Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event
$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,477,025
Entries
655
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 655
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Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Jim Kasputis made it 65,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Mermelstein three-bet the button to 165,000.
It folded back to Kasputis and he jammed 405,000. Mermelstein called instantly with the 
and was way behind Kasputis' 
monster.
Cowboys did more than just hold, filling up on the 
board to give Kasputis the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,750,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
||
|
860,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Calvin Anderson raised under the gun to 70,000 and the action folded to Aaron Mermelstein who three-bet to 180,000. Anderson thought for a bit before calling, and the flop brought out 
.
Mermelstein bet 105,000 on the flop and after a while Anderson moved all in for 435,000 total.
Mermelstein took his time, but eventually he made the call.
Anderson: 
Mermelstein: 
The board ran out 
and Anderson put himself in real content in the top half of the current chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,620,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,275,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
||
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Pierre Neuville open-shoved the cutoff for 250,000 and Michael Tureniec was the only caller on the button.
Neuville:
Tureniec: 
Neuville was slightly behind in a race for his tournament life and found no joy on the 
board to bow out 15th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Aron raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Mermelstein three-bet from the button to 165,000. The action folded back to Aron, and he moved all in for 865,000.
Mermelstein asked for an exact count before making the call.
Mermelstein: 
Aron: 
The board ran out 
and Aron found himself a big double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,700,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Mark Castaldo raised to 65,000 from the button and Brady Bullard three-bet to 180,000 from the small blind. Castaldo called and the flop brought out 
on which Bullard moved all in.
Castaldo thought for a long time but eventually he folded his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
700,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Brady Bullard shoved the button and Julian Parmann snap-called in the small blind for less.
The big blind folded and it was Parmann's 
versus Bullard's 
. Parmann had a little club sweat on the 
board, but flopped a set, held and ultimately doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Brady Bullard raised before the flop and Tobias Ziegler three-bet all in for 380,000 from the small blind. Bullard made the call right away.
Bullard: 
Ziegler:
The board ran out 
and Bullard made a flush to send Ziegler to the rail. There are now just 13 players remaining in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
The action folded to Mark Castaldo who moved all in from the small blind for 575,000 and Brady Bullard snap-called from the big blind.
Castaldo:
Bullard:
The board ran out 
and Castaldo was knocked out in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
Busted |
