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HPO Columbus Regional Championship
Day 1 Completed
2014 Hollywood Poker Open Columbus Regional Event
HPO Columbus Regional Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2014 Hollywood Poker Open Columbus Regional Event
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,629
Prize Pool
$202,754
Total Entries
126
Level
25
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 126
Filter
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The last regional stop before the championship event for the second season of the Hollywood Poker Open took place Saturday as 126 entrants tested their poker ability at the Hollywood Casino in Columbus, Ohio.
After 11 levels of play completed, 29 of the original 126 made it through to Day 2 where they will still have plenty of work in front of them before they make the money as only 13 will get paid. With 126 entrants, it was a record turnout for an HPO Regional Main Event, smashing the previous best of 72 set at the Charlestown, West Virginia stop. The HPO continues to make strides and is proving that it is not just another poker tour.
Of the remaining 29 survivors, Scott Dehm bagged the most chips with an impressive 270,200 next to his name. He was followed closely by John Michalak (215,200) and Nick Guagenti (207,200). Other notable chip stacks included the likes of Ryan Pochedly (148,700), Joseph Couden (134,100), and Trevor Renner (131,500).
2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker attempted to win his second HPO Regional Main Event of 2014, but he would be eliminated and decided not to fire a second bullet. Local poker pro Shawn Cunix battled for position throughout the day, with his family watching for a majority of the time, and ended with 76,200 in chips.
Check back with PokerNews Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. local time as the remaining players look to make the money and the final table. We will crown a winner before the night is over and that sole survivor will take home an impressive first place prize of $60,827.
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | Dave Gomersall | Bay Village, OH | 42,100 |
| 22 | 2 | Jeff Berens | Lancaster, OH | 40,200 |
| 22 | 3 | Danny Clements | West Chester, OH | 74,800 |
| 22 | 4 | Nicholas Nicastro | Columbus, OH | 12,100 |
| 22 | 5 | Steve Birtcher | Columbus, OH | 71,400 |
| 22 | 7 | Jay Harless | Columbus, OH | 17,800 |
| 22 | 8 | John Michalak | Cleveland, OH | 215,200 |
| 22 | 9 | Scott Dehm | New Albany, OH | 270,200 |
| 23 | 1 | Mark Zullo | Seville, OH | 32,200 |
| 23 | 2 | Ryan Pochedly | Lakewood, OH | 148,700 |
| 23 | 4 | Mike Frazee | Dayton, OH | 118,800 |
| 23 | 5 | Todd Funderburg | Powell, OH | 67,100 |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Renner | Akron, OH | 131,500 |
| 23 | 8 | Stephen Barrick | Blacklick, OH | 33,300 |
| 23 | 9 | Joey Couden | Colombus, OH | 134,100 |
| 24 | 1 | P.J. Grace | Clinton Township, MI | 65,900 |
| 24 | 2 | Ryan Austin | Westerville, OH | 61,400 |
| 24 | 3 | David Westfall | Lakewood, OH | 51,000 |
| 24 | 5 | Trent Baker | Columbus, OH | 63,200 |
| 24 | 7 | Jim Adams | Dayton, OH | 85,600 |
| 24 | 8 | Shawn Cunix | Colombus, OH | 76,200 |
| 24 | 9 | Jeff Russell | Columbus, OH | 103,700 |
| 25 | 2 | Nick Guagenti | Westerville, OH | 207,200 |
| 25 | 3 | Joe Pulliam | Westerville, OH | 53,800 |
| 25 | 4 | Christopher Collins | Columbus, OH | 119,100 |
| 25 | 5 | Jacob Menzie | Blacklick, OH | 81,500 |
| 25 | 6 | Dustin Bryan | Dublin, OH | 31,800 |
| 25 | 7 | Brandon Sowers | Cincinnati, OH | 54,400 |
| 25 | 8 | Jared Palmer | Peebles, OH | 63,900 |
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Here are the full end of day chip counts from Day 1 of the Hollywood Poker Open Columbus Championship Event.
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Play is winding down for the evening and we've just broken another table and have four tables remaining. 34 players are left. We'll have a full list of who survived the evening and what their chip counts are shortly after play concludes.
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Level 10
: 400/800, 75 ante
The players are on their last 15-minute break of the day. They will return and play one more level before bagging and tagging for the day.
Level 10
: 400/800, 75 ante
As is often the case in a poker tournament, the top spot is constantly changing. Right now it is John Michalak who is sitting pretty after winning several big pots to move nearly 70,000 ahead of his nearest competitor.
"I flopped a set versus Aces and the guy couldn't let it go," Michalak told us when we asked him how he built his massive stack.
Michalak has had some success at the felt with $120,094 in live tournament earnings. His biggest score is $21,327 for a deep run in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event.
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75
