The final four are off on a 15-minute break with the end of Level 22 upon them.
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Charles Town Regional Main Event
Chris Grove made it 35,000 and Ronald McDonald called. Ken Moore then bumped it to 95,000 and after Grove shoved it in, McDonald folded.
Moore made the call with setting up a classic race against Grove's . The board ran out leaving Moore with a full house and Grove with very few chips.
He got them in the next hand with against Moore's and lost the 60/40 on a run out to end his run fifth.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ken Moore |
640,000
423,000
|
423,000 |
Chris Grove | Busted |
Steven Gurney-Goldman defended his big blind against a Ronald McDonald 41,000-chip open.
The flop fell and after Gurney-Goldman checked, McDonald made it 60,000. However, Gurney-Goldman was waiting in the weeds with a check-raise, making it 130,000.
McDonald let it go and Gurney-Goldman is now the first player past the one-million-chip mark in pursuit of his second HPO title of the season.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Gurney-Goldman |
1,060,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
With about 90,000 in the middle on a flop heads-up with Steven Gurney-Goldman, Chris Yeary checked.
Gurney-Goldman made it 45,000 and Yeary check-raised, making it 100,000 more. Gurney-Goldman called and they both checked the turn. The dealer dropped the river down on the felt and Yeary jammed it in.
Gurney-Goldman snap-called with having found a full house on the river and Yeary's two pair was crushed.
Having him just barely covered, Gurney-Goldman moved into chip boss position as Yeary hit the road.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Gurney-Goldman |
880,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
Chris Yeary | Busted |
It was a classic race as Steven Gurney-Goldman and Ronald McDonald got it all in with McDonald on and Gurney-Goldman holding in a battle of the blinds.
The board rolled out and McDonald doubled again.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Gurney-Goldman |
340,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Ronald McDonald |
300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Chris Grove tanked for a good four minutes after Loukas Michael open-shoved the small blind into his big blind for some 280,000.
Eventually he made the call with , but was dominated versus Michael's .
Michael doubled up after the board brought no surprises and he's now on top of the chip counts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Loukas Michael |
560,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
Chris Grove |
420,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
Steven Gurney-Goldman made it 25,000 and Ronald McDonald pushed all-in for a little less than 100,000.
Gurney-Goldman made the call with and was behind McDonald's .
The run out ensured McDonald's double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Gurney-Goldman |
400,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Ronald McDonald |
200,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Carl Garland limped the small blind and Chris Grove checked his option.
Garland checked the flop and Grove bet 18,000.
Garland then check-shoved the last of his chips and Grove snap-called with . Garland held and busted after the run out left him with just one pair to Grove's two.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Grove |
700,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
Carl Garland | Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000