2014 Hollywood Poker Open Championship Event

HPO Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 Hollywood Poker Open Championship Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$351,097
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,255
Entries
692
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Matt Sundberg Eliminated in 20th Place ($10,299)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Matt Sundberg - 20th place
Matt Sundberg - 20th place

Matt Sundberg raised to 40,000 preflop and Simon Deadman three-bet to 84,000. On the {A-Clubs}{4-Spades}{K-Diamonds} flop, the Brit check-called 130,000 and put his best Hollywood performance in to get his opponent all in after checking the {6-Clubs} turn.

Sundberg walked into the trap with {10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and was crushed by the "aces magnet" Deadman, as the Brit turned over {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}. The meaningless {8-Hearts} river completed the board and Deadman is our by far chip leader at the moment.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Deadman gb
Simon Deadman
2,700,000
550,000
550,000
Matt Sundberg us
Matt Sundberg
Busted

Tags: Matt SundbergSimon Deadman

Mal Hagan Eliminated in 19th Place ($10,299)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Mal Hagan - 19th place
Mal Hagan - 19th place

A short-stacked Mal Hagan got the last of his chips in with {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and was up against Martin Godsk and his {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}. The board would run out {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Godsk would manage to avoid the diamond flush draw that Hagan picked up to eliminate him in 19th place.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Godsk at
Martin Godsk
1,700,000
175,000
175,000
Mal Hagan us
Mal Hagan
Busted

Tags: Martin GodskMal Hagan

Final Two Table Redraw

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
SeatName
Table 3 
1Jack Schanbacher
2Bradley Yazici
3Robbie Bakker
4Kittie Kuo
5Garrett Beckman
6Michael Wynn
7Michael Wang
8Mike Sowers
9Chris Demaci

SeatName
Table 25 
1Simon Deadman
2Damian Salas
3Martin Godsk
4Steve Nguyen
5Jorn Walthaus
6Brian Hastings
7Dmitry Kataev
8Richard Miller
9Elliott Zaydman

Yazici Doubles Again

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Bradley Yazici moved all in on Kitty Kuo's big blind giving pause to Kuo and prompting her to ask Yazici "always my big blind. Do you not like girls?"

Yazici couldn't help but crack a smile at that comment and would be smiling more after he doubled up against Kuo when she called with {Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and was unable to best his {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} after a run out of {K-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{K-Clubs}. Yazici moved up to 450,000 in chips while Kuo is still sitting comfortably with a big stack of 1,250,000

Player Chips Progress
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
1,250,000
-50,000
-50,000
Natural8
Bradley Yazici us
Bradley Yazici
450,000
200,000
200,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Schanbacher Getting Short

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jack Schanbacher opened to 42,000 and Robbie Bakker made it 93,000 to go. It was folded back to Schanbacher who peeked back at his cards several times before deciding to make the call. The flop came {10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and Schanbacher check-called a 72,000 chip bet from Bakker.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and Bakker would move all in after Schanbacher checked. The Pittsburgh pro took his time, nearly two minutes, before deciding to let go of his hand. He now sits with just 15 big blinds at 360,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Robbie Bakker nl
Robbie Bakker
900,000
260,000
260,000
Jack Schanbacher us
Jack Schanbacher
360,000
-225,000
-225,000

Deadman Takes from Salas

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Simon Deadman raised to 40,000 from the button and got two callers in Damian Salas and Martin Godsk in the blinds. On the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop, Salas bet 56,000 and only Deadman called to see the {A-Clubs} turn.

The second barrel of Salas was worth 86,000 and the Brit once again called before Salas then slowed down on the {A-Hearts} river. Deadman bet 204,000 and got a call to turn over the {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts} as winning hand. So he can't just win big pots with pocket aces after all.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Deadman gb
Simon Deadman
3,100,000
400,000
400,000
Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
430,000
-270,000
-270,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Damian SalasMartin GodskSimon Deadman

Salas Doubles through Deadman

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Simon Deadman raised from early position and Damian Salas three-bet shoved for 424,000. All other players folded and Deadman called after getting the count.

Deadman: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Salas: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}

This time, the Brit could not scoop the pot as the board ran out {J-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and he nodded to his table neighbor with words "nice hand."

Player Chips Progress
Simon Deadman gb
Simon Deadman
2,680,000
-420,000
-420,000
Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
900,000
470,000
470,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Damian SalasSimon Deadman