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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
Counts from Table 31
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
27,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
|
19,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
17,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
16,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Basham Shoves
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
James Basham and an opponent were heads up on a flop of 
, and Basham's opponent fired out 1,400. Basham raised to 3,000, the player responded with a raise to 10,400, and Basham moved all in for 15,300.
The player went deep into the tank, but eventually folded his hand. Basham flashed the 
before raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,100
7,100
|
7,100 |
Moneymaker Over 50K
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Chris Moneymaker opened to 525 from middle position, Eric Errante called out of the small blind, and Chris Koenen three-bet to 2,400 out of the big blind. Moneymaker and Errante both called.
The dealer fanned 
, Errante checked, Koenen knuckled, and Moneymaker tossed out 3,000. Only Koenen called.
Both players rapped the felt after the 
turned, and the man with the ax (
) completed the board. Koenen led out for 3,700, Moneymaker immediately announced a call, and Koenen mucked his hand.
Moneymaker showed 
, and is up over 50,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
|
|
38,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
13,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Moria's Bad Heart
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Deborah Phillips and Shabtai Moria were heads up on a board of 
. Phillips fired out 4,000 into a pot of around 6,000, and Moria moved all in for 16,675.
Phillips tanked for over two minutes before getting out of her chair to really examine the board. She eventually folded, and Moria let out a sigh of relief.
"I have a bad heart," Moria said, grinning. "Don't do that to me."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Cartwright Busts
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Kyle Cartwright was just eliminated by Keith Brodie with unknown action. Cartwright may or may not reenter, while Brodie is up to 25,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Foxwoods Poker Classic Running Now Through March 23
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Foxwoods Resort Casino®, the largest resort casino in North America, is hosting the annual Foxwoods Poker Classic, running now through March 23. The two week tournament attracts top fields of both professional and amateur poker players. Held in the largest poker room on the East Coast and spanning 16 days, this 22-event tournament will be highlighted by our March 21, three-day, $2,700 no-limit hold’em main event with a guaranteed prize pool of $400,000.
Last year’s Foxwoods Poker Classic had a total of 3,557 entries and paid out over $1.5 million in prize money, with the main event drawing 192 entries and a prize pool of $433,008. This year, Foxwoods added several guarantees to their events, totaling $1,000,000.
Foxwoods’ Poker Room boasts close to 100 tables in the sprawling main room featuring a variety of live-action games being spread around the clock. An additional 60 tournament tables are located in a separate tournament room offering weekly no-limit hold’em events with total payouts over $200,000 and guarantees totaling $55,000. Foxwoods is also associated with the World Series of Poker and will host satellites for the WSOP Main Event from June 1-14. To keep pace with Connecticut’s live event scene, the WSOP Circuit will be coming August 14-25, pairing big buy-ins with good structures that have been praised by many visiting pros.
For more information and results from the Foxwoods Poker Classic as well as other poker events happening at Foxwoods Resort Casino visit www.foxwoods.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Metheny Takes the Lead
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
According to Chris Moneymaker's Twitter feed, he just lost a 50,000-chip pot with top set and no longer has the chip lead.
The beneficiary appears to be Todd Metheny, who's sitting with a healthy stack of 82,000. Metheny told Tim Vance he was "lucky."
Vance has a nice stack of his own, chipping up to 43,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000 | |
|
43,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
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PokerNews GPI Update Episode #13: Merson’s Climbing
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
On Episode 13 of the PokerNews GPI Update, Rich and Eric discuss Greg Merson's ascent into the top 10 of the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race, and Dan Heimiller's 10 cashes in 10 weeks.