Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 3
Event Info

Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$347,052
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,255
Prize Pool
$1,542,420
Entries
684
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Serock Climbs Up

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante

Diogo Cardoso raised to 175,000 from the button and Joe Serock called from the big blind.

The flop brought out {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{10-Spades} and both players checked. On the turn the {3-Diamonds} hit and again the action was checked. The river brought the {2-Hearts} and Serock lead out for 275,000. Cardoso made the call and mucked when Serock turned over {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
WSOP 1X Winner
3,000,000 350,000
Diogo Cardoso pt
Diogo Cardoso
1,350,000 -710,000

Tags: Diogo CardosoJoe Serock

Cheers!

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante

The four remaining players just all ordered a beer and clunked the bottles together in between hands. The atmosphere is friendly here at the M Resort, but there's still a ton of money left to play for. A deal has not been made, and every pot counts!

Esther Taylor-Brady Eliminated in 5th Place ($70,951)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante
Esther Taylor-Brady
Esther Taylor-Brady

Keven Stammen moved all in from the small blind to apply pressure on Esther Taylor-Brady in the big blind. Taylor-Brady called all in for 1,205,000 and the showdown went as following.

Taylor-Brady: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Stammen: {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

Taylor-Brady was well in front, and the flop brought out {K-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. On the turn the {8-Hearts} hit and Stammen picked up a straight draw. Unfortunately for Taylor-Brady the river brought the {7-Diamonds} and Stammen filled up his straight.

Taylor-Brady busted out in fifth place for $70,951 and we are now down to four players.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
6,800,000 1,410,000
Esther Taylor-Brady us
Esther Taylor-Brady
Busted

Tags: Keven StammenEsther Taylor-Brady

Double Up For Taylor-Brady

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante

Esther Taylor-Brady raised all in under the gun for 605,000 and Diogo Cardoso called from her direct left. The other players all folded and the showdown went as following.

Taylor-Brady: {6-Spades}{5-Spades}
Cardoso: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades} and the six on the flop gave Taylor-Brady a winning pair.

Player Chips Progress
Diogo Cardoso pt
Diogo Cardoso
2,120,000 -805,000
Esther Taylor-Brady us
Esther Taylor-Brady
1,355,000 540,000

Tags: Diogo CardosoEsther Taylor-Brady

Stammen Takes Some Back from Keating

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante

Keven Stammen raised from the cutoff to 180,000 and Alex Keating called from the big blind. The flop came down {3-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and both players checked.

On the turn the {5-Hearts} hit and Keating checked to Stammen who bet 215,000. Keating check-raised to 525,000 and Stammen called.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and both players checked. Stammen showed {A-Spades}{J-Clubs} and he raked in this pot.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
5,390,000 1,030,000
Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
WSOP 1X Winner
1,470,000 -705,000

Tags: Alex KeatingKeven Stammen

Keating Celebrates as he Doubles Through Stammen

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante

From the cutoff Alex Keating raised to 200,000 and Keven Stammen raised all in from the small blind. Keating went into the tank for about 20 seconds, but ultimately he made the call.

Stammen: {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Keating: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}

"Come on!" Keating yelled, as he walked over to the dealer to pass along some instructions on the cards he wanted to see.

Keating almost hugged the dealer as the flop brought {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}{K-Diamonds}, while the Portuguese rail chanting for a four.

"No!" Keating yelled, as he pointed at the Portuguese railers.

The turn was the {6-Hearts} and Keating celebrated some more, before shutting up the rail again when they called for a four again.

The {8-Clubs} completed the board and Keating danced around the room as he doubled up.

"Yaaaaazaaaa!" Keating kept yelling, as he created a clear gap with Esther Taylor-Brady who's the clear short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
4,360,000 -1,020,000
Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
WSOP 1X Winner
2,175,000 1,325,000

Tags: Alex KeatingKeven Stammen

Jiachen Gong Eliminated in 6th Place ($55,064)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 5,000 ante
Jiachen Gong
Jiachen Gong

On one of the first hands after the break Keven Stammen raised to 185,000 from the cutoff and Jiachen Gong moved all in from the big blind for about a million chips.

Stammen went into the tank for about 20 seconds before making the call.

Gong: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Stammen: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Gong hit the rail in sixth place, as Stammen extended his chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
5,380,000 1,095,000
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
Busted

Tags: Jiachen GongKeven Stammen

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 5,000