymaker, turning over the 
.
Robinson showed pocket tens — 
— and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
12,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
||
Michael Myers joined at the first break of the Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event and has already more than doubled his starting stack.
He just called a river bet with pocket queens in a large three-way pot. The board read 
and the first player checked. The next player to act bet 4,600, and Myers called. The other player folded, and it was the queens of Meyers that were good enough to win the pot. His opponent showed the for just a pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Players are on a 15-minute break. This is the first break of the day and there are currently 57 players entered in Day 1a of the Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event.
