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

06-25-2016 16:41 UTC-7

Tureniec Time!

[user127999]

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

Michael Tureniec and his heads-up opponent got about 100,000 in the pot heading to the river of a board.

Tureniec checked when the came down, and his opponent bet 75,000.

It took him 45 seconds to do it, but Tureniec made the call, turning over the when his opponent suggested he was good.

With this latest pot, Tureniec has become a real threat climbing to around 350,000 now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Tureniec	350,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Michael Tureniec

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

06-25-2016 16:55 UTC-7

Cuny Back in it After River

Happy_Freaked

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A new player was moved to Seat 1 and he raised to 10,000 and Ray Cuny three-bet to 20,000. The action folded back to the initial raiser who moved all in for 120,000 and Cuny gave it a little bit of thought before throwing in the call.

Cuny:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Cuny hit a ten on the river to knock another player out, and put himself back on 300,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Cuny	300,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Ray Cuny

06-25-2016 17:06 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	380,000 30,000	30,000

Nathan Bjerno	352,000 209,300	209,300
Ray Cuny	298,000 -2,000	-2,000
Randal Flowers	292,000 -38,000	-38,000
Brady Bullard	205,000 -25,000	-25,000
Anthony Spinella	105,000 -32,000	-32,000

Ryan Laplante	102,000 51,000	51,000

Kevin MacPhee	72,000 12,700	12,700

Tyler Kenney	60,000 -30,000	-30,000

06-25-2016 17:10 UTC-7

Van Zadelhoff Busts to Herm

Happy_Freaked

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Steven van Zadelhoff has just been knocked out by the hands of Mark Herm. Van Zadelhoff told us that he defended his big blind with after which the flop brought out .

"He checked behind on the flop," Van Zadelhoff said, and the turn brought a .

The Dutchman bet 16,000 on the turn and Herm raised to about 50,000 before Van Zadelhoff moved all in. Van Zadelhoff started the hand with 100,000 chips and Herm made the call.

Van Zadelhoff:
Herm:

The river brought a blank and Van Zadelhoff was knocked out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Herm	425,000 25,000	25,000
Steven van Zadelhoff	Busted

Tags: Steven van Zadelhoff Mark Herm

06-25-2016 17:19 UTC-7

Familiar Face in a Familiar Place

[user127999]

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Aaron Mermelstein is having the kind of day that very few people who haven't won two WPT titles can even comprehend.

He's won flip after flip, had a player with an open-ender jam into his overpair and held, and pretty much turned everything he's touched into gold.

Mermelstein's got the chip lead now with 70 left and the money bubble fast approaching

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	880,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein

06-25-2016 17:19 UTC-7

Two Pair for Calvin

donpeters

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Calvin Anderson checked the flop, and Michael Aron bet 18,000. Anderson called, and the turn was the to pair the board. Both players checked, and the river was the . Both checked again.

Anderson showed the for tens and deuces, and Aron mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	625,000 115,000	115,000

Michael Aron	365,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Michael Aron

06-25-2016 17:23 UTC-7

Mateos Raises Cuny On River

donpeters

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Ray Cuny bet 30,000 on the board, and Adrian Mateos made the call to see the land on the river. Cuny bet 25,000, and Mateos raised to 125,000. After a minute of thought, Cuny gave it up, and Mateos scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	450,000 70,000	70,000

Ray Cuny	275,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Ray Cuny Adrian Mateos

06-25-2016 17:23 UTC-7

'The Antagonizer' Eliminated

Happy_Freaked

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Ben 'The Antagonizer'* Palmer was down to right around 30,000 chips when he just moved all in before the flop. Palmer's shove was called by Duke Lee, and the following showdown was upon the table.

Palmer:
Lee:

"I'm just gonna get up and walk away," Palmer said, and he read was quite sharp considering the board ran out .

Lee hit quads and Palmer was sent to the rail empty-handed.

* nickname courtesy of Justin Young.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duke Lee	160,000 64,900	64,900
Ben Palmer	Busted

Tags: Ben Palmer Duke Lee

06-25-2016 17:34 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sanders	410,000 285,200	285,200
Michael Tureniec	400,000 50,000	50,000

Randal Flowers	285,000 -7,000	-7,000
Eric Ladny	243,000 197,300	197,300
Kevin MacPhee	155,000 83,000	83,000