2014 Hollywood Poker Open Charles Town Regional Event

HPO Charles Town Regional Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Hollywood Poker Open Charles Town Regional Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$39,756
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,629
Prize Pool
$116,928
Entries
72
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Mark Castaldo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($18,708)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mark Castaldo - 3rd Place
Mark Castaldo - 3rd Place

Holding the button, Mark Castaldo opened for 34,000 and Joseph Stiers defended his big blind by flatting.

The flop rolled out {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Stiers tapped the table, prompting Castoldo to c-bet for 45,000. Stiers wasted little time in using his big stack to bully, and he announced all in with authority in his voice.

When he heard Castaldo snap-call, Stiers was resigned to his fate and flipped up his {3-Clubs}{5-Clubs} expecting to have run into a higher straight. At the sight of Castaldo's {A-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}, Stiers perked up just a bit, as he realized his draws were still live.

Turn: {3-Diamonds}

Just like that one of those draws was delivered, and Stiers' two pair put Castaldo on the brink. The river blanked off with the {j-Spades}, and despite waking up with the best preflop hand in Hold'em, Castaldo was sent to the rail with a 3rd place finish.

Stiers now holds an overwhelming chip lead entering the heads-up contest against Brian Cavaliere.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Stiers
Joseph Stiers
1,190,000
381,000
381,000
Mark Castaldo us
Mark Castaldo
Busted

Tags: Brian CavaliereJoseph StiersMark Castaldo