Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 2
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

Cuny Applies the Overbet Pressure

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

If you want to play with Ray Cuny, it looks like you'll be playing for stacks.

The 91-year-old from Illinois defended his big blind against a 6,000-chip open from late position, then simply slid out 35,000 in grey chips after a {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop.

His opponent passed, but got the message loud and clear that it's going to be power poker from Cuny from here on out.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Cuny us
Ray Cuny
410,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Ray Cuny

Brexit: Toby Lewis

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

EPT Vilamoura champion Toby Lewis has just been knocked from the tournament and he explained to us what happened.

After a raise from the player in the cutoff, Lewis moved all in from the button for 12 big blind and his opponent called.

Lewis tabled {A-}{10-} and lost to {A-}{K-} to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Toby Lewis

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Queen-High Enough For Sindelar

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Dan Sindelar just raised to 5,000 and Joseph Cheong three-bet from the small blind to 13,200. Sindelar made the call and the flop brought out {9-Spades}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs} on which Cheong bet 10,000.

Sindelar moved all in for 40,200 total and Cheong called.

Cheong: {10-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Sindelar: {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}

The turn brought the {8-Diamonds} and the river the {9-Hearts}, keeping Sindelar's queen-high in the lead.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
115,000
45,300
45,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Sindelar us
Dan Sindelar
110,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Dan SindelarJoseph Cheong

Henson Leaves It All Behind

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Ray Henson jammed 51,500 over a 6,500-chip open from Michael Gagliano, and Joao Vieira re-shoved out of the big blind for a little more.

Gagliano gave up the gig, and Henson's tournament life was riding on the {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} versus Vieira's {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

The {4-Clubs}{3-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} left Henson lacking, and he hit the rail, ironically leaving behind some kind of card protector with a motto engraved on it saying something about timing, patience and luck — None of which were displayed in this hand.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
120,000
65,300
65,300
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Joao VieiraRay Henson

Lettau Sends One Home

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

EPT Barcelona champion Andre Lettau just knocked out a player as the tournament is now down to just 125 hopefuls.

We caught the action on the flop when the flop showed {5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{A-Hearts} and the player in the big blind bet 9,000. Lettau made the call and on the turn the {J-Hearts} hit.

The big blind moved all in for 25,400 and Lettau verbally announced, "Call" right away.

Lettau: {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {K-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

The river was the {6-Clubs} and Lettau raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Lettau de
Andre Lettau
111,000
-52,000
-52,000

Tags: Andre Lettau

No Glitch in the Matrix

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Michael Aron just got in a hand with Calvin Anderson, finding just about the same result as most others who have tried to do the same today.

Heads-up on an {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Spades} flop, Aron check-called 8,000 from Anderson on the button. He also check-called another 16,300 on the {4-Hearts} turn.

Finally, on the {4-Spades} river, both players checked, with Anderson showing another in what appears to be a never-ending string of winners: The {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

Aron limped away from the fight still holding on to a healthy stack of just under 300,000, as Anderson increased his lead on the field sitting on over half a million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
525,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Michael Aron us
Michael Aron
290,000
82,500
82,500

Tags: Calvin AndersonMichael Aron

Mateos Soaring, Cuny Hurting

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Ray Cuny started the day with a bang, climbing to 420,000 in the process and sitting atop the chip counts for a while. Just now though - in hand without showdown - Adrian Mateos took a large chunk out of his stack.

"It was without showdown," Mateos said, as we were unable to uncover what had happened.

"I did win another big pot," Mateos continued, as he summarized the following.

Mateos raised with pocket kings and got called by three players, after which the flop brought out {Q-}{6-}{7-}. Mateos bet, the player on his left called and the other two - in the blinds - folded.

On the turn Mateos got his opponent all in with king-queen, and his big pair held up.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
500,000
468,000
468,000
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Ray Cuny us
Ray Cuny
200,000
-210,000
-210,000

Tags: Adrian MateosRay Cuny

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500