Day 2 of the Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Championship is set to kick off in a few minutes, and leading the remaining 15 players is Mark Fledderman. Fledderman bagged 163,900 after a very strong last level, but he will have some tough competition en route to the final table.
Among the top stacks is tour ambassador and Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker, who finished Day 1 with 114,100. The 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion had a very swingy last level, where he dipped as low as 50,000, but fought back and bagged a big stack.
Seven-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Kyle Cartwright is among the 15 remaining players, bagging the 10th-largest stack; 66,200. Cartwright doubled with pocket queens against Matthew Kingston's pocket fives during one of the final levels.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Table
Seat
Name
Chips
47
1
Mark Fledderman
163,900
47
2
Lance Dorsey
22,200
47
3
Michael Belken
86,300
47
4
Todd Bartlett
158,000
47
5
Frank Wyville
92,300
47
6
Chris Moneymaker
114,100
47
7
Todd Metheny
129,700
47
8
Jovan Sudar
56,500
47
9
--empty--
35
1
Matthew Kingston
89,100
35
2
James Basham
104,300
35
3
Derek Shroeder
26,000
35
4
Shabtai Moria
120,100
35
5
--empty--
35
6
Kyle Cartwright
66,200
35
7
Jason Bliven
48,600
35
8
Damjan Radanov
63,700
35
9
--empty--
The cards will be in the air shortly, and play will continue until a champion is crowned. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews!
Lance Dorsey's comeback has come to an abrupt end.
The local player was all in and at risk with , but unfortunately he was dominated by Frank Wyville's . The kings held up on a board of , and Dorsey hit the rail.
Chris Moneymaker raised to 3,500 on the button, Todd Metheny re-raised to 8,500 out of the small blind, and Moneymaker called. Both players checked on a flop of , the turn was the , and Metheny check-called a bet of 12,000.
The river was the , Metheny checked a third time, and Moneymaker slid out 30,000. Metheny frowned, then folded.
Todd Bartlett led out for 30,000 on a board of , and Kyle Cartwright moved all in. Bartlett made the call, showing for top two pair, and Cartwright sighed as he showed for a lesser two pair.
The bricked off on the river, and the seven-time WSOP Circuit ring winner was eliminated.
"Good luck, everyone," he offered before exiting.
The final 10 players are now redrawing to the final table.
Damjan Radanov and Chris Moneymaker were heads up in a raised pot on a flop of . Moneymaker fired out a bet of 10,000, Radanov moved all in, and Moneymaker quickly called.
Radanov:
Moneymaker:
Radanov already had his coat on by the time the hit the river, and was off to the exit empty-handed.
Chris Moneymaker raised to 8,000 in middle position, Mark Fledderman re-raised to 51,000 near the button, and Moneymaker moved all in. Fledderman called.
Moneymaker:
Fledderman:
The aces held up on a board of , and Fledderman was eliminated.
James Basham raised to 6,000 in middle position, Chris Moneymaker called in the small blind, and Matthew Kingston defended his big blind. The trio checked on the flop () and the turn () and a repeat tre - the - completed the board.
Moneymaker checked, Kingston tossed out 11,000, and Basham called. Moneymaker reached into is stack then pushed forward a tower of grey T5,000 chips, making it 100,000 to go, and both players snap-folded.
Chris Moneymaker raised to 8,000 in middle position, Shabtai Moria moved all in for 48,000 from the small blind, and Moneymaker called.
Moneymaker:
Moria:
The dealer spread , giving Moneymaker backdoor flush and straight draws, along with three outs to counterfeit Moria's small pair. It was all over when the spiked on the turn, however, and Moria doubled through with a full house.
Frank Wyville was second to act preflop, and raised to 11,000. Todd Metheny called in the small blind, and check-called a bet of 23,000 on a flop of . Both players checked on the turn (), and the river was the .
Metheny led out for 20,000, Wyville immediately moved all in for 79,500, and Metheny went deep into the tank.
He eventually called, prompting Wyville to show for two pair, and Metheny shook his head, revealing .
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, but unfortunately he was dominated by Frank Wyville's 
. The kings held up on a board of 
, and Dorsey hit the rail.
, the turn was the 
, and Metheny check-called a bet of 12,000.
, Metheny checked a third time, and Moneymaker slid out 30,000. Metheny frowned, then folded.
, and Kyle Cartwright moved all in. Bartlett made the call, showing 
for top two pair, and Cartwright sighed as he showed 
bricked off on the river, and the seven-time WSOP Circuit ring winner was eliminated.
. Moneymaker fired out a bet of 10,000, Radanov moved all in, and Moneymaker quickly called.
) and a repeat tre - the 
- completed the board.
, and was eliminated on the bubble.
, giving Moneymaker backdoor flush and straight draws, along with three outs to counterfeit Moria's small pair. It was all over when the 
spiked on the turn, however, and Moria doubled through with a full house.
), and the river was the 
.