HPO St. Louis Regional Championship
Day 1 Started
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
HPO St. Louis Set to Kick Off
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Good afternoon, and welcome to the Gateway to the West for the latest Hollywood Poker Open Regional Championship!
The HPO St. Louis Main Event is set to kick off in a few minutes, and after large field sizes for the preliminary events, the staff on hand anticipants a strong showing. Bradley Yazici took down the HPO Grantville Main Event two weeks ago, earning $22,752, and a few weeks prior to that Toby Mathews won HPO Tunica for $15,040.
Both players earned a seat in the $2,500 HPO Championship in Vegas this June.
There are already a handful of notable players floating around the property, including 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker, 2013 WSOP bracelet winner Jonathan Taylor, and European Poker Tour Copenhagen champ Tim Vance. Taylor and Moneymaker both made the final table of HPO Tunica.
The cards will be in the air shortly, so be sure to stay tuned for all of the live coverage right here on PokerNews!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
A Few Notables
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Koenen Takes from Moneymaker
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Chris Moneymaker checked to Chris Koenen on a flop of 
, and Koenen tossed out 550. Moneymaker called.
The turn was the 
, Moneymaker knuckled again, and Koenen fired out a second bullet worth 1,125. Moneymaker again called.
Both players rapped the felt after the 
completed the board, and Koenen showed 
for a pair of queens.
"Good hand, sir," Moneymaker said, mucking his holdings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,000 | |
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17,800
-2,200
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-2,200 |
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PokerNews Podcast Episode #206: Shoeless Joe Esfandiari feat. Chris Moorman
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The crew is back to break down all of the latest news and talk with Season XII WPT L.A. Poker Classic winner Chris Moorman. Moorman discusses the crazy three-way all in at the final table, misreading one of his hands, shot clocks, and more.
You can subscribe to all three of the podcasts produced by PokerNews on iTunes here, or you can access the RSS feed here.
Clark's Boat
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
When we reached Table 33, Scotty Clark and an opponent were heads up on a board of 
. Clark fired out a bet of 2,000, and his neighbor to his left hunched before calling.
Clark revealed 
for a full house, and scooped the pot.
"I got here at the right time," Clark said, smiling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,000 |
Chris Moneyfaker?
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
After HPO Grantville wrapped up, Director Bill Bruce and tour ambassador Chris Moneymaker interviewed the winner; Bradley Yazici. Check out this blooper reel, where Bruce gives the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event winner a new nickname.
Entrants
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0