$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day 1a Started
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Toledo Regional Main Event
$1,115 Regional Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Toledo Regional Main Event
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
323
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event Starts Today!
Day 1a of the Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event starts today at 11:15 a.m. local time. The $1,115 buy-in event is one of the last on the schedule for the Toledo stop, but it's certainly ready to deliver. On top of the prize money, each HPO Regional Main Event winner is awarded a $2,500 seat to the HPO Championship at the M Resort in Las Vegas.
Last year's HPO Toledo Main Event saw Charles Maxcy win $37,465 and the HPO Championship seat.
This is the second event of HPO Season 4. The first stop of the season was Lawrenceburg, IN, where Josh Lowing won $33,907, and the Championship event seat, after a six-way deal. Lowing defeated a field of 229 entries.
The HPO ambassador is none other than former World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker. As an extra incentive for players attending HPO events, Moneymaker announced the top three players on the HPO leaderboard would also receive seats to the $2,500 Championship event. Currently, Gregory McCurry is on top with 41 points, and Shawn Bowen and Kurt Jewell round out the top three.
The three seats will be awarded after the season, which has three more stops after Toldeo. The next event is later this month in St. Louis, followed by events in Columbus, OH, and Charlestown, WV, before ending the season in Las Vegas. You can find out more about each stop by heading over to the Hollywood Poker Open's website.
For now, stay tuned to PokerNews.com for updates on all the action from Toledo, as the start of the $1,115 Regional Main Event is just moments away!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
HPO Toledo Main Event is Underway
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1a of the HPO Toledo Main Event. There will be 14 levels played today. The early birds are already playing with 26 entries so far, but more expected as there is a Main Event satellite going as well.
HPO Ambassador and Former World Champ Arrives
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Former World Series of Poker Main Event champion and ambassador of the Hollywood Poker Open Chris Moneymaker has taken his seat, but before he sat down to play, he sat down to sign some autographs and shake hands with fans.
Now that they have their autographs, surely they will be looking for a chance to knock the champ out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Packey's Got Hearts
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Mike Packey's stack is trending up after he got paid off with a heart flush on the river.
Five players saw the flop of 
and the action checked to Packey. He bet 375 and got one caller. The turn paired the board with the 
and Packey bet again, this time making it 650 to go. His opponent called.
The river put a third heart on the board, the 
, and Packey bet for a third time. He made it 1,150, and his opponent called.
Packey turned over the 
for a flush, and his opponent slowly rolled over 
for trips before folding his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
Nienow Check-Raises Moneymaker
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Mark Nienow and Chris Moneymaker were heads up to the flop. The board read 
and Nienow checked to Moneymaker. Moneymaker bet 800, Nienow called, and the turn was the 
.
Nienow checked to Moneymaker again, and the former WSOP Main Event champion made it 2,000 to go before Nienow quickly threw out a check-raise, making it 5,000. Moneymaker called.
The river was the 
, and Nienow bet 8,000. Moneymaker folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
|
|
13,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Quad Value for Tucker
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Denny Tucker just flopped quads and got paid off on the river by Mike Packey.
The two players were heads up on the turn, with the board reading 
, and Tucker checked to Packey. Packey bet 2,200, and Tucker called.
The river was the 
, and Tucker took the lead, betting 2,500 into his opponent. Packey called, but mucked when he saw Tucker turn over quads with pocket twos — the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,400
23,400
|
23,400 |
|
|
21,200
-2,300
|
-2,300 |
A Boat for Batu
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Arkan Batu just got paid off when he hit a full house on the river and check-raised his opponent.
The hand started when a player limped under the gun. Four other players called, including Arkan Batu, and then the player in the big blind checked his option. The flop came 
, and the action checked to the under-the-gun limper. He bet 300, and three players called.
The turn was the 
, and the action checked around to Batu, who was last to act. He bet 1,500 and got one call from the under-the-gun limper.
The river was the , and the under-the-gun player led out for 1,500. Batu raised to 4,500, and his opponent called. Batu showed 
for a full house, sixes over sevens after flopping trips, and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |