Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Grantville Regional Main Event

Regional Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Grantville Regional Main Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$29,342
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
92
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Mahek Doubles Through Brown

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Rob Brown opened to 14,000 in the cutoff and called the shove of Matt Mahek in the big blind.

Mahek: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Brown: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

Mahek celebrated as an {8-Hearts} was in the window but {k-Hearts}{2-Hearts} followed to give Brown a flush draw.

"Fade it," he urged, and he did so as {a-Spades} was followed by a {5-Spades} river.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Brown us
Rob Brown
145,500
-62,500
-62,500
Matt Mahek
Matt Mahek
56,500
28,500
28,500

Tags: Matt MahekRob Brown

Brown Doubles Through Mahek

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Rob Brown
Rob Brown

In a limped pot, {4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flopped, and Matt Mahek bet 8,500 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Rob Brown raised to 20,000 from the hijack. Back to Mahek, who moved all in. Brown snapped it off with {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}, and he was way ahead of Mahek's {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

"Hold up!" he urged. That was a near-certainty with the set against one pair, and it became a lock when the {6-Spades} gave him quads on the turn.

"I think it's holding up," Chris Moneymaker said dryly.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Brown us
Rob Brown
208,000
65,000
65,000
Matt Mahek
Matt Mahek
28,000
-119,000
-119,000

Tags: Chris MoneymakerMatt MahekRob Brown

Televised WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship Runs April 16-22 with Massive $5 Million Guarantee

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown

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Tags: Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

More for Moneymaker

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Three players saw a {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{a-Spades} flop, and everyone checked. Kent Bitzer bet 8,000 from the small blind on the {8-Diamonds} turn, and Chris Moneymaker made it 22,000 from his left. Anatoly Podolsky folded, and Bitzer called. On the {2-Spades} river, Bitzer checked and Moneymaker bet 40,000. After a couple of minutes, Bitzer slid in a call.

Moneymaker said he had two pair and showed {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, which was the winner.

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
420,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Kent Bitzer
Kent Bitzer
65,000
-71,000
-71,000

Tags: Anatoly PodolskyChris MoneymakerKent Bitzer

Final Table Draw and Counts (full)

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
SeatPlayer
1Steven Gurney-Goldman
2Matt Mahek
3Kent Bitzer
4Chris Moneymaker
5Ken Moore
6Greg Davis
7Michael Nolan
8Anatoly Podolsky
9Rob Brown
10Jeremy Cline
Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
365,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jeremy Cline
Jeremy Cline
350,000
110,000
110,000
Ken Moore
Ken Moore
282,000
57,000
57,000
Matt Mahek
Matt Mahek
147,000
63,000
63,000
Rob Brown us
Rob Brown
143,000
62,500
62,500
Kent Bitzer
Kent Bitzer
136,000
128,000
128,000
Michael Nolan
Michael Nolan
120,000
-10,000
-10,000
Steven Gurney-Goldman us
Steven Gurney-Goldman
119,500
16,500
16,500
Greg Davis
Greg Davis
82,000
Anatoly Podolsky
Anatoly Podolsky
76,000
19,000
19,000

Davis Eliminates Shughart

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Jamie Shughart
Jamie Shughart

Jamie Shughart jammed for 25,000, and Greg Davis shipped in the next spot for 82,000. Everyone else folded.

Shughart: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Davis: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The flop came {9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, safe for Shughart.

"I'm not gonna hit it," Davis said.

On cue, the {a-Diamonds} arrived, leaving Shughart with one out. He didn't get there as the {9-Diamonds} river hit, meaning the final 10 are combining on the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Davis
Greg Davis
82,000
-32,000
-32,000
Jamie Shughart
Jamie Shughart
Busted

Tags: Greg DavisJamie Shughart

Moore Eliminates Dolan

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Alex Queen opened for 9,000 and got a call from Ken Moore in the cutoff. In the big blind, Ethan Dolan shipped all in for 40,500 more, and Queen folded fairly quickly. Moore got the count and decided to call.

Moore: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Dolan: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The {9-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flop brought a set for Moore, but he was still in danger.

"I have outs," Dolan said with confidence.

He had 10 of them, but none appeared on the {2-Clubs} turn or {6-Clubs} river, and he was left shaking his head.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Moore
Ken Moore
225,000
165,500
165,500
Ethan Dolan us
Ethan Dolan
Busted

Tags: Ethan DolanKen Moore