$2,500 Championship Event | Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

06-26-2016 13:17 UTC-7

Stammen Peaking

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Keven Stammen jammed 150,000 over a Calvin Anderson raise, and Anderson looked him up with the .

Stemmen's won the flip going away, making the nuts on an run out.

The double brought the defending champ up to his peak stack size in this tournament. For the second year in a row he registered just before the start of play on Day 2, and this time around has enjoyed nursing a few early double ups into a deep run, despite being relatively short the whole way.

He's still well below average, but continues to ladder, keeping the dream alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	575,000 -145,000	-145,000

Keven Stammen	330,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Keven Stammen

06-26-2016 13:29 UTC-7

Parmann Doubles Through Ziegler

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

In a blind battle Julian Parmann just ended up all in for his tournament life in a showdown versus Tobias Ziegler.

Parmann:
Ziegler:

The board ran out and Parmann found himself a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Parmann	540,000 259,000	259,000
Tobias Ziegler	375,000 -325,000	-325,000

Tags: Julian Parmann Tobias Ziegler

06-26-2016 13:32 UTC-7

Keven Stammen Eliminated in 17th Place ($12,998)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The title defence of Keven Stammen has ended in 17th place, as he got just sent to the rail by Thomas Muehloecker.

Stammen moved all in for 335,000 and Muehloecker went in the tank for quite some time before making the call. The other players behind him folded and the showdown went as follows.

Muehloecker:
Stammen:

The board ran out and Muehloecker made a flush to send the defending champ to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	1,680,000 278,000	278,000
Keven Stammen	Busted

Tags: Keven Stammen Thomas Muehloecker

06-26-2016 13:38 UTC-7

More For Muehloecker

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Thomas Muehloecker raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Anthony Vaughn called from the big blind.

The flop brought out and Vaughn lead out for 50,000, Muehloecker called.

On the turn the hit and both players checked.

The river was the and Muehloecker called another 100,000. Vaughn showed and Muehloecker raked it in after tabling .

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	1,900,000 220,000	220,000
Anthony Vaughn	655,000 -686,000	-686,000

Tags: Anthony Vaughn Thomas Muehloecker

06-26-2016 13:45 UTC-7

Ziegler Doubles, Neuville Short

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Tobias Ziegler shoved the button and Pierre Neuville reshoved from the small blind, having him barely covered.

It was Ziegler's against Neuville's , but Ziegler was all over the flop. Neuville still had the lead, but lost it on the turn. Zeigler finished it off with the river and got the double.

Neuville was left with less than 60,000, but doubled that, running the into Michael Tureniec's and flopping a set. However, the classy 2015 WSOP Main Event third-place finisher is still in the danger zone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Ziegler	650,000 275,000	275,000
Pierre Neuville	120,000 -344,000	-344,000

Tags: Michael Tureniec Pierre Neuville Tobias Ziegler

06-26-2016 13:53 UTC-7

Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 16th Place ($12,998)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Dan O'Brien had nursed a below average stack for the better part of 23 hours of play here in the Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship with a smile on his face and a dream in his heart. Unfortunately, he couldn't get through a 24th.

He finally got it in dominated, with versus Aaron Mermelstein's , and found no way out on an board.

A solid run for O'Brien ends in 16th, as Mermelstein continues to own.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	3,500,000 350,000	350,000

Dan O'Brien	Busted

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Dan O'Brien

06-26-2016 14:02 UTC-7

Bullard Doubles Through Piccioli

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Bryan Piccioli just raised to 58,000 and from the cutoff it was Brady Bullard who moved all in for 372,000. The action folded back to Piccioli, and he called right away.

Piccioli:
Bullard:

The board ran out and Bullard kept his tournament hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Piccioli	980,000 -120,000	-120,000

Brady Bullard	755,000 -297,000	-297,000

Tags: Bryan Piccioli Brady Bullard

06-26-2016 14:14 UTC-7

Aron Cools Off Muehloecker

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Aron and Thomas Muehloecker got it all in with about 60,000 of Anthony Vaughn's chips stuck in the middle.

It was the for Aaron in a classic cooler over Muehloecker's , holding on a board to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	1,300,000 -600,000	-600,000
Michael Aron	980,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Anthony Vaughn Thomas Muehloecker

06-26-2016 14:27 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts and Seat Draw

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Seat	Name	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Bryan Piccioli	965,000	32
2	DeJuante Alexander	920,000	30
3	Mark Castaldo	1,275,000	42
4	Brady Bullard	530,000	17
5	Julian Parmann	480,000	16
6	Tobias Ziegler	670,000	22
7	Pierre Neuville	330,000	11
8	Michael Tureniec	1,780,000	59

1	Anthony Vaughn	660,000	22
2	Jim Kasputis	420,000	14
3	Michael Aron	1,050,000	35
4	Aaron Mermelstein	4,205,000	140
5	Thomas Muehloecker	1,245,000	41
6	Calvin Anderson	550,000	18
7	Jesse Cohen	1,030,000	34

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	4,205,000 705,000	705,000

Michael Tureniec	1,780,000 644,000	644,000

Mark Castaldo	1,275,000 2,000	2,000
Thomas Muehloecker	1,245,000 -55,000	-55,000
Michael Aron	1,050,000 70,000	70,000
Jesse Cohen	1,030,000 132,000	132,000
Bryan Piccioli	965,000 -15,000	-15,000

Dejuante Alexander	920,000 -180,000	-180,000

Tobias Ziegler	670,000 20,000	20,000
Anthony Vaughn	660,000 5,000	5,000
Calvin Anderson	550,000 -25,000	-25,000

Brady Bullard	530,000 -225,000	-225,000
Julian Parmann	480,000 -60,000	-60,000
Jim Kasputis	420,000 -296,000	-296,000
Pierre Neuville	330,000 210,000	210,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000