HPO St. Louis Regional Championship
Day 2 Started
2014 Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Event
HPO St. Louis Regional Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Event
Buy-in
$1,629
Entries
67
Level
19
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
500
Time to Crown a Champion
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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!
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Basham Busts Shroeder
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
According to Kyle Cartwright, Matthew Kingston raised on the button, James Basham called in the small blind, and Derek Shroeder moved all in for around 20,000 out of the big blind. Kingston folded, and Basham called.
Basham: 
Shroeder: 
Basham flopped a set of deuces on a board of 
, and the turn and river both produced bricks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 25,700 |
|
|
Busted |
Dorsey Doubles
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
A very short-stacked Lance Dorsey was all in and at risk for 20,000 or so holding 
, and he was racing against Chris Moneymaker's 
.
Moneymaker flopped a set of eights on a board of 
, but Dorsey turned Broadway with the 
. A meaningless 
completed the board, and Dorsey doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | -24,100 |
|
|
52,000 | 29,800 |
Bartlett Busts Bliven
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jason Bliven was all in and at risk holding 
on a flop of 
, and Todd Bartlett had him at risk with .
"Eight!" Bartlett yelled out. "Eight!"
Bartlett was ahead and didn't need an eight to win a hand, he simply needed to dodge a six, four, or running straight or flush outs.
The turn and river bricked , 
respectively, and Bliven was eliminated. Confused, Bartlett was getting ready to ship some chips over to his opponent.
"Oh!" Bartlett exclaimed. "I thought you had 
!"
He happily raked in the pot he thought he had lost, while Bliven hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | 62,000 |
|
Busted |
Belken's Aggression Gets the Best of Him
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Three players took a flop of 
; Michael Belken, Chris Moneymaker, and Todd Metheny. Belken checked, Moneymaker tossed out 6,100, and Metheny folded. Belken quickly called.
The turn was the , and the second the card hit the felt, Belken announced he was all in.
Frustrated, Moneymaker dropped all of the chips in his hand. His eyes sunk low as he the wheels inside his head churned away, and eventually he called the 45,000-chip bet.
Belken: 
Moneymaker: 
"I need an eight or a nine," Belken said, standing.
The 
on the river was neither, and Belken was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | 85,000 |
|
Busted |
Radanov Finds a Double
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
After falling to 28,000 chips, Damjan Radanov moved all in on the button. Matthew Kington re-shoved in the small blind, and James Basham folded in te big.
Radanov: 
Kingston: 
Radanov took the lead on a flop of 
, and remained ahead as the turn and river bricked off 
, 
respectively. Radanov doubled to around 60,000, while Kingston dipped to 44,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 32,000 |
|
44,000 | -45,100 |
Don't Call it a Comeback
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Lance Dorsey entered the day with just 22,000 chips. He now has nearly 80,000.
Dorsey doubled for a second time moments ago, getting his last 37,000 in the middle with 
against Mark Fledderman's 
. Dorsey was admittedly nervous, but made quads when the board came 
.
Fledderman is not enjoying his time on Day 2. He entered the day as the chip leader, but has since plummeted to 75,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000 | 26,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -88,900 |
A Setup
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jovan Sudar was first to act, and raised to 4,100. Lance Dorsey called in the cutoff, the other three players folded, and the flop fell 
. Sudar check-called a bet of 8,000, and both players checked after the turn brought the 
.
The river was the , Sudar led out for 10,000, and Dorsey quickly called. Sudar showed 
for a flopped set of deuces, and while mucking, Dorsey exposed the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
117,000 | 60,500 |
|
|
51,000 | -27,000 |