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The dinner break is over, our bellies are full, and the cards are back in the air.
There will be five more levels of play before the remaining entrants bag-and-tag for the evening.
Registration is closed for the Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Championship, and the final number of entrants is 67. The tournament staff is finalizing the prize pool information, and we will pass it along when it becomes available.
Dawn Flores checked to Matthew Kingston on a flop of 
, and Kingston fired out a bet of 1,500. Lopes called.
Both players checked after the 
paired the board on the turn, and the 
completed the board. Lopes checked, Kingston bet 3,400, and Flores called, showing an 
.
Kingston tabled 
for Broadway though, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
9,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Barry Borgmeyer fired out 10,200 on a board of 
, and Mark Fledderman moved all in for just 6,450 more.
"I priced myself in," Borgmeyer sighed, making the call.
Borgmeyer: 
Fledderman: 
Fledderman's pair of nines held up when the 
bricked off on the river, and he doubled to 34,000 chips. Borgmeyer was left with just 4,000, and exited shortly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
| 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 |
