Kane Lai moved all in for 122,000 chips and Pierre Neuville made the call from the big blind.
Lai: 
Neuville: 
The board ran out 
and Neuville made a flush to send Lai home in 25th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted |
Anthony Vaughn raised before the flop from the hijack and Adrian Mateos called from the button after which the big blind called as well.
The flop brought out 
and Vaughn bet 80,000, which got called by Mateos.
On the turn the hit and Mateos called another 100,000.
The river completed the board with the 
and now Vaughn checked. Mateos moved all in for 200,000 and after a very long period of tanking Dermot Blain called the clock and Vaughn ultimately called.
"You win," Mateos said, showing 
.
Vaughn showed 
, and celebrated, as Mateos had a look of disgust on his face.
Vaughn - visibly nervous and excited - raked in a massive pot and Blain needled him a bit for taking a long time with top set.
"He could have a flush, man," Vaughn smiled in relief, as he's now one of the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 590,000 |
|
Busted |
Kevin MacPhee raised to 27,000 and Calvin Anderson three-bet to 68,000 from the small blind before Thomas Muehloecker made it 135,000 from the big blind. MacPhee folded and Anderson moved all in, after which Muehloecker called all in for a little over half a million chips.
Anderson showed pocket jacks, and those couldn't beat the Austrian pro's aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000 | 500,000 |
|
675,000 | -35,000 |
Michael Sanders raised under the gun to 18,000 and Ryan Laplante three-bet all in for 121,500 two seats to his left. The action folded back to Sanders, and after a while he makes the call.
Laplante: 
Sanders: 
The board ran out 
and Laplante was knocked out. Before leaving Laplante talked a bit of strategy with one of the other players at the table, before Sanders asked the following.
"What did you think about my call?"
"That was pretty bad," Laplante said, as the players at the table laughed.
Sanders raked in the pot and he himself said, "Yeah, that was pretty bad, but I just lost 250,000 in the last 40 minutes. I'm reeling."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | -130,000 |
|
Busted |
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Brady Bullard made it 18,000 and Ray Cuny was the only caller, defending his big blind.
Cuny fired 15,000 at the 
flop, and Bullard called. The turn came the 
, and Cuny bet 30,000. Bullard pushed in, and Cuny called off for his tournament life with the 
. Bullard had him dominated with the 
, and after the 
river bricked, one of the best stories in this tournament had ended.
The 91-year-old Illinois qualifier bagged big on Day 1, and even grabbed the big chip lead in the early part of the day today. He played close to two full days of poker, hanging with kids less than one-third of his age, despite suffering from bladder cancer.
In the end, Cuny said he enjoyed the experience, which his family on the rail said was the real reason he came here to begin with. All things considered, Ray Cuny walks away a winner, even as the Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | 370,000 |
|
Busted |
Keven Stammen is the defending champion of the Hollywood Poker Open Championship, and he entered the tournament this morning with a 25,000-chip stack. Flash forward just 2.5 hours, and Stammen sits on a strong stack worth 160,000. Stammen's off to do the same thing he did in 2015, when he also entered the tournament on Day 2 before winning the whole thing.
We caught up with Stammen to get some more details on his explosive start.
Stammen explained how he chipped up a bit before doubling up with ace-queen to the tens of Toby Lewis, and a little while later he ended up all in with ace-king to kings.
"He had him dead on the turn," one of the other players at the table laughed, and Stammen produced a big smile.
"Flopped an ace, turned an ace," Stammen said, as he's now sitting on 160,000 chips.
Stammen has $4.6 million in live tournament earnings, and last year he won $347,045 for winning this very event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 135,000 |
