$1,115 Regional Main Event Day 1b | Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 St. Louis Regional Main Event

03-20-2016 00:25 UTC-5

Updated Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Chester Mead	147,000 -21,000	-21,000
Shiva Nomula	144,000 24,000	24,000
Lou Pedroli	125,000 29,000	29,000
Paul Fehlig	106,000 1,400	1,400
Gary Welch	72,400 -20,600	-20,600
Eric Nagel	67,800 12,800	12,800
Will Difani	57,000 -13,000	-13,000
Larry Edwards	24,200 -31,800	-31,800

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

03-20-2016 00:37 UTC-5

Recent Eliminations

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Will Difani eliminated Larry Edwards when the two got all in preflop.

Edwards had and was in tough shape against the of Difani. He was in even worse shape when the flop came . The board completed and that spelled the end of Edwards' tournament run.

Also in this level, Dave Yingling was eliminated. He lost a lot of chips after a three way all in, but remained calm and held his stack for a long time. The blinds just seem to have caught up with him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Difani	86,000 29,000	29,000
Dave Yingling	Busted
Larry Edwards	Busted

03-20-2016 00:46 UTC-5

Ward Doubles Twice

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Kevin Ward just doubled two times in the final level of the night to go from under ten big blinds to almost 30.

On the first hand he was all in on the button for 16,000 with against the pocket fives of Joey McCaig. Ward flopped two pair and turned a full house to double.

The next hand, Ward got all in on a flush draw against Benjamin Smith and hit the flush on the river against the top pair of Smith.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Ward	73,400

03-20-2016 00:58 UTC-5

Green Catches A Bluff

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Stephen Green raised preflop to 6,000 and the player in the big blind defended.

The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and the big blind checked to Green. Green bet 5,000 and the big blind called.

The river paired the board again with the and the big blind bet out 11,000. Green thought about it for about a minute before finally decided to call with ace high. He was good and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Green	110,000 23,400	23,400

03-20-2016 01:09 UTC-5

Six More Hands

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There are six hands left in play tonight and 35 players remain.

03-20-2016 01:17 UTC-5

Two Gone In Quick Succession

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Andy Ourth and Benjamin Smith won't be in the Day 2 field, within only a couple hands left to go, both players were eliminated in back-to-back hands.

On the first hand, Ourth got all in with pocket aces against Bruce Peery. Peery had and flopped a straight, turned a flush draw and rivered broadway, giving Ourth a meaningless set of aces as he hit the rail.

On the next hand, Don Baumer had an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw against Smith and got there, eliminating Smith with four hands remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Don Baumer	156,000 25,000	25,000
Bruce Peery	47,300 2,300	2,300
Benjamin Smith	Busted
Andy Ourth	Busted

Tags: Andy Ourth Bruce Peery Don Baumer Benjamin Smith

03-20-2016 01:24 UTC-5

Day 1b is Done

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Day 1b play is complete and the players are bagging and tagging. Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action and full chips counts.

03-20-2016 01:42 UTC-5

Final Chip Counts for Day 1b (full)

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Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Turner	277,000 95,000	95,000

Lori Lindley	192,500 -1,500	-1,500
Don Baumer	179,500 23,500	23,500
Paul Fehlig	159,000 53,000	53,000
Mark Andrada	157,000 14,000	14,000
Eric Nagel	154,500
Brett Hulsey	154,500
Shiva Nomula	152,000 8,000	8,000
Lloyd Ney	149,500
Nicholas Burris	142,500
Bruce Mead	132,500
Phil Youngclaus	132,000 40,000	40,000
Anthony Keefe	125,000
Adam Bacon	116,500 30,500	30,500
Lou Pedroli	116,000 -9,000	-9,000
Stephen Green	111,000 1,000	1,000
Bill Gerding	104,500 -13,500	-13,500
Robert Keeling	95,500
Leonard Scruggs	91,000 24,000	24,000
Will Difani	85,500 -500	-500
Gary Welch	82,000 9,600	9,600
Si Vo	81,100 58,700	58,700
Joey McCaig	76,500 -23,500	-23,500
Shane Carey	76,000 38,000	38,000
Sam Doveikis	75,500 -17,500	-17,500

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03-20-2016 01:55 UTC-5

Josh Turner Claims Overall Lead After Day 1b of HPO St. Louis Regional Main Event

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Josh Turner finished atop the 33 remaining players from the Day 1b flight of the Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Main Event. Not only that, but his stack of 277,000 in chips surpassed that of Day 1a chip leader Bill Haner (243,500) to give Turner the overall lead heading into Day 2.

Turner has had his fair share of success in St. Louis, his hometown. Of his 12 live tournament victories, five of them have come in the Gateway to the West, including three in HPO events. Most recently, Turner took down a $300 side event during this HPO stop, topping a field of 62 players to win $5,312.

His biggest win also came from The Lou. In February 2015, he won the World Series of Poker Circuit $1,675 Main Event for $136,945.

All in all, Turner has just under $700,000 in lifetime earnings from live events.

Lori Lindley had a solid day and finished with 192,500. Her poker résumé is almost the complete opposite of Turner's. She has just $8,367 dollars in live tournament earnings, only five cashes, and one win. A deep run here could certainly mean a new career best. Nine days ago, she finished third in an HPO side event for $3,372.

Don Baumer (179,500), Paul Fehlig (159,000), and Mark Andrada (157,000) round out the top five finishers from Day 1b.

Kyle Cartwright is one of the most successful players remaining in the field, with $1.24 million in live tournament winnings, a WSOP bracelet and six — yes, six — WSOP Circuit gold rings. He finished second place in this same event last year, but will need to put in some some work tomorrow as he will start with only 33,000 in chips. He will have the shortest stack to enter the day, but will still have 10 big blinds to work with. It's not much, but it's something.

With a field of 257 entries, this year's HPO St. Louis $1,115 Regional Main Event saw an impressive uptick in size with 84 more entries than last year for a growth of 49%. The prize pool generated was $257,000, with first place tipping the scales at $61,676. The top 27 finishers will reach the money and earn a min-cash of $2,827.

Day 2 will start on Sunday at 12:15 p.m. local time. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews to see who will take home the title here in St. Louis.

Tags: Don Baumer Joshua Turner Kyle Cartwright Lori Lindley Mark Andrada Paul Fehlig