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

03-19-2016 23:01 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Bacon	86,000 2,000	2,000
Will Difani	70,000 12,500	12,500
Josh Lowing	53,000 -19,000	-19,000
Kyle Cartwright	48,000 8,500	8,500

Andy Ourth	29,800 -7,400	-7,400
Nick Syrigos	23,500 -39,500	-39,500
Si Vo	22,400 -33,200	-33,200

Meet Larry Edwards, Wanna Chop?

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Larry Edwards has been in the same seat since the start of the tournament. He currently has 56,000 chips.

He says this is his first time playing in a big poker tournanemt, in fact, it sounds like this is is first tournament other than the satellite that put him here.

He won his seat in a $50 satellite back in February and just busted his neighbor Tim Vance. He is a St. Louis local whose poker experience to date has mostly been in home games.

"If everyone wants to chop right now, I'll take it," he said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Edwards	56,000

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03-19-2016 23:19 UTC-5

Gerding So Good

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Bill Gerding, Stephen Green and Sam Doveikis saw a flop together for 4,500.

The flop came out and Gerding checked to Doveikis. Doveikis bet 9,000 and Green folded. Gerding called.

The turn was the and Gerding checked to Doveikis. This time, he checked as well.

The river was the and Gerding led out for 15,000. Doveikis looked thoughtful for a moment, then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Gerding	118,000 28,000	28,000
Sam Doveikis	93,000 -12,000	-12,000

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03-19-2016 23:22 UTC-5

Like Bluffing a Kid

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Benjamin Smith opened the action on this hand by raising to 3,100 preflop. His opponent calling from the small blind, will only be reffered to as the Cicero Kid. The two players were heads up going to the flop.

The flop was all hearts, and the Kid checked to Smith. Smith bet 5,000 and the Kid called.

The turn was the and the Kid checked again. Smith bet 6,000 and the Kid folded.

Encouraged by a tablemate to show his hand, Smith showed pocket sixes, .

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Smith	103,000 32,000	32,000

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03-19-2016 23:24 UTC-5

It's the Final Break

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

About 50 players remain as the Day 1b field heads into it's final 15-minute break. Lori Lindley made a surge to jump up among the chipleaders and HPO Toledo Second Place finisher, Bruce Peery is also surviving after a rollercoaster start. He's currently hovering around 70,000.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

03-19-2016 23:54 UTC-5

Two in a Row for Baumer

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Don Baumer won a three way all in with aces, when he hit a straight on the river to come from behind against Bruce Peery. If that wasn't enough, on the next hand he picked up another 22,000 from Joey McCaig when he flopped a set of queens.

The first hand started with four players seeing a limped pot. Then consecutively, the Cicero Kid, Baumer and Peery went all in on the flop.

Baumer had , Peery and the Kid .

The board ran out , giving Baumer broadway and eliminating the Kid. It also took a huge chunk out of Peery's stack.

On the next hand, Mccaig opened to 4,000 and Baumer quickly made it 12,000. McCaig called.

The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and McCaig checked again. This time Baumer bet 10,000 and McCaig called.

The river was the and McCaig checked again. Baumer made it 15,000 and McCaig folded.

Prompted by the table to show queens, Baumer slapped two queens on the table, showing a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Don Baumer	131,000
Joey McCaig	100,000 -15,000	-15,000
Bruce Peery	45,000 -27,000	-27,000

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03-20-2016 00:07 UTC-5

Updated Counts

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lori Lindley	194,000 52,000	52,000
Joshua Turner	182,000 57,000	57,000

Josh Lowing	40,000 -13,000	-13,000

03-20-2016 00:10 UTC-5

Youngclaus Shrugs, Double Scruggs

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Leonard Scruggs, who knows the exact date Game of Thrones will be back on the air, just doubled up.

A player opened to 5,000 from middle position and Phil Youngclaus reraised to 12,000 before Scruggs shoved for 30,600.

The opener folded and Youngclaus decided to call showing . Scruggs had and won the hand when the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Youngclaus	92,000 -40,000	-40,000
Leonard Scruggs	67,000

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03-20-2016 00:13 UTC-5

Andrada Sends One Home

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

A player shoved their last 30,000 into the pot and Mark Andrada called from the big blind. He had against the of his opponent.

The flop was good and bad for the all in player, coming , giving her a flush draw, but Andrada two pair.

The board ran out , giving her a straight, but the runner-runner clubs gave Andrada the flush and he scored the knockout and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Andrada	143,000

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