HPO St. Louis Regional Championship
Day 1 Completed
2014 Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Event
HPO St. Louis Regional Championship
Day: 1
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
Fledderman Leads Final 15; Moneymaker Alive and Well
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Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
The Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Championship kicked off on Saturday, and it was the largest HPO Regional Event of 2014, attracting a total of 67 entrants.
Mark Fledderman leads the 15 survivors with 163,900 chips, and Team PokerStars Pro and HPO Ambassador Chris Moneymaker is among the leaders with 114,100. Moneymaker endured a very swingy final level of the night, which saw him dip as low has 50,000. The 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champ was able to steady the ship as the tournament clock ticked closer to zero though, and will look to improve upon his third-place finish at HPO Tunica.
Todd Bartlett bagged the second largest stack with 158,000 chips, thanks to a very big coin flip during the final level of the night. Jerry Milanos four-bet all in for 47,000 with the blinds at 600/1,200/100 holding 
, and Bartlett, the three-bettor, called with 
. Bartlett flopped a flush draw, turned a king, and held when the river produced a brick.
HPO St. Louis Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Fledderman | 163,900 |
| 2 | Todd Bartlett | 158,000 |
| 3 | Todd Metheny | 129,700 |
| 4 | Shabtai Moria | 120,100 |
| 5 | Chris Moneymaker | 114,100 |
| 6 | James Basham | 104,300 |
| 7 | Frank Wyville | 92,300 |
| 8 | Matthew Kingston | 89,100 |
| 9 | Michael Belken | 86,300 |
| 10 | Kyle Cartwright | 66,200 |
Among the players to bust before the end of play were Jonathan Taylor, Scotty Clark, and Ryan Franklin. Frank lost a race with 
against the 
of Lance Dorsey, and Taylor suffered a bad beat at the hands of Michael Belken.
Taylor was all in and at risk with
on a board of 
, and Belken had him at risk with 
. The 
spiked on the river, and the 2013 WSOP bracelet winner was sent packing.
During the final break of the day, there was a bit of a frenzy, and three players hit the rail. Peter Brooks was all in with 
on a flop of 
, and Robert Lakey had him drawing very thin with 
. The turn was the 
, leaving Brooks drawing dead.
Lakey was later delivered a very bad beat, flopping the nuts and getting drawn out on by Todd Metheny.
The other eliminations occurred on Table 33, where there was a three-way all in preflop. Frank Wyville (
) had both Pete Weber () and Thomas Morse (
) at risk, and held as the board came 
.
The 67 entrants generated a total prize pool of $106,643. The top seven players will earn a minimum of $5,332, and the winner will take home $36,259 and a seat into the $2,500 buy-in HPO Championship Event at The M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas in June.
Day 2 begins on Sunday at 12 p.m. local time, and PokerNews will be on hand to provide live updates until there is a champion crowned.
Until then, good night from St. Louis!
End-of-Day Counts and Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
| 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-- |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
163,900 | 43,900 |
|
158,000 | -7,000 |
|
129,700 | -300 |
|
120,100 | -2,900 |
|
114,100 | 20,100 |
|
104,300 | -16,700 |
|
92,300 | -47,700 |
|
89,100 | 4,100 |
|
86,300 | 26,300 |
|
66,200 | -3,800 |
|
63,700 | 22,700 |
|
56,500 | 3,300 |
|
48,600 | -31,400 |
|
|
26,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
22,200 | 2,200 |
Six More Hands
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Chris Moneymaker pulled a 
from the deck, and we will play six more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening.
Doing Cartwright-wheels
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Kyle Cartwright, Todd Metheny, and Matthew Kingston took a flop of 
in a three-bet pot. The action checked to Cartwright, the three-bettor, and he continued out with a bet. Metheny folded, Kingston moved all in for effectively 25,000, and Cartwright quickly called.
Kingston: 
Cartwright:
The queens held up as the turn and river bricked 
, respectively, and Cartwright doubled to around 70,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
70,000 | 40,000 |
Moria Gets Aggressive
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Damjan Radanov raised to 2,600 from under the gun, Derek Shroeder re-raised to 6,400 from the cutoff, and Shabtai Moria cold-called from the small blind. Radanov put in a fourth-bet, re-raising to 15,000, and Shroeder quickly folded. Moria moved all in for effectively 56,000 or so, and Radanov snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
123,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
41,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
39,000 | 6,000 |
Huge Check-Shove From Bliven
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Jason Bliven opened to 3,500 in middle position, Matthew Kingston called in the cutoff, and the flop came down 
. Bliven checked, Kingston took the opportunity to bed 4,500, and Bliven check-raised all in for 67,000.
Kingston made a confused face, asked for a count, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 10,000 |
Milanos Busts in Massive Race
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Jerry Milanos opened for a raise in middle position, Todd Bartlett re-raised to 11,500 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Milanos, who moved all in for 47,000. Bartlett called.
Milanos:
Bartlett:
The flop gave Bartlett eight extra extra outs to make a flush, and the 
on the turn gave him a leading pair. Milanos needed one of the two remaining jacks in the deck to stay alive, but he was headed for the exit when the 
completed the board.
Bartlett pulled in a wave of chips, and is now our leader with 165,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted |
Nuts No Good for Lakey
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Robert Lakey limped in from under the gun, Todd Metheny raised to 4,500 in the cutoff, and Lakey called.
The flop came down 
, Lakey checked, and Metheny continued for 5,000. Lakey moved all in for 42,200, an enormous bet, and Metheny tanked for 90 seconds or so before calling.
Metheny: 
Lakey:
Lakey flopped Broadway against Metheny's top two pair, and remained ahead after the turn brought the , but the spiked on the river. Metheny eliminated Lakey with a full house, and chipped up to 130,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 49,000 |
|
|
Busted |
No Motown for Moneymaker
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Robert Lakey, Chris Moneymaker, and James Basham all took a flop of . Lakey checked, Moneymaker tossed out 3,000, and only Basham called.
The turn was the , Moneymaker flipped out another 3,000, and Basham called.
The turn was another five - the - and Moneymaker tossed out five orange T1,000 chips. Basham hesitantly called, and Moneymaker turned over 
. Basham showed 
for a flush.
Moneymaker chuckled.
"I thought I had jack-five," he said, still smiling. "Live misclick."
Basham happily raked in the extra few chips provided by Moneymaker, and is up to 121,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
121,000 | 31,000 |
|
|
57,000 | -9,000 |