HPO St. Louis Regional Championship | 2014 Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Event

03-16-2014 20:49 UTC-5

Basham Doubles

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Frank Wyville raised to 12,000 on the button, James Basham moved all in for 46,500 out of the small blind, and Chris Moneymaker cold-called in the big blind. Wyville folded.

Basham:
Moneymaker:

Basham flopped a pair and a straight draw on a board of , and improved to a straight when the turn brought the . The bricked off on the river, and Basham doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	1,020,000	-30,000
James Basham	106,500	32,500

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Frank Wyville James Basham

03-16-2014 20:33 UTC-5

Todd Bartlett Eliminated in 4th Place ($10,664)

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Todd Bartlett raised to 15,000 on the button, James Basham called in the small blind, and Chris Moneymaker re-raised to 50,000 in the big blind. Bartlett moved all in for 237,000, Basham folded, and Moneymaker called.

Bartlett:
Moneymaker:

Bartlett was in great shape to double, and Moneymaker assembled the chips he would need to pay off the all in as the flop fell .

"Red eight," Frank Wyville said, grinning. Moneymaker echoed him.

The turn was indeed a red eight - the - and Moneymaker picked up an open-ended straight draw. Any nine, five or ten would send Wyville packing.

The room fell silent for a millisecond, then exploded into a chorus of groans when the spiked on the river, giving Moneymaker the straight.

"Unlucky, man," Moneymaker said softly.

Bartlett hits the rail in fourth place, earning $10,664, while Moneymaker has over a million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	1,050,000	320,000
Frank Wyville	216,000	16,000
James Basham	74,000	-37,500
Todd Bartlett	Busted

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Frank Wyville James Basham Todd Bartlett

03-16-2014 20:16 UTC-5

Moneymaker Gets Some Back

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Chris Moneymaker raised to 13,000 out of the small blind, Frank Wyville called, and the flop came . Both players checked.

The turn was the , Moneymaker led out for 20,000, and Wyville called.

The river was the , Wyville called another 30,000, and Moneymaker showed for trip aces. Wyville flashed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	730,000	50,000
Frank Wyville	200,000	-70,000

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Frank Wyville

03-16-2014 20:06 UTC-5

Wyville Doubles

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Chris Moneymaker and Frank Wyville took a flop of . Wyville checked out of the small blind, Moneymaker fired a bet of 15,000, and Wyville check-raised to 43,000. Moneymaker called.

The turn was the , Wyville moved all in for 105,500, and Moneymaker called.

Wyville:
Moneymaker:

The river was the , and Wyville doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	680,000	-138,000
Frank Wyville	270,000	142,000

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Frank Wyville

03-16-2014 19:58 UTC-5

Wyville Shoves

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Chris Moneymaker raised to 13,000 out of the small blind, Frank Wyville re-raised to 28,000 in the big blind, and Moneymaker called.

The flop fell , Moneymaker checked, and Wyville moved all in. Moneymaker snap-folded.

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Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

03-16-2014 18:50 UTC-5

Dinner

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

The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	818,000	-12,000
Todd Bartlett	280,000	30,000
Frank Wyville	128,000	8,000
James Basham	111,500	-15,500

03-16-2014 18:35 UTC-5

Moneymaker Pulling Away

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

Frank Wyville raised to 13,000 from under the gun, Chris Moneymaker defended his big blind, and the flop came . Moneymaker checked, Wyville continued for 21,000, and Moneymaker check-raised to 45,000. Wyville tanked for a considerable amount of time, then called.

The turn was a repeat nine - the - and Moneymaker slid out what looked like 50,000.

Wyville instantly folded, revealing the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	830,000	80,000
Frank Wyville	195,000	-35,000

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03-16-2014 18:22 UTC-5

Shabtai Moria Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,531)

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

Chris Moneymaker opened for a raise from under the gun, Shabtai Moria defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Moria checked, Moneymaker fired out a continuation bet, and Moria moved all in for 100,000 or so. Moneymaker called.

Moneymaker:
Moria:

The turn and river both produced nines - the and - counterfeiting Moria's two pair. He was eliminated in fifth place, while Moneymaker is up over 700,000 chips.