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
Players Left 1 / 655
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Hazy Shade of Winter

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

Keven Stammen raised it up and called it off when Dennis Summers shoved in for around 100,000 behind him.

Stammen had the {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} and Summers cooled off with his {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. The {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{q-Spades} board gave Stammen a slight sweat, but little else, and his title defense continues as they say goodbye to Summers.

Player Chips Progress
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Keven Stammen
350,000
145,000
145,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Dennis Summers
Busted

Vaughn Chips Away at Sands

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

Anthony Vaughn just raised to 25,000 from the hijack and David Sands called from the big blind after thinking for a while. The flop brought out {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and both players checked.

On the turn the {Q-Clubs} hit and now Sands bet 30,000 and Vaughn called.

The river completed the board with the {9-Clubs} and both players checked.

"I got a set," Vaughn said, as he showed his {J-Spades}{9-Spades}.

Sands did not look happy, and he mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Anthony Vaughn
730,000
30,000
30,000
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David Sands
105,000
65,000
65,000

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Ray Cuny's Run Ends

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante
Ray Cuny
Ray Cuny

Brady Bullard made it 18,000 and Ray Cuny was the only caller, defending his big blind.

Cuny fired 15,000 at the {9-}{5-}{3-} flop, and Bullard called. The turn came the {q-}, and Cuny bet 30,000. Bullard pushed in, and Cuny called off for his tournament life with the {q-}{j-}. Bullard had him dominated with the {a-}{q-}, and after the {4-} 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
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Brady Bullard
750,000
370,000
370,000
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Ray Cuny
Busted

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Laplante Eliminated by Sanders

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

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: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Sanders: {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Spades}{A-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts} 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
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Michael Sanders
280,000
130,000
130,000
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Ryan Laplante
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

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Valerstein and Lynskey Out

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 500 ante

Roman Valerstein was all in with {A-}{Q-} and couldn't beat the {A-}{K-} for Dejuante Alexander. Elsewhere, Alex Lynskey busted to Aaron Mermelstein, who moved to 1.175 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Aaron Mermelstein
1,175,000
335,000
335,000
WPT 2X Winner
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Dejuante Alexander
600,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Roman Valerstein
Busted
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Alex Lynskey
Busted

Tags: Dejuante AlexanderAlex LynskeyAaron MermelsteinRoman Valerstein

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

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