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Level 8
: 300/600, 50 ante
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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
Two Eliminations on Table 35
Level 8
: 300/600, 50 ante
Jack Skerston fired out what looked like a pot-sized bet of 8,000 on a board of 
, and Hollywood Poker Open ambassador Chris Moneymaker made the call.
The river was the 
, Skerston checked, and Moneymaker moved all in for what looked like 20,000 or so. Skerston called, Moneymaker showed 
for trip queens, and Skerston flashed 
before exiting.
Prior to that hand, Billy Cook raised to 4,000 from middle position, and James Basham defended his big blind. The flop came 
, Basham check-called an all in for 12,000, and the two players tabled their cards.
Basham: 
Cook: 
The turn was an , leaving Cook drawing dead, and a meaningless card completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Koenen's Failed Bluff
Level 8
: 300/600, 50 ante
Chris Koenen tossed out a bet of 12,000 on a completed board of 
, and Shabtai Moria made the call.
Koenen announced he had "jack-high," showing 
, and Moria peered forward, confused.
"What does he have?" he asked.
The dealer confirmed that Koenen showed jack-high, and Moria tabled 
for a winning pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
14,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Counts from Table 35
Level 8
: 300/600, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
62,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
55,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
48,000 | |
|
|
45,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
23,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
|
18,000 | |
|
18,000 | |
Counts From Table 33
Level 8
: 300/600, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
65,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
39,000 | |
|
35,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
19,000 | |
|
11,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
Counts From Table 32
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
40,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,000 | |
|
25,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
24,000
9,600
|
9,600 |
|
|
22,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
13,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
10,300
-14,700
|
-14,700 |
Cool Story, Brodie
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
A short-stacked Keith Brodie said he would shove with a hand as small as pocket threes not too long ago, and low and behold he was recently at risk with a wired pair of tres.
His 
was slightly ahead of Jason Bliven's 
, but Bliven flopped a jack. Brodie was unable to hit a three on the turn or the river, and was eliminated.
"I said I'd jam threes," Brodie said, frustrated.
Bliven is up to around 70,000 chips, while Brodie is still floating around the tournament area, re-telling his elimination hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
Busted |
A Few Big Stacks
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
103,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
62,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
47,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Prize Pool
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
With 67 entrants, the Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Championship generated a total prize pool of $106,643. The top seven players will all earn a minimum of $5,332, while the winner will take home $36,259 and a seat into the $2,500 buy-in HPO Championship Event at the The M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas in June.
| Finish | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $36,259 |
| 2nd | $22,395 |
| 3rd | $17,063 |
| 4th | $10,664 |
| 5th | $8,531 |
| 6th | $6,399 |
| 7th | $5,332 |