2014 Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Event

HPO St. Louis Regional Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$36,259
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,629
Entries
67
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
500

Kingston Doubles

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

James Basham raised to 5,200 in early position, a very short-stacked Matthew Kingston moved all in for 19,200 on the button, and Basham called.

Basham: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Kingston: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Kingston flopped a flush when the dealer fanned {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, and secured the double when the turn brought the {2-Clubs}.

He's up to 45,200 chips, while Basham slipped to 115,000.

Player Chips Progress
James Basham us
James Basham
115,000
-28,000
-28,000
Matthew Kingston
Matthew Kingston
45,200
26,000
26,000

Tags: Matthew KingstonJames Basham

My One Pair is Better Than Your One Pair

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

James Basham limped in from the hijack seat, Shabtai Moria raised to 6,400 in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Basham. He called.

The flop fell {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}, Basham check-called a bet of 6,000, and the turn was the {2-Clubs}. Basham checked, Moria flipped out 8,000, and Basham called.

The river was the {6-Clubs}, and both players checked.

"One pair," Moria said, showing {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}.

Basham revealed {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, prompting Moria to throw his hands up in disgust, and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
James Basham us
James Basham
143,000
28,000
28,000
Shabtai Moria
Shabtai Moria
65,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: James BashamShabtai Moria

Moneymaker Cruising

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

Frank Wyville was second to act, and he raised to 7,400. Chris Moneymaker three-bet to 20,000 from the big blind, Wyville called, and the flop came down {8-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. Moneymaker led out for 16,000, Wyville called, and both players checked on the turn ({k-Hearts}).

The river was the {9-Diamonds}, and Moneymaker instantly slid out 30,000. Wyville tanked for a bit before folding, and Moneymaker is now well over 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
465,000
55,000
55,000
Frank Wyville us
Frank Wyville
95,000
-48,600
-48,600

Tags: Chris MoneymakerFrank Wyville

Mark Fledderman Eliminated in 9th Place

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

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: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}
Fledderman: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The aces held up on a board of {2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{7-Spades}, and Fledderman was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
370,000
120,000
120,000
Mark Fledderman
Mark Fledderman
Busted

Tags: Chris MoneymakerMark Fledderman

Thin Value

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

Chris Moneymaker and Todd Metheny were heads up in a raised pot on a board of {5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. The pair checked.

The river was the {j-Spades}, Metheny fired out 25,000, and Moneymaker called. Metheny showed {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for a pair of fines, and Moneymaker mucked.

"Thin value," Metheny said, smiling.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
250,000
-34,200
-34,200
Todd Metheny
Todd Metheny
135,000
38,500
38,500

Tags: Chris MoneymakerTodd Metheny

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Break

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day. Here are all of the chip counts:

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
284,200
19,200
19,200
Todd Bartlett us
Todd Bartlett
275,500
-30,500
-30,500
Jovan Sudar us
Jovan Sudar
148,900
80,900
80,900
Frank Wyville us
Frank Wyville
143,600
13,600
13,600
Mark Fledderman
Mark Fledderman
119,000
-17,000
-17,000
James Basham us
James Basham
112,500
-62,500
-62,500
Shabtai Moria
Shabtai Moria
110,100
-15,900
-15,900
Todd Metheny
Todd Metheny
96,500
-43,500
-43,500
Matthew Kingston
Matthew Kingston
49,700
8,700
8,700

Fledderman Doubles

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Mark Fledderman was the chip leader entering today, but got off to a bit of a rough start. He's now back in the middle of the pack after winning a coin flip against Chris Moneymaker.

The 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champ raised to 4,000 in middle position, Fledderman three-bet to 14,000 out of the small blind, and Moneymaker shoved for effectively 65,400. Fledderman called.

Moneymaker: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Fledderman: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Fledderman took the lead on a flop of {6-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}, and Moneymaker needed one of the two remaining sevens in the deck to secure the knockout. Fledderman survived as the turn and river bricked {2-Hearts}, {j-Clubs} respectively, and doubled to 136,000 chips - less than what he started the day with.

Moneymaker dipped down to 265,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
265,000
-70,000
-70,000
Mark Fledderman
Mark Fledderman
136,000
79,000
79,000

Tags: Chris MoneymakerMark Fledderman