Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1
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

A Few Updated Chip Counts

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
42,000 22,000
Nicholas Palma us
Nicholas Palma
24,000 4,000
Tom Dobrilovic us
Tom Dobrilovic
23,000 3,000
Jesse Rockowitz us
Jesse Rockowitz
WSOP 1X Winner
23,000 3,000
Eric Ladny us
Eric Ladny
22,000 2,000
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
21,000 1,000
Jake Balsiger us
Jake Balsiger
21,000
John Monnette us
John Monnette
WSOP 5X Winner
19,000 -1,000
Ross Bybee us
Ross Bybee
17,000 -3,000
Justin Kruger us
Justin Kruger
16,000 -4,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
WPT 2X Winner
15,000 -5,000
Ryan Franklin us
Ryan Franklin
14,600 -5,400
Ryan Welch us
Ryan Welch
WSOP 1X Winner
14,300 -5,700
Jared Hamby us
Jared Hamby
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Five More European Players Spotted

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Sergio Aido
Sergio Aido

Players from all over the world have found their way to the M Resort in Las Vegas, as we just spotted five players from across the pond in the room.

Spanish pro Sergio Aido had a huge stack in the European Poker Malta and Monte Carlo events this past Spring, but he did not manage to make the final table. In 2013 Aido won the UKIPT London event for $217,530, which is his biggest score to date.

Austrians Gerald Karlic and Artur Koren are here today as well, and the former's coming off some close calls this year. Karlic finished eighth in the World Poker Tour Vienna event, 17th in the most recent Aussie Millions Main Event and 17th in the $3,000 no-limit hold'em event at the World Series of Poker.

Koren already has a WSOP and EPT final table under his belt, as he finished third in the $5,000 no-limit hold'em for $208,177, and fourth in EPT London for $271,477 in October of last year.

Brits Oliver Price and Mike Hill are also in attendance, and both have had successful months leading up to the summer in Las Vegas.

Player Chips Progress
Oliver Price gb
Oliver Price
20,000 20,000
Artur Koren at
Artur Koren
20,000 20,000
Gerald Karlic at
Gerald Karlic
20,000 20,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
20,000 20,000
Mike Hill gb
Mike Hill
20,000 20,000

Tags: Artur KorenGerald KarlicMike HillOliver PriceSergio Aido

Serock Struggling

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

The player in the cutoff opened to 300, Joe Serock called from the button and the player in the small blind three-bet to 875. Only Serock called to see the flop come down {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Spades}.

The small blind continued for 1,500, Serock called and the {Q-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Both checked to see the {9-Spades} river where action was checked to Serock. He bet 4,000 and his opponent called after about 30 seconds.

Serock tabled {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a pair of tens, but his opponent turned over {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for a set of nines to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
WSOP 1X Winner
7,500 -12,500

Tags: Joe Serock

A Delicious Flop for Yum

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Avelino Tapang was all in for approximately 17,000 on the {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop against Ryan Yum. Tapang had the {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}, and Yum had the {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

Tapang needed to dodge a lot of outs to stay alive, but he couldn't do it after the {Q-Clubs} landed on the turn, and the {J-Spades} fell on the river. The river gave Yum a straight, and Tapang was sent packing.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Yum hk
Ryan Yum
46,000
Avelino Tapang us
Avelino Tapang
Busted

Tags: Ryan YumAvelino Tapang

Afriat Active Early

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Jared Hamby raised to 375 from the hijack and Eric Afriat called from the button.

The flop came down {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Hamby continued for 400. Afriat called, the {2-Hearts} hit the turn and Hamby checked. Afriat bet 1,400, resulting in a quick from from Hamby.

The following hand the player in the hijack opened to 425 and Afriat three-bet to 1,025 from the cutoff. His opponent called to see the flop fall {J-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and led out for 1,000. Afriat raised to 2,400 and after a few moments, his opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
WPT 3X Winner
34,000 14,000
Jared Hamby us
Jared Hamby
WSOP 1X Winner
7,500 -1,500

Tags: Eric AfriatJared Hamby

Four More Spotted

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

World Poker Tour champion Will Failla has just been spotted inside Milan Ballroom at the M Resort, just as Nick Yunis, Chris Bolek and DJ MacKinnon.

The $2,500 Championship event is up to 351 players as of right now, while late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Will Failla us
Will Failla
WPT 1X Winner
20,000
Nick Yunis cl
Nick Yunis
20,000
Chris Bolek us
Chris Bolek
20,000
DJ MacKinnon us
DJ MacKinnon
20,000

Tags: Nick YunisWill FaillaChris BolekDJ MacKinnon

Hamby Can't Crack Rush's Aces

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

From the cutoff seat, Jared Hamby raised to 350. Play folded over to the player in the big blind, Michael Rush, and he reraised to 1,000. Hamby decided to call, and the dealer dealt the {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop. Rush fired 3,200, and Hamby raised to 10,000. Rush moved all in for a tad more at 10,700, and Hamby called.

Hamby had flopped middle pair and a straight draw with the {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Rush had the {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}.

The aces held for Rush after the {2-Hearts} turn and {K-Spades} river to give him the double. Hamby dropped back to 9,000.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Rush us
Michael Rush
23,475
Jared Hamby us
Jared Hamby
WSOP 1X Winner
9,000 -11,000

Tags: Jared HambyMichael Rush

Aces Hold Up, de Goede Celebrates

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Dutchman Pim de Goede just scored the first knockout of the day, and he celebrated jokingly with the players at his table, as the atmosphere is very easy going and jovial.

The action started with the player under the gun who raised to 300, and the lady to the player's left three-bet to 600.

De Goede summarized the lady's play as loose and aggressive, and a third player got involved who called the three-bet with a little over 5,000 left behind.

The Dutchman four-bet with pocket aces to 2,600, and after the initial raiser folded the lady and the short stack both called.

The flop brought out {5-}{6-}{7-} and De Goede checked to the lady who bet 5,000, followed by the short stack calling all in for 2,500. De Goede check-raised all in for 13,000 chips and his shove was called right away.

De Goede was in front with his aces against the pocket eights of the short stack, and the {A-}{8-} of the aggressive lady. The turn brought a {J-} and the river a {2-} to give De Goede a huge pot in the second level of the day.

Players are allowed to re-enter this event all the way up until the start of the second day, so eliminations are not final just yet as we saw the first player exit the room.

Player Chips Progress
Pim de Goede nl
Pim de Goede
37,000 17,000

Tags: Pim de Goede

Jesse Yaginuma Chipping Up

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Picking up the action after the river of a {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} with about 7,000 in the pot, Joey Couden (with 3,000 committed on the river) was in the tank in the big blind after Jesse Yaginuma raised to 10,600 from the cutoff.

Couden gave it some thought, but ultimately folded.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Yaginuma us
Jesse Yaginuma
27,400 7,400
Joey Couden us
Joey Couden
WSOP 1X Winner
18,000 -2,000

Tags: Jesse YaginumaJoey Couden