The players are on a 15-minute break. We'll have some updated chip counts posted soon.
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event
It was folded to George Lusby who decided to just call from the button. The small blind, Gregory Johnson, made it 11,000 to go and John Moe thought for a bit before holding his cards up and handing them to the dealer. Lusby quickly folded to give Johnson the small pot.
There are 32 players remaining, just five from making the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gregory Johnson |
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
George Lusby |
26,000
-10,800
|
-10,800 |
They are one table's worth of eliminations away from making the money as there are 36 players remaining. Here are some chop counts from those left in the game:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tim Chocklett |
460,000
-1,100
|
-1,100 |
John Moe |
245,000
33,900
|
33,900 |
Jesse McEuen |
235,000
-36,800
|
-36,800 |
|
||
Sam Smith |
220,000
11,800
|
11,800 |
Daniel Gilmer |
185,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
Libby Wilson |
165,000
-9,700
|
-9,700 |
Josh Burdick |
150,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Andrew Jeffrey |
140,000
72,200
|
72,200 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Doug Holland, second in the Leaderboard contest behind John Moe (who is also still in), was recently eliminated in unseen action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Doug Holland | Busted |
With approximately 20,000 already in the pot and the board showing Dustin Cooper made a bet of 11,600 and the action was on Dan Bokesch. Cooper sat silently, his two hands perched on top of his cards, looking directly into the middle of the table with an occasional glance toward his opponent.
Bokesch studied Cooper and after several minutes of contemplation made a reluctant fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dustin Cooper |
80,000
-9,800
|
-9,800 |
Dan Bokesch
|
38,200
-18,400
|
-18,400 |
We've had three early eliminations bringing the tournament to 40 players remaining.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leo Whitt | Busted | |
T.M. Williams
|
Busted |
Cards are in the air. The 43 players have 16 eliminations to go until they make the money.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Yesterday, the Hollywood Poker Open kicked off their first stop of their 3rd season with the HPO Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event in Indiana taking place. The tournament would go on to set HPO Regional Main Event records for prize pool ($207,000) and number of entrants (207) and the winner will take home an impressive pay day of $49,676. All in all, 27 players will make the money today with a minimum cash being worth $2,277.
After a long 11 levels of play, the field was thinned down to 43 survivors with Tim Chocklett holding a commanding chip lead with 461,100 in chips. Rounding out the top five heading into play today are Jesse McEwen (271,800), John Moe (211,100), Sam Smith (208,200), and Libby Wilson (174,700).
2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker would attempt to win his 2nd HPO Championship Event of 2014 but would be eliminated shortly after the dinner break. Joining Moneymaker on the rail were notables like Scott Schwalich, Christopher Greaves, and Chad Eveslage.
Play will be getting underway in about an hour and we're expecting a long, grueling day of poker. PokerNews will be here until the very end with photos, hand updates, and chip counts. Tune in to find out who the next HPO Regional Main Event Champion will be!