Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Toledo Regional Main Event

$1,115 Regional Main Event
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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
Players Left 1 / 323
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Poll's Not Closing Yet

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Demian Poll just doubled up and then some.

Three players saw the {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop and action checked to Poll, who bet 3,100. Denny Tucker raised to 7,000, and then the first player check-raised all in, putting Poll at risk if he called. Poll called, going all in, and Tucker folded.

Poll showed the nut flush with the {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} against the queen-high flush of his opponent. The board brought another club, but it didn't change a thing, and Poll won the pot to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Demian Poll
72,000
21,000
21,000

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Continuation Bets Working

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Here's a couple examples of some continuation bets working.

  • Justin Pimpedly raised preflop from middle position, and Matt Harting called from the button. The flop came {5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, and Pimpedly bet 3,200. Harting folded.
  • In another hand, Mark Wahba raised from early position, making it 2,700 to go. The player in the big blind defended with a call, and the flop came {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. The player in the big blind checked, and Wahba took down the pot with a bet to 4,900.
Player Chips Progress
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Justin Pimpedly
128,000
7,000
7,000
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Mark Wahba
57,000
8,000
8,000
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Matt Harting
52,500
5,700
5,700

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Smith Takes Out Guagenti; Moneymaker Wins Last Longer

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Nick Guagenti
Nick Guagenti

Nick Guagenti got all in against Wayne Smith preflop. Guagenti was up against it with {a-}{5-} versus the pocket kings of Smith. The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, giving Guagenti a sliver of hope with some additional outs following the flop before shutting the door on his tournament life.

As he left the table, Guagenti tossed Chris Moneymaker the winnings from a last-longer the two players made before the tournament. Moneymaker said it was the sweetest money he's made yet.

Player Chips Progress
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Wayne Smith
95,000
78,000
78,000
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Nicholas Guagenti
Busted

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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
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John Nelson
167,000
102,000
102,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

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
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Justin Rice
42,000
23,000
23,000
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Mark Nienow
33,500
4,500
4,500

Tags: Jeff WeissMark NienowPhillip Wojtuniecki

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
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Lance Howard
275,000
164,000
164,000
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John Nelson
20,000
147,000
147,000
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Mark Nienow
Busted

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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
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Chris Moneymaker
216,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Dennis Hugelet
215,000
215,000
215,000
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Charles Maxcy
Busted

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