2014 Hollywood Poker Open Championship Event

HPO Championship Main Event
Day: 2
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

Zaydman Next Millionaire

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Elliott Zaydman raised to 25,000 and Miles Reinhard three-bet to 75,000, Zaydman called. On the {8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop the action would escalate, Zaydman check-raised from 65,000 to 165,000 and snap called after Reinhard moved all in for 440,000.

Reinhard: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Zaydman: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Neither the {3-Hearts} turn nor the {9-Spades} river failed to improve Reinhard and he was eliminated in 45th place.

Player Chips Progress
Elliott Zaydman us
Elliott Zaydman
1,190,000 790,000
Miles Reinhard us
Miles Reinhard
Busted

Tags: Elliott ZaydmanMiles Reinhard

Deadman Chipping Up

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Just after the break we noticed a large three-bet pot going on between Michael Wang and Simon Deadman. Both players checked the {8-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop and Deadman then fired 77,000 chips after the {K-Spades} turn.

Wang folded and Deadman said "Good fold. You had anything there?" The question was left without answer and the Brit stacked the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Deadman gb
Simon Deadman
600,000 150,000
Jens Kerper de
Jens Kerper
460,000 -90,000
Jorn Walthaus nl
Jorn Walthaus
305,000 5,000
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
WSOP 2X Winner
270,000 -45,000

Tags: Simon DeadmanMichael Wang

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Break Time

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break. There are three levels left before play concludes for the day.

Godsk Running like God

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

Danny Hannawa raised and Martin Godsk put him all in from the small blind. The player in the big blind folded and Hannawa called with the {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} for 160,000. Godsk only had {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} but the door card was the {J-Clubs} followed by the {6-Hearts} and the {Q-Hearts}.

After the {2-Diamonds} turn, Hannawa started to celebrate and Godsk said "it is not over yet."

Sure enough the {J-Spades} river completed the board and Godsk increased his chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Godsk at
Martin Godsk
1,250,000 150,000
Danny Hannawa us
Danny Hannawa
Busted
Marco Cerio it
Marco Cerio
Busted

Tags: Danny HannawaMarco CerioMartin Godsk

Ostrander and Starrett Eliminated

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

Raymond Starrett and Greg Ostrander have been eliminated. While we missed the action that led to the bustout for Starrett, we did witness how Ostrander hit the rail. He was all in for 87,000 from the cutoff and one seat over, Michael Wang reshoved for more than twice of that.

Wang: {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Ostrander: {Q-Clubs}{9-Spades}

There was some sweat on the {A-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} board but Wang held up and boosted his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
WSOP 2X Winner
315,000 163,700
Greg Ostrander us
Greg Ostrander
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Raymond Starrett
Raymond Starrett
Busted

Tags: Greg OstranderRaymond Starrett

Elliott Zaydman Doubles Up

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

A player in early position opened to 16,000 and the player on the button flatted the raise. Elliott Zaydman was in the big blind and moved all in for 184,500 total. The early position player, sitting on a stack of over 500,000, thought for a moment and then moved all in. The player on the button flashed sevens and tossed his hand away. Zaydman had {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and his opponent {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and they were off to the races.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades} keeping Zaydman in the lead and that would not change on the {8-Spades} turn. Zaydman would secure the double up when the dealer put out the {K-Spades} on the river and he moved to approximately 400,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Elliott Zaydman us
Elliott Zaydman
400,000 220,000

Tags: Elliott Zaydman

Smith Flips, Lopes Dips

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante
Bruno Lopes
Bruno Lopes

Jason Smith won a massive flip with {A-}{K-} against the {9-}{9-} of Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes to bump his stack up to 680,000. The Frenchman got reseated to a new table and was all in for 32,000 with {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

Kent Snyder looked him up with {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and had to sweat the {8-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{4-Clubs} board, that ultimately saw the better hand preflop hold up.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Smith us
Jason Smith
680,000 446,600
Kent Snyder us
Kent Snyder
315,000 59,000
Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
Winamax
Busted

Tags: Bruno LopesJason SmithKent Snyder

Schanbacher Eliminates Stevermer

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

Jack Schanbacher opened for a raise and a short-stacked Dennis Stevermer moved all in. It was folded back around to Schanbacher who made the call with {J-}{J-}. He was well ahead of Stevermer who held {4-}{4-}. The flop of {10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} changed nothing but the {6-Hearts} gave Stevermer a small glimmer of hope and he said "three" attempting to coax to give the dealer to give him the card he needed. The river was the {K-Hearts}, however, and Stevermer was off to collect his winnings.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Schanbacher us
Jack Schanbacher
500,000 53,000
Dennis Stevermer us
Dennis Stevermer
Busted

Tags: Jack SchanbacherDennis Stevermer