Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event
$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,477,025
Entries
655
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Michael Aron Eliminated in 9th Place ($29,541)
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein raised to 110,000 under the gun plus two and Michael Aron moved all in from the button for 1,095,000. The action folded back to Mermelstein, who took a few seconds before sliding forward the call.
Aron: 
Mermelstein: 
The board ran out 
and Mermelstein hit quads to send Aron to the rail in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,475,000 | 765,000 |
|
Busted |
Jim Kasputis Eliminated in 10th Place ($22,746)
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Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The last remaining Hollywood Poker Open qualifier has fallen.
Jim Kasputis, who won his seat at the Hollywood property in Aurora, Illinios, open-shoved under the gun with the 
, and Michael Turenic moved all in to isolate from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and Tureniec turned over the 
.
The dream died for Kasputis after an 
run out, but a $22,746 score awaits him at the payout cage to soften the blow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,150,000 | 690,000 |
|
Busted |
Parmann Chips Up Through Anderson
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Calvin Anderson raised to 115,000 from the button and Julian Parmann called from the small blind.
The flop brought out 
and both players checked.
On the turn the and Parmann bet 125,000, and Anderson thought for a bit before making the call.
The river completed the board with the 
and Parmann bet 225,000.
"You got anything?" Anderson asked, as Parmann kept quiet.
Anderson went into the tank for a long time before folding, and Parmann picked up this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,850,000 | -295,000 |
|
1,380,000 | 610,000 |
Kasputis Fires It In
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Jim Kasputis has started the final table shoving.
The shortest of the stacks in play, Kasputis got it in under the gun to pick up the blinds and antes in the very first hand.
The very next, he pushed over a Michael Tureniec 110,000-chip open from the cutoff when it folded to him in the big blind. Tureniec gave it up and Kasputis made it two in a row.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
The Final Table
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Tureniec | Sweden | 1,460,000 |
| 2 | Bryan Piccioli | United States | 1,155,000 |
| 3 | Aaron Mermelstein | United States | 2,710,000 |
| 4 | Brady Bullard | United States | 2,425,000 |
| 5 | Jim Kasputis | United States | 570,000 |
| 6 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 1,285,000 |
| 7 | DeJuante Alexander | United States | 1,355,000 |
| 8 | Michael Aron | United States | 1,325,000 |
| 9 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 3,145,000 |
| 10 | Julian Parmann | United States | 770,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,145,000 | 1,870,000 |
|
|
2,710,000 | 610,000 |
|
2,425,000 | 675,000 |
|
|
1,460,000 | -740,000 |
|
1,355,000 | -345,000 |
|
|
1,325,000 | -425,000 |
|
1,285,000 | -265,000 |
|
1,155,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
770,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
570,000 | -290,000 |
Anthony Vaughn Eliminated in 11th Place ($22,746)
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Anthony Vaughn laddered up with his short stack as long as he could, but finally picked up a pair in the cutoff and shoved.
Thomas Muehloecker found the 
in the big blind and made the obvious call, well in front of Vaughn's 
.
The board ran out 
leaving Vaughn drawing dead on the turn and out 11th. With his elimination they have moved to a single table of ten.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000 | 305,000 |
|
Busted |
Jesse Cohen Eliminated in 12th Place ($22,746)
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jesse Cohen moved all in from the button for his last 420,000 chips and Michael Aron called right away from the big blind.
Cohen showed 
and he was in deep trouble, as Aron turned over 
.
The board brought no help and Cohen was sent packing in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000 | 50,000 |
|
Busted |
Vaughn Doubles Through Cohen
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
The action folded to Jesse Cohen in the small blind and he moved all in to put Anthony Vaughn at risk in the big blind. Vaughn looked down at his cards and called right away for his last 165,000 chips.
Vaughn: 
Cohen: 
The board ran out 
and Vaughn kept his hopes alive despite remaining as one of the short stacks in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | -610,000 |
|
|
350,000 | -310,000 |