Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info

Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$297,644
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,477,025
Entries
655
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Shanked Again

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Shashank Jain and the player on his left had been tangling all day.

So much so, that the player vowed to bust him, and was willing to put his money where his mouth is, betting $50 he would bust Jain in the next hour. Jain tried to ignore his rants, and didn't take the bet, before they got into it again.

Less than 15 minutes later, the two got heads up with Jain holding pocket kings. Jain flatted a flop bet when it came {j-}{9-}{6-} with two diamonds, and check-raised the {4-} offsuit turn. His opponent called, and when Jain checked a brick on the river, he shoved all in for 25,000.

Jain called, and when he turned over cowboys, his opponent showed {q-}{10-} for the missed open-ender turned bluff. In the end, he got up, knocked over his chair, slammed $50 on the table, and walked out.

Jain, who refused to accept the money, telling the floor to give it to charity, simply stacked the chips and moved out to a huge early chip lead on well over 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Shashank Jain in
Shashank Jain 		125,000
48,000
 48,000

Tags: Shashank Jain

Dolan Bests Moneymaker

Happy_Freaked
Happy_Freaked
Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

John Dolan just knocked out HPO Ambassador and WSOP Main Event winner Chris Moneymaker, and the former November Niner explained to us what happened.

Dolan raised from the button to 500 and Moneymaker three-bet from the small blind to 1,400. Dolan made the call and the flop brought out {K-}{8-}{2-}, on which both players checked.

On the turn another {K-} hit and Moneymaker bet 700 after which Dolan raised to 2,000. Moneymaker moved all in for 6,000 and Dolan called right away.

Moneymaker showed {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} - without a flush draw according to Dolan, who showed {K-}{J-} to send the 2003 Champ to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
John Dolan us
John Dolan 		35,000
10,000
 10,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker 		Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Chris MoneymakerJohn Dolan

Lindgren Has a Laugh

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Erick Lindgren
Erick Lindgren

Two time World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Erick Lindgren has a familiar smile on his face today.

In fact, the fun banter over at his table has kept the soul in every seat smiling through the early levels. Things appear to be coming up all Lindgren right now as well.

"I've had the nuts a lot," he said, still stacking the chips from one pot won without showdown. "Really I've just been gambling, and it's working out."

Lindgren has also been on the right side of a few coolers already, and as he takes a spot near the top of the early leader board, the laughs continue.

Player Chips Progress
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren 		68,000
43,000
 43,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Erick Lindgren

Big Aces Get The Shank

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Shashank Jain's starting stack has suddenly tripled and he's got the top spot on the leader board now.

Jain grinded up close to a double, then got in a massive three-way pot with kings against {a-}{k-} and {a-}{q-}.

After putting in heaps, {a-}{q-} folded preflop, but big slick rolled with it and Jain sent him packing when kings held.

Player Chips Progress
Shashank Jain in
Shashank Jain 		77,000

Tags: Shashank Jain

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Three More Familiar Faces

Happy_Freaked
Happy_Freaked
Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

WSOP bracelet winners Michael Wang and Jared Hamby just entered the tournament, as did Nick Maimone.

Hamby won his bracelet in 2013 for $525,272 in a $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament defeating a field of 2,161 players. Back in 2007 Hamby came very close to winning a World Poker Tour title when he finished runner-up in the Mandalay Bay Poker to Shawn Buchanan for $459,080.

Wang won his bracelet last year for $466,120 after defeating Bryn Kenney heads up in the $5,000 no-limit hold'em, and back in 2014 he finished second in the HPO Championship at the M Resort for $216,904.

Lastly, Maimone's had his share of results already this year, as he won the PCA $25,000 High Roller for $996,480, and back in 2009 he finished 15th in the WSOP Main Event for $633,022.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Hamby us
Jared Hamby 		25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang 		25,000
25,000
 25,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone 		25,000

Tags: Jared HambyMichael WangNick Maimone

Mr. Smith Leads

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Dan Smith, no, not that Dan Smith, but Dan Smith from parts unknown, Dan Smith who claims to be from Cuba, Dan Smith who says he started sucking back Miller Lite's very early this morning, that Dan Smith leads in the early going here at the Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event.

Smith may or may not have qualified for the event at the Hollywood stop in Lawrenceburg, Indiana this year, near his suspected hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. Either way, he has run it up early and is in the Level 2 chip lead.

To get there, he either jammed with {7-}{2-} and cracked kings, or a more believable scenario played out where he called with pocket queens, all in on the river of a four-flush board against pocket jacks, when neither player had it. It all really depends who you ask.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith 		65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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