Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
2014 Hollywood Poker Open Championship Event
HPO Championship Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2014 Hollywood Poker Open Championship Event
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,255
Entries
692
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 692
Filter
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break. Rumor has it that there is a bikini contest going on right outside the tournament doors. Players might be taking a quick peek (or two) while thinking about their latest bet or fold. They are also coloring up the T100 chips for those who care about things like that.
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Brian Hastings started it off with a raise to 6,500 and the chip leader in the tournament, Ron Carrocio, made it 17,000 to go. It was folded back to Hastings who put in a four bet to 46,500. Carrocio was having none of it and five-bet to 92,000. Hastings also wasn't going anywhere and moved all in.
"I have to," said Carrocio, adding "I call."
Hastings had picked up aces at the perfect time - when the big stack had a hand - as Carrocio had queens.
The flop was a safe one for Hastings, 
but there's always a sweat and such was the case when the dealer put out the 
on the turn to give Carrocio an open-ended straight draw. The river was a beautiful and safe card for Hastings... the 
... and Carrocio could only mutter "nice hand" to Hastings. That pot catapulted Hastings past Carrocio in the chip counts as he moved to 440,000 in chips. Carrocio is still sitting with a very healthy stack of 425,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
||
|
425,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
We didn't catch the full action but the stacks went in preflop between Michael Tureniec and Simon Deadman. The Brit was at risk for his last 192,900, but also emerged as massive favor when the cards were turned over.
Tureniec: 
Deadman: 
The 
board was barely any threat for Deadman and Tureniec is now short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000
303,000
|
303,000 |
|
45,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Richard Miller was all in for only 27,300 and got called by Viet Vo with 
. Miller was at risk with 
and scored a double up on the 
. "Don't worry, you will get me next time," Miller said before raking in the chips with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
20,900
|
20,900 |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Mike Sowers flat-called a raise to 10,200 preflop and him as well as his opponent checked the 
flop. On the 
turn, there was a bet of 13,500 and it got raised to 31,000.
Sowers went along and then check-called 50,200 on the 
river. The opponent showed 
and Sowers scooped the pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
A player in early position opened to 5,200 and Greg Ostrander made the call in late position with the rest of the table folding. The flop came and Ostrander called a 4,300 bet from his foe. Both players would check the 
turn and on the 
river Ostrander would make a 14,800 bet after his opponent checked to him. His opponent made the call and mucked when Ostrander confidently turned over 
. That pot moved the WSOP bracelet winner's stack above the 200,000 chip mark as he now sits with 225,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
A short stack moved all in for what looked like 30,000 and the player in the hijack seat isolated with about triple the stack. Eric Ladny was on the button with 45,400 chips and eventually called all in for his tournament life whereas the players in the blinds folded.
The short stack had 
, the opponent was holding and Ladny scooped the pot with on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
94,900
|
94,900 |
