$2,500 Championship Event
Day 2 Completed
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event
$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event
Buy-in
$2,255
Prize Pool
$1,542,420
Entries
684
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Lucas Leads Stacked Final 16 Into Day 3 of HPO Championship Event
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Day 2 of the Hollywood Poker Open $2,500 Championship Event from the M Resort Casino Spa wrapped up with 16 players remaining. Leading the charge into the third and final day will be Rudy Lucas with 1.759 million in chips. On Sunday, all the remaining competitors will come back for Day 3 to play for the $347,052 top prize and the right to be called champion.
Under 200 players returned for Day 2, with Portuguese player Pedro Oliveira leading the way. Oliveira began the day by picking up right where he left off, but he soon took some hits and fell back down to Earth. When it was all said and done, Oliveira bagged 256,000 in chips, but still remains as one of those vying for the title.
Of the 684 total entries in this event, only the top 63 reached the money. After the day began, players hit the rail fast and furious. When the dinner break hit after the first six levels were in the books, just 65 remained. When the field returned, Jim Collopy was the first to go in 65th place, and his elimination set up hand-for-hand play on the bubble.
There were several short stacks fighting hard to hold on and squeak into a cash, and they all made it when Louis Salter, the brother of Jack Salter, decided to get a little crazy with the 
against Oliveira and his 
. Oliveira had opened from the cutoff seat with a raise, and Salter reraised to 31,000 from the button with the blinds at 3,000/6,000/500. Play folded back to Oliveira, and he made it 78,000 to go. Salter then moved all in for approximately 325,000, and Oliveira snapped it off. The board ran out 
, and Salter was the tournament's official "bubble boy."
From there, the line at the payout desk began to grow as players such as Russell Thomas (60th - $5,553), Brent Hanks (57th - $5,553), Darryll Fish (50th - $6,015), Cord Garcia (43rd - $7,095), Ryan Riess (42nd - $7,095), Calvin Anderson (31st - $8,483), Michael Rocco (24th - $10,180), Brian Yoon (22nd - $10,180), and Oleksandr Gnatenko (20th - $10,180) all went bust.
To view the entire list of payouts, click here.
Others remaining in the final bunch are Alex Keating, Garrett Greer, Joe Serock, Keven Stammen, and Joe Kuether.
Esther Taylor-Brady also advanced to Day 3, continuing her best year ever on the live felt. In terms of live tournament results, Taylor-Brady is having the best year she's ever had, already having won over $195,000. The largest chunk came when she placed fifth in the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Open $3,500 Main Event for $174,188, and she's already locked up another $13,573 here in this one. She'll enter Day 3 with 826,000 in chips.
The cards will be in the air at 12 p.m. local time on Sunday, and you can follow all of the action live right here on PokerNews.com. Until then, you can find us at the bar!
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw and Chip Counts
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | Joe Serock | 581,000 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 4 | 2 | Rudy Lucas | 1,759,000 | Mountain City, TN |
| 4 | 3 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 4 | 4 | Alex Keating | 1,470,000 | San Jose, CA |
| 4 | 5 | Esther Taylor-Brady | 826,000 | Havertown, PA |
| 4 | 6 | Andrew Fisher | 788,000 | Harrisburg, PA |
| 4 | 7 | Kyle Frey | 265,000 | Somerville, MA |
| 4 | 8 | Diogo Cardoso | 1,051,000 | Porto, Portugal |
| 4 | 9 | Garrett Greer | 631,000 | Hemet, CA |
| 5 | 1 | Keven Stammen | 1,574,000 | Coldwater, OH |
| 5 | 2 | Tom Dobrilovic | 289,000 | West Nyack, NY |
| 5 | 3 | Jiachen Gong | 859,000 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada |
| 5 | 4 | Paul Vas Nunes | 540,000 | Newbury, United Kingdom |
| 5 | 5 | Michael Laake | 1,255,000 | Sarasota, FL |
| 5 | 6 | Joe Kuether | 130,000 | Elm Grove, WI |
| 5 | 7 | --empty-- | -- | -- |
| 5 | 8 | Steve Warburton | 1,185,000 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 5 | 9 | Pedro Oliveira | 256,000 | Coimbra, Portugal |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,759,000 | 264,000 |
|
1,574,000 | 82,000 |
|
1,470,000 | |
|
1,255,000 | 433,000 |
|
1,185,000 | 15,000 |
|
1,051,000 | -3,000 |
|
859,000 | -159,000 |
|
826,000 | -120,000 |
|
788,000 | 126,000 |
|
631,000 | -19,000 |
|
581,000 | 21,000 |
|
540,000 | 210,000 |
|
289,000 | -29,000 |
|
265,000 | -12,000 |
|
256,000 | -328,000 |
|
130,000 | -6,000 |
Bagging and Tagging
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 16 players have finished for the night, and all of the survivors are bagging and tagging their chips. Chip counts and a recap will be posted shortly.
Rachel Kranz Eliminated in 17th Place ($13,573)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
From the cutoff Rachel Kranz raised to 35,000 and Steve Warburton called from the button after which Keven Stammen called from the big blind.
The flop brought out 
and Stammen checked to Kranz who bet 50,000 and Warburton called. Stammen folded and on the turn the 
hit. Kranz moved all in for 280,000 and Warburton called.
Kranz: 
Warburton: 
The river was the 
and Kranz failed to hit a flush against Warburton's set of sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,170,000 | 96,000 |
|
Busted |
Keating Sliding
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Keating raised to 36,000 under the gun plus one and Joe Serock called from the big blind. The flop brought out 
and Serock check-called 35,000.
The turn was the and Serock check-called another 100,000.
On the river the 
hit and Serock checked to Keating third time. Keating checked behind and Serock tabled 
for a full house to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,470,000 | -430,000 |
|
|
560,000 | 16,000 |
Kuether Doubles Back
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
From the hijack seat, Paul Vas Nunes raised to 32,000. Joe Kuether reraised all in for 47,000 from the button, and everyone folded back to Vas Nunes. He called with the , and Kuether had the .
The 
board gave both players a straight, but Kuether's six-high straight won him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | -36,000 |
|
|
136,000 | 77,000 |
Dobrilovic Doubles Through Kuether
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
From the hijack seat, Tom Dobrilovic raised all in for 146,000. Joe Kuether called from the big blind, and the two tabled the following hands.
Dobrilovic: 
Kuether:
Despite having the dominating lead, Kuether couldn't hold on to earn the elimination. The board ran out 
to give Dobrilovic a pair of deuces
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
318,000 | 138,000 |
|
|
59,000 | -130,000 |
Dmitry Vitkind Eliminated in 18th Place ($13,573)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Rudy Lucas limped in from the small blind after action folded to him, and Dmitry Vitkind checked his option in the big blind to see the flop fall 
. Lucas bet 30,000, and Vitkind raised to 75,000. Lucas moved all in, and Vitkind called for about 335,000 total.
Lucas had the 
for a flopped straight, and Vitkind had the 
for top and bottom pair.
The turn was the , and the river was the . Lucas successfully dodged the outs of Vitkind and took out the Russian player in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,495,000 | 512,000 |
|
Busted |
Table 13 Seat Draw and Chip Counts
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keven Stammen | 1,492,000 |
| 2 | Tom Dobrilovic | 180,000 |
| 3 | Jiachen Gong | 1,018,000 |
| 4 | Paul Vas Nunes | 366,000 |
| 5 | Michael Laake | 822,000 |
| 6 | Joe Kuether | 189,000 |
| 7 | Rachel Kranz | 379,000 |
| 8 | Steve Warburton | 1,074,000 |
| 9 | Pedro Oliveira | 584,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,492,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
1,074,000 | -16,000 |
|
|
1,018,000 | -272,000 |
|
|
822,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
584,000 | -27,000 |
|
|
379,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
366,000 | 121,000 |
|
|
189,000 | 39,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -168,000 |