HPO Championship Main Event
Day 3 Started
2014 Hollywood Poker Open Championship Event
HPO Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Hollywood Poker Open Championship Event
Buy-in
$2,255
Entries
692
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Seating Assignments and Chip Counts
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| Seat | Name | Home Town | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 14 | |||
| 1 | Damian Salas | Argentina | 711,000 |
| 2 | Robbie Bakker | Netherlands | 640,000 |
| 3 | Andy Spears | Buffalo, NY | 629,000 |
| 4 | Dmitry Kataev | Russia | 781,000 |
| 5 | Michael Wynn | Las Vegas, NV | 635,000 |
| 6 | Empty | - | - |
| 7 | Mike Sowers | Not Listed | 1,000,000 |
| 8 | Richard Miller | Tinley Park, IL | 373,000 |
| 9 | Michael Wang | Livingston, NJ | 589,000 |
| Table 21 | |||
| 1 | Brian Hastings | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 692,000 |
| 2 | Kitty Kuo | Las Vegas, NV | 1,000,000 |
| 3 | Christopher DeMaci | Not Listed | 1,344,000 |
| 4 | Tommie Janssen | Netherlands | 385,000 |
| 5 | Bradley Yazici | Baltimore, MD | 555,000 |
| 6 | Jorn Walthaus | Hong Kong | 466,000 |
| 7 | Jack Schanbacher | Pittsburgh, PA | 585,000 |
| 8 | Elliott Zaydman | Coconut Creek, FL | 1,065,000 |
| 9 | Garrett Beckman | Las Vegas, NV | 1,417,000 |
| Table 28 | |||
| 1 | Steve Nguyen | Not Listed | 423,000 |
| 2 | Empty | - | - |
| 3 | Matt Sundberg | Chatham, IL | 530,000 |
| 4 | Mal Hagan | Langley | 161,000 |
| 5 | Simon Deadman | United Kingdom | 1,768,000 |
| 6 | Empty | - | - |
| 7 | Martin Godsk | Vienna | 1,065,000 |
| 8 | Empty | - | - |
| 9 | Alex Goulder | United Kingdom | 463,000 |
The Final Day of the HPO Championship Main Event to Get Underway Soon
The final day of play at the 2014 HPO Championship Main Event is set to start in less than an hour and 23 players are returning with their eye squarely on the $351,097 first place prize. It's a tightly contested group at the top of the chip counts with seven players starting the day with more than a million in chips.
Leading the way is Simon Deadman with 1,768,000 in chips. The other member of the Millionaires Club are Garrett Beckham (1,417,000), Christopher DeMaci (1,344,000), Elliott Zaydman (1,065,000), Martin Godsk (1,065,000), Kitty Kuo (1,000,000), and Mike Sowers (1,000,000). Lurking in the distance are the always dangerous Jorn Walthaus (466,000), Brian Hastings (692,000), and Jack Schanbacher (585,000). Also in contention is one of the HPO Regional Championship Event winners, Bradley Yazici, who enters play with 555,000 in chips.
Cards will be in the air at 12 p.m. local time and the tournament will play until there is a winner. PokerNews will be there until someone is walking away with the HPO Championship Main Event title. Follow along to find out who comes up short and who brings it home!
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Tommie Jansen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($10,299)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Tommie Janssen was the chip leader after the first day and already had reason to cheer earlier today when the Netherlands won 2-1 at the very last minute to advance to the quarter finals of the World Cup in Brazil.
However, his poker day ended within the first five minutes of play. He got it in with 
against the 
of over-night chip leader Simon Deadman and was unable to improve.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,150,000 | 382,000 |
|
Busted |
Jorn Walthaus Doubles Through Bradley Yazici
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Jorn Walthaus and Bradley Yazici would exchange raises until the two were both all in and it was Walthaus who was at risk with 
and he was racing against Yazici who held 
. It would be a race that Walthaus would win when the board ran out 
. That moved Walthaus's stack up to 950,000 while Yazici was crippled and sitting with just 90,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000 | 484,000 |
|
90,000 | -465,000 |
Alex Goulder Eliminated in 22nd Place ($10,299)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
We got to the table and Alex Goulder was all in and at risk against Martin Godsk and in need of a lot of help as he was dominated. Goulder held 
and Godsk 
. The board would run out 
and Godsk would deliver the knock out blow to Goulder who was eliminated in 22nd place for $10,299.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,525,000 | 460,000 |
|
Busted |
Yazici Doubles Through Kuo
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
After the previous huge pot that he lost, Bradley Yazici was all in from early position for 77,000 chips and Kitty Kuo called from the big blind. Kuo had two live cards with the 
against 
. The 
board gave some sweat but ultimately the better hand preflop held up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | 70,000 |
Andy Spears Eliminated in 21st Place ($10,299)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
We didn't catch the preflop and flop action, but on the 
turn, Andy Spears bet 140,000 and Damian Salas moved all in. Spears had less than 350,000 chips behind and eventually made the call with 
. Once he saw the 
of his opponent, he let go a deep sigh and the words "what is that for a turn."
Only an ace on the river could save him but the 
wasn't any help to see him depart in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000 | 539,000 |
|
Busted |
Wang Doubles Through Salas
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Dmitry Kataev opened the action with a raise to 42,000 and Michael Wang moved all in from the button for 506,000. Damian Salas asked for a count and then moved all in himself to scare off Kataev.
Wang:
Salas: 
The pocket pair of Wang held on the 
and he celebrated that with the words "sick hold."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 511,000 |
|
|
700,000 | -550,000 |