Riding a short stack for much the day, Eddie Bohrer managed to score a double up or two while grinding away, but his run just ended when he ran smack into a pair of aces.
Bohrer open-shoved for his last ten thousand or so, and Rober Walker Jr. reraised to isolate the at risk player. The rest of the table obliged by getting out of the way, and Bohrer flipped up his to find himself crushed by Walker Jr.'s .
The final board rolled out to leave Bohrer with no pair - and no chips. Bohrer finished in 16th place for an impressive run nonetheless.
Timothy Little opened to 4,500 and saw two players flat the raise, before Eddie Bohrer moved all in over the top for his last 9,300.
Little heaped a stack of orange T1000 chips forward for the isolation reraise, and the flatters folded to oblige.
Showdown:
Little:
Bohrer:
Bohrer was dominated by Little's queen kicker, and he was looking for jacks or some kind of straight to stay alive. When the flop came jack-high, Bohrer found his gin card, and the turn and river failed to change anything. Bohrer doubled through Little to keep himself in contention, while Little dipped a bit below the 100,000 chip mark.
The Hollywood Poker Open is fortunate to have experienced Tournament Director Bill Bruce overseeing their operations, and after a quick scan of the stacks in play, so are the 17 runners left in contention.
The average stack at the moment is 84,600 chips, and the blinds are currently set at 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante.
That means a player holding the average stack has more than 40 big blinds to work with, meaning play is still quite deep and pots can be played without the usual shove-fests seen in tournaments with subpar structures.
Season 2 of the Hollywood Poker Open is in its fifth event here at Charles Town. With four events already in the books, let's take a look back at the previous four with a quick snapshot:
All HPO Regional Championship Main Event winners also receive a $2,500 seat to the Hollywood Poker Open Championship at The M Resort Spa Casino Las Vegas in June.
Last summer, Ana Marquez topped a field of 631 to grab the $320,189 first-place prize in the culminating event of Season 1. The Championship Event held a $500,000 guarantee on its head, but that was far exceeded with the prize pool hitting $1,423,062. Much of the same is expected this summer for the event.
Guy Sloane's tournament life just ended at the hands of David Lackey, who now holds more than 140,000 for one of the biggest stacks in play.
Sloane's last 11,600 was open-shipped when he found the , but Lackey could afford the call with to put the short stack at risk.
Ahead before flop with ace-high, Sloane saw a semi-safe flop of hit the board. Although he was still out in front, Sloane was now dodging the deck as Lackey added an up-and-down straight draw to his arsenal of outs.
Turn:
Just like that, Lackey turned the nuts with a Broadway straight, and Sloane was sent to the rail.
After entering the day with just 19,300 chips to work with - good for the second-shortest stack in play - Eddie Bohrer just doubled through David Lackey to keep chugging along.
Bohrer's last 13,900 went into the middle before the flop and Lackey quickly called with , only find himself dominated by the held by Bohrer.
The final board ran out to keep Bohrer in the lead with ace-queen high, and with the double up he has a bit of breathing room.
Jim Boyd Just Sent Luther Carroll Home With an Early Exit
Luther Carroll found the and opened for 4,000, only to see Jim Boyd three-bet to 13,000. Carroll elected to make his stand with an all-in four-bet, making itjust over 40,000 to play, and Boyd snapped him off with .
A clean runout left the aces out in front, and Carrol out in the cold. Boyd, meanwhile, chipped up nicely with the win and now sits with one of the largest stacks in the room.
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to find himself crushed by Walker Jr.'s 
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to leave Bohrer with no pair - and no chips. Bohrer finished in 16th place for an impressive run nonetheless.
, but Lackey could afford the call with 
to put the short stack at risk.
hit the board. Although he was still out in front, Sloane was now dodging the deck as Lackey added an up-and-down straight draw to his arsenal of outs.
held by Bohrer.
to keep Bohrer in the lead with ace-queen high, and with the double up he has a bit of breathing room.
