Justin Young has just been knocked out in the first level of the day after flopping a flush verus Nicholas Immekus. Young kicked things off with raise from the button and Immekus three-bet from the small blind to 1,200.
Young came back over the top for 3,600 and Immekus five-bet to 8,200. Young made the call and the flop brought out on which Immekus bet, and Young quickly moved all in. Immekus snap-called, and the showdown went as follows.
Young:
Immekus:
The turn brought the and the river the and Immekus hit a full house to knock Young out.
The cards are now in the air for the Hollywood Poker Open Championship event, and a total of 11 levels will be played on Day 1a. There's a 75-minute dinner break planned at the completion of the sixth level.
The Hollywood Poker Open is back in Las Vegas at the beautiful M Resort Hotel & Casino, and PokerNews is right there with you to provide coverage of their 2016 Championship event.
This $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament will have two starting days - starting today with Day 1a - and the final table will ultimately be played on Sunday.
This event gives players the option for unlimited re-entries all the way up until the start of Day 2, and many of the top players in the world are expected to participate in this event.
The HPO Championship event in Las Vegas has been covered on PokerNews since Season 1, when it was Ana Marquez who captured the biggest title of her poker career.
Here's an overview of the three prior HPO Championship Events:
Year
Name
Entries
First Prize
2013
Ana Marquez
631
$320,189
2014
Simon Deadman
692
$351,097
2015
Keven Stammen
684
$347,045
Play will commence at 11:00 a.m. local time on every day of play, and PokerNews will provide live coverage all the way throughout the tournament.
on which Immekus bet, and Young quickly moved all in. Immekus snap-called, and the showdown went as follows.
and the river the 
and Immekus hit a full house to knock Young out.
