$2,500 Championship Event | Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event

06-28-2015 13:44 UTC-8

Greer and Keating at it Again

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Garrett Greer raised to 60,000 under the gun plus one and Alex Keating three-bet from the cutoff to 140,000. When the action folded back to Greer he moved all in for 400,000 and Keating called.

Keating:
Greer:

The board ran out and Greer doubled up to send Greer down the count.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garrett Greer	880,000 380,000	380,000
Alex Keating	640,000 -380,000	-380,000

Tags: Garrett Greer Alex Keating

06-28-2015 13:40 UTC-8

Gong Doubles Through Serock

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

From the cutoff Joe Serock raised to 70,000 and Jiachen Gong moved all in for 250,000 from the big blind. Serock called and the showdown went as following.

Gong:
Serock:

The board ran out and Gong doubled up again after having been very short for quite some time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	2,100,000 -150,000	-150,000

Jiachen Gong	545,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Joe Serock Jiachen Gong

06-28-2015 13:34 UTC-8

Paul Vas Nunes Eliminated in 14th Place ($17,738)

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

From the cutoff Paul Vas Nunes just moved all in for 460,000 and Joe Serock called from the big blind.

Serock:
Vas Nunes:

The board ran out and Serock's pair of sevens held up to send Vas Nunes to the rail. Serock extends his chip lead and he now sits on 2.25 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	2,250,000 490,000	490,000

Paul Vas Nunes	Busted

Tags: Joe Serock Paul Vas Nunes

06-28-2015 13:32 UTC-8

Kuether Cracks Aces and Triples

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Joe Kuether moved all in under the gun for just 180,000 chips and Paul Vas Nunes made the call from the small blind. Michael Laake was seated in the big blind and he moved all in over the top. Vas Nunes gave it some thought, but eventually he let go of his hand.

Kuether:
Laake:

The board ran out and Kuether tripled up by cracking Laake's aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Laake	1,020,000 -105,000	-105,000
Joe Kuether	575,000 380,000	380,000
Paul Vas Nunes	480,000 -215,000	-215,000

Tags: Joe Kuether Michael Laake Paul Vas Nunes

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

06-28-2015 13:16 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The players are nearing the end of a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	1,760,000 180,000	180,000

Keven Stammen	1,735,000 -140,000	-140,000

Rudy Lucas	1,355,000 -67,000	-67,000
Andrew Fisher	1,240,000 -190,000	-190,000
Michael Laake	1,125,000
Steve Warburton	1,070,000
Alex Keating	1,020,000

Esther Taylor-Brady	885,000 120,000	120,000
Diogo Cardoso	825,000 -47,000	-47,000
Paul Vas Nunes	695,000 -305,000	-305,000
Kyle Frey	585,000 -95,000	-95,000
Garrett Greer	500,000
Jiachen Gong	365,000 -7,000	-7,000
Joe Kuether	195,000 -25,000	-25,000

06-28-2015 13:13 UTC-8

"Garrett Greer Takes More From Alex Keating."

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Alex Keating is an interesting character, and easily the most talkative player left in the tournament. Just now he won a sizeable pot from Garrett Greer, but not before commenting on the hand and recapping it for our reporter on the scene.

The action started with a raise from Keating to 50,000 from the under-the-gun plus one position and Greer called from the big blind.

The flop brought out and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Greer bet 65,000, Keating called.

The river brought the and this time Greer bet 205,000, and Keating started his monologue. Keating said, "I'll write the update for you, 'Garrett Greer takes more from Alex Keating'," Keating said.

Keating went on to explain the entire hand in detail before ultimately making the call.

"Your flush is good," Greer said, before Keating showed for a flush.

Greer flashed for a straight and he lost a big chunk of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	1,020,000 650,000	650,000

Garrett Greer	500,000 -280,000	-280,000

Tags: Alex Keating Garrett Greer

06-28-2015 13:05 UTC-8

Serock Chips Up Through Warburton

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Steve Warburton raised under the gun to 55,000 and Joe Serock called from the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked.

On the turn the hit and Serock bet 75,000, Warburton called.

The river completed the board with the and Serock bet 200,000.

Warburton gave it some thought and called, but only to muck when Serock showed for a rivered straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	1,580,000 670,000	670,000

Steve Warburton	1,070,000 -389,000	-389,000

Tags: Joe Serock Steve Warburton

06-28-2015 13:03 UTC-8

Cardoso Gets His Double Up

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Almost every player left in the tournament seems to have doubled up in the last hour, as we are still with 14 players remaining right before the first break.

Just now Diogo Cardoso moved all in under the gun plus one for 404,000 and Rudy Lucas called from the cutoff.

Cardoso:
Lucas:

The board ran out and Cardoso doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rudy Lucas	1,422,000 -358,000	-358,000
Diogo Cardoso	872,000 406,000	406,000

Tags: Diogo Cardoso Rudy Lucas

06-28-2015 12:57 UTC-8

Gong not Gone

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jiachen Gong was crippled by Steve Warburton just a few minutes ago, but he just doubled up to give himself a chance to make the final table here today.

Gong moved all in from the cutoff for 168,000 and Joe Kuether called from the big blind.

Kuether:
Gong:

The board ran out and Gong hit a pair to stay alive against Kuether's ace-high.