2014 Hollywood Poker Open Charles Town Regional Event

HPO Charles Town Regional Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Hollywood Poker Open Charles Town Regional Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$39,756
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,629
Prize Pool
$116,928
Entries
72
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Lost Their Gamble

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Joseph Stiers
Joseph Stiers

The play has slowed to a crawl here at the final table, with the following series of hands representing the general vibe during the last level.

First, Jim Boyd came over the top of Joseph Stiers opening raise, making a sizable three-bet and bantering with the young semi-pro thirty years his junior.

"I'll show if ya fold Joe..." Boyd told Stiers. "I only bet big when I got it."

Stiers was convinced by the bluster and flashed an {a-Hearts} as he folded, saying "I lost my gamble somewhere" softly to himself.

Boyd returned the favor by turning his {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} face up on the felt.

"I hate that hand," offered Boyd, glad to take down a pot without a fight.

A few hands later, the action folded around and Stiers received a walk in the big blind. Squeezing his hole cards, Stiers winced and grinned, showing the table the {Q-Hearts}{q-Spades} he had been waiting to wake up with.

The vast majority of hands during this level have been won by open-shoves from the shorties, or three-bets from the big stacks, and nobody appears willing to mix it up without a premium holding.

Tags: Jim BoydJoseph Stiers