$2,500 Championship Event Dia 1b | Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

2016-06-24 13:45 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Calvin Anderson	75,000 50,000	50,000

Erick Lindgren	65,000 3,000	3,000

Scott Davies	45,000

Chris Johnson	38,000 8,000	8,000
Marty Gorenc	35,000
Cody Slaubaugh	28,000
Dan Sindelar	28,000
Ryan Welch	28,000

Seth Davies	28,000

Nick Maimone	24,000 1,000	1,000

Brendon Rubie	11,000 11,000	11,000
Kevin MacPhee	9,500 28,500	28,500

Nível: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

2016-06-24 13:29 UTC-8

Shanked Again

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Nível 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Shashank Jain and the player on his left had been tangling all day.

So much so, that the player vowed to bust him, and was willing to put his money where his mouth is, betting $50 he would bust Jain in the next hour. Jain tried to ignore his rants, and didn't take the bet, before they got into it again.

Less than 15 minutes later, the two got heads up with Jain holding pocket kings. Jain flatted a flop bet when it came with two diamonds, and check-raised the offsuit turn. His opponent called, and when Jain checked a brick on the river, he shoved all in for 25,000.

Jain called, and when he turned over cowboys, his opponent showed for the missed open-ender turned bluff. In the end, he got up, knocked over his chair, slammed $50 on the table, and walked out.

Jain, who refused to accept the money, telling the floor to give it to charity, simply stacked the chips and moved out to a huge early chip lead on well over 100,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Shashank Jain	125,000 48,000	48,000

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2016-06-24 13:09 UTC-8

Dolan Bests Moneymaker

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Nível 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

John Dolan just knocked out HPO Ambassador and WSOP Main Event winner Chris Moneymaker, and the former November Niner explained to us what happened.

Dolan raised from the button to 500 and Moneymaker three-bet from the small blind to 1,400. Dolan made the call and the flop brought out , on which both players checked.

On the turn another hit and Moneymaker bet 700 after which Dolan raised to 2,000. Moneymaker moved all in for 6,000 and Dolan called right away.

Moneymaker showed - without a flush draw according to Dolan, who showed to send the 2003 Champ to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Dolan	35,000 10,000	10,000
Chris Moneymaker	Eliminado

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2016-06-24 13:02 UTC-8

Lindgren Has a Laugh

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Nível 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Two time World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Erick Lindgren has a familiar smile on his face today.

In fact, the fun banter over at his table has kept the soul in every seat smiling through the early levels. Things appear to be coming up all Lindgren right now as well.

"I've had the nuts a lot," he said, still stacking the chips from one pot won without showdown. "Really I've just been gambling, and it's working out."

Lindgren has also been on the right side of a few coolers already, and as he takes a spot near the top of the early leader board, the laughs continue.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Erick Lindgren	68,000 43,000	43,000

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2016-06-24 12:59 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Atanas Kavrakov	40,000 15,000	15,000
Kevin MacPhee	38,000 13,000	13,000

Michael Wang	31,000 6,000	6,000

Elliot Smith	27,000 2,000	2,000
Jared Hamby	26,000 1,000	1,000

Bjorn Li	24,000 1,000	1,000
Joseph Cheong	22,000 22,000	22,000

Brendon Rubie	22,000
Ludovic Geilich	10,000 15,000	15,000

2016-06-24 12:34 UTC-8

Big Aces Get The Shank

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Nível 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Shashank Jain's starting stack has suddenly tripled and he's got the top spot on the leader board now.

Jain grinded up close to a double, then got in a massive three-way pot with kings against and .

After putting in heaps, folded preflop, but big slick rolled with it and Jain sent him packing when kings held.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Shashank Jain	77,000

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Nível: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

2016-06-24 12:03 UTC-8

Three More Familiar Faces

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Nível 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

WSOP bracelet winners Michael Wang and Jared Hamby just entered the tournament, as did Nick Maimone.

Hamby won his bracelet in 2013 for $525,272 in a $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament defeating a field of 2,161 players. Back in 2007 Hamby came very close to winning a World Poker Tour title when he finished runner-up in the Mandalay Bay Poker to Shawn Buchanan for $459,080.

Wang won his bracelet last year for $466,120 after defeating Bryn Kenney heads up in the $5,000 no-limit hold'em, and back in 2014 he finished second in the HPO Championship at the M Resort for $216,904.

Lastly, Maimone's had his share of results already this year, as he won the PCA $25,000 High Roller for $996,480, and back in 2009 he finished 15th in the WSOP Main Event for $633,022.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jared Hamby	25,000

Michael Wang	25,000 25,000	25,000

Nick Maimone	25,000

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2016-06-24 11:57 UTC-8

Mr. Smith Leads

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Nível 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Dan Smith, no, not that Dan Smith, but Dan Smith from parts unknown, Dan Smith who claims to be from Cuba, Dan Smith who says he started sucking back Miller Lite's very early this morning, that Dan Smith leads in the early going here at the Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event.

Smith may or may not have qualified for the event at the Hollywood stop in Lawrenceburg, Indiana this year, near his suspected hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. Either way, he has run it up early and is in the Level 2 chip lead.

To get there, he either jammed with and cracked kings, or a more believable scenario played out where he called with pocket queens, all in on the river of a four-flush board against pocket jacks, when neither player had it. It all really depends who you ask.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dan Smith	65,000