Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 3
Event Info

Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$347,052
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,255
Prize Pool
$1,542,420
Entries
684
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Cardoso Takes Some From Laake

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

From middle position Michael Laake raised to 120,000 and Diogo Cardoso called from the big blind. The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and Cardoso check-called 75,000.

On the turn the {J-Diamonds} hit and Cardoso check-called another 175,000.

The river completed the board with the {J-Hearts} and Cardoso checked a third time. Laake now bet 300,000 and Cardoso called again.

Laake showed {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} and muck when Cardoso turned over {Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. The Portuguese fans on the rail cheered loudly as Cardoso is now near the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Diogo Cardoso pt
Diogo Cardoso
2,780,000
645,000
645,000
Profile photo of Michael Laake us
Michael Laake
1,715,000
-630,000
-630,000

Tags: Diogo CardosoMichael Laake

Stammen Misses Draw, Wins Pot

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Jiachen Gong raised to 140,000 and Michael Laake called from the button. Keven Stammen called from the big blind and the flop brought out {3-Spades}{J-Spades}{2-Diamonds} on which Stammen checked to Gong who bet 160,000, and both Laake and Stammen called.

The turn was the {Q-Diamonds} and Stammen checked to Gong who bet 455,000 this time around, and Laake folded. Stammen called once again, and the river was the {4-Hearts}. Both players checked and Stammen showed {4-Spades}{5-Spades}, and his pair of fours was good enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
3,400,000
1,080,000
1,080,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
950,000
-650,000
-650,000

Tags: Jiachen GongKeven StammenMichael Laake

Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

The action folded to Rudy Lucas in the hijack and he moved all in for 120,000. The action folded to Jiachen Gong in the big blind and he called.

Gong: {4-Clubs}{5-Spades}
Lucas: {A-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

The players at the table started chanting, "Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!" as the flop brought {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}.

Lucas stayed alive in the tournament as the turn brought the {7-Diamonds} and the river the {3-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
1,600,000
-110,000
-110,000
Profile photo of Rudy Lucas us
Rudy Lucas
265,000
135,000
135,000

Tags: Jiachen GongRudy Lucas

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

Short Break

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Play has been suspended for five minutes to allow for a bathroom break. There is one hour of play left before the dinner break starts.

Stammen Gets a Big Double Up Through Lucas

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Jiachen Gong raised to 110,000 from middle position and Keven Stammen called from the button after which Rudy Lucas called from the small blind.

The flop brought out {Q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Lucas moved all in for 1,095,000 after which Gong folded and Stammen made the call. Stammen was all in for 960,000 and Lucas had him covered by just a few big blinds.

Stammen: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Lucas: {J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}, {9-Clubs} and Stammen got himself a big double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
2,340,000
1,110,000
1,110,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Rudy Lucas us
Rudy Lucas
135,000
-1,265,000
-1,265,000

Tags: Keven StammenJiachen GongRudy Lucas

Andrew Fisher Eliminated in 9th Place ($30,848)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher

Andrew Fisher moved all in under the gun plus one for 315,000 and Rudy Lucas called from middle position before folding to Diogo Cardoso's shove from the cutoff.

Fisher was all in and at risk with a chance to triple up holding {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts} against Cardoso's {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Fisher was knocked out in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Diogo Cardoso pt
Diogo Cardoso
1,680,000
925,000
925,000
Profile photo of Rudy Lucas us
Rudy Lucas
1,410,000
-330,000
-330,000
Profile photo of Andrew Fisher au
Andrew Fisher
Busted

Tags: Diogo CardosoAndrew FisherRudy Lucas