Bryan in the Building
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Moments ago we watched Tim Bryan hustle by and make his way to the table, after missing the first 20 minutes or so of Day 2 play.
2014 Hollywood Poker Open Charles Town Regional Event
HPO Charles Town Regional Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Hollywood Poker Open Charles Town Regional Event
Buy-in
$1,629
Prize Pool
$116,928
Entries
72
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000
Cullen Culled, Stiers Stacks 'Em
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The first elimination of Day 2 just went down, and the deed was done by Joseph Stiers, who dispatched the short-stacked Frank Cullen with a pocket pair.
According to Stiers, his 
was well out in front of Cullen's 
when the chips went in, and the flop of 
kept him in the lead.
A 
peeled off on the turn to provide Cullen with a backdoor flush draw, but the river blanked off to send the pot to Stiers. The accomplished semi-pro has already bagged a score of $300,000+ in his brief career, and now armed with a 100,000+ chip stack, he will be a force to be reckoned with from here on out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Paging Tim Bryan
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With this Day 2 now underway and an orbit or two already in the books, Tim Bryan's stack remains a jumbled pile of chips arranged in front of his empty seat.
With a $39,756 payday awaiting today's eventual victor, Bryan's absence could prove to be a costly oversight, but with inclement weather outside there's a good possibility he's simply stuck in the snow.
We'll be sure to let you know if and when Bryan makes his way here, or if the steady erosion of the blinds and antes leaves him with no chips to work with.
Get 'Em in the Air
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The tournament official just gave the word and cards are now in the air here at Day 2 of the HPO Charles Town Regional Championship.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Cavaliere Leads Into Day 2 of HPO Charles Town
Yesterday, the Hollywood Poker Open kicked off the fifth stop in this six-event second season, as the HPO Charles Town Regional Championship in West Virginia kicked off. After setting a season high in terms of turnout at the last stop in St. Louis with 67 entries, HPO officials were cautiously confident that a new record would be set here, and midway through Day 1 a reentry ticket was purchased to push the count over the previous record. When it was all said and done, 72 combined entries and reentries were recorded during the first seven levels of play, generating a prize pool of $114,428 with a $37,256 payout awaiting for today’s eventual winner. Seven players will make the money today, with the minimum cash representing a $5,846.
After a grueling day of action on the felt, the field of 72 was culled to leave just 22 survivors. Along the way, 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion and HPO Ambassador Chris Moneymaker made a run at his second consecutive HPO Regional Championship — and third final table in five events this season. Despite surging to over 100,000 in chips early in the day, though, the champ hit a rough patch later on and ultimately shipped the majority of his stack to young semi-pro Joseph Stiers.
Another player who has experienced the bright lights of the WSOP Main Event final table stage, Lee Childs — who reached poker’s ultimate summit in 2007 — managed to avoid a similar fate, navigating the minefield with a short stack for much of the day. Proving his mettle, Childs managed to chip up and grind his way to a 50,000-chip stack by the time bagging and tagging began.
Childs will have a bit of work to do if he hopes to catch the Day 1 chip leader Brian Cavaliere, who managed to accumulate a staggering 181,600 to put himself 60,000 clear of his closest competitor Paul McCaffrey (121,600). Other players who bagged big stacks by the end of play include Mike Summers (106,300), David Lackey (96,500), James Boyd (95,500), Joseph Stiers (77,100) and Timothy Little (71,700).
Keep it here throughout the day as PokerNews proudly provides live continuous coverage of the HPO Charles Town Regional Championship, as the final 22 players head round the final bend and sprint toward the finish line.
HPO Charles Town Regional Championship
Day 2 Started