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We caught the action with a board of 
and Watson Jones had gotten all of his chips in the middle versus his opponent's 
. Watson tabled 
though and his opponent grimaced as he saw the bad news. Neither the 
turn or 
river brought any help and Jones doubled, leaving his opponent with just a couple thousand in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
At 101 entries thus far, the tournament's $100,000 has already been met!
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
We caught the action with the board reading 
and Jeremy West bet 600. His opponent raised to 2,600 from the button. West put out a third bet, making it 5,600. His opponent made the call and the fell on the turn. West led for 6,000 and his opponent quickly moved all in.
West spent little time in making the call for all of his chips and tabled 
. His opponent moaned after seeing he was outkicked and turned over 
. There was no help for him on the 
river and West doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
After an opponent opened from the cutoff, Chris Moneymaker three-bet to 800 from the button. The player in the big blind called, as did the original raiser. The flop came 
and both opponents checked to Moneymaker, who continued for 900. Both opponents folded and Moneymaker dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Welcome to Day 1a of the main event for the latest stop on the Hollywood Poker Open Regional Tour. The Hollywood Casino Columbus is the host for the seventh and final stop for the series, which will culminate with the $500,000 guaranteed championship event next month at the M Resort in Las Vegas.
Saturday marks the first of two Day ones with a $1,115 buy-in and a $100,000 guarantee. Last year’s regional stop drew 126 entrants, though with a more significant buy-in of $1,800. With the lower buy-in, a larger field will be expected this time around and two starting days have been marked for the reentry event, with the Day 2 restart scheduled for Monday.
Notable entrants expected are Hollywood Poker ambassador Chris Moneymaker, red hot MSPT pro Nick Pupillo (who took down Friday’s HPO preliminary event), WPT champ Shawn Cunix and Nick Guagenti (who topped a big field in last week’s HPO $50k guarantee).
The plan is to complete 14 50-minute levels here on Day 1a, with survivors advancing to Monday’s Day 2. Keep your eyes right here, as PokerNews will bring you live reporting, starting at 12:15 pm eastern.
Regional Main Event
Day 1a Started
