HPO St. Louis Regional Championship | 2014 Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Event

03-16-2014 14:21 UTC-6

Kingston Doubles

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

James Basham raised to 5,200 in early position, a very short-stacked Matthew Kingston moved all in for 19,200 on the button, and Basham called.

Basham:
Kingston:

Kingston flopped a flush when the dealer fanned , and secured the double when the turn brought the .

He's up to 45,200 chips, while Basham slipped to 115,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Basham	115,000 -28,000	-28,000
Matthew Kingston	45,200 26,000	26,000

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03-16-2014 14:16 UTC-6

My One Pair is Better Than Your One Pair

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

James Basham limped in from the hijack seat, Shabtai Moria raised to 6,400 in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Basham. He called.

The flop fell , Basham check-called a bet of 6,000, and the turn was the . Basham checked, Moria flipped out 8,000, and Basham called.

The river was the , and both players checked.

"One pair," Moria said, showing .

Basham revealed , prompting Moria to throw his hands up in disgust, and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Basham	143,000 28,000	28,000
Shabtai Moria	65,000 -25,000	-25,000

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03-16-2014 14:13 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	480,000 15,000	15,000

Todd Bartlett	215,000 -60,500	-60,500
Todd Metheny	125,000 -10,000	-10,000
Jovan Sudar	121,000 -27,900	-27,900
Frank Wyville	120,000 25,000	25,000
James Basham	115,000 2,500	2,500
Shabtai Moria	90,000 -20,100	-20,100
Matthew Kingston	48,000 -1,700	-1,700

Moneymaker Cruising

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Frank Wyville was second to act, and he raised to 7,400. Chris Moneymaker three-bet to 20,000 from the big blind, Wyville called, and the flop came down . Moneymaker led out for 16,000, Wyville called, and both players checked on the turn ().

The river was the , and Moneymaker instantly slid out 30,000. Wyville tanked for a bit before folding, and Moneymaker is now well over 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	465,000 55,000	55,000

Frank Wyville	95,000 -48,600	-48,600

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03-16-2014 13:46 UTC-6

Day 2 Photos

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03-16-2014 13:35 UTC-6

Mark Fledderman Eliminated in 9th Place

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Chris Moneymaker raised to 8,000 in middle position, Mark Fledderman re-raised to 51,000 near the button, and Moneymaker moved all in. Fledderman called.

Moneymaker:
Fledderman:

The aces held up on a board of , and Fledderman was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	370,000 120,000	120,000

Mark Fledderman	Busted

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03-16-2014 13:33 UTC-6

Thin Value

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Chris Moneymaker and Todd Metheny were heads up in a raised pot on a board of . The pair checked.

The river was the , Metheny fired out 25,000, and Moneymaker called. Metheny showed for a pair of fines, and Moneymaker mucked.

"Thin value," Metheny said, smiling.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	250,000 -34,200	-34,200

Todd Metheny	135,000 38,500	38,500

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

03-16-2014 13:17 UTC-6

Break

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

The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day. Here are all of the chip counts:

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	284,200 19,200	19,200

Todd Bartlett	275,500 -30,500	-30,500
Jovan Sudar	148,900 80,900	80,900
Frank Wyville	143,600 13,600	13,600
Mark Fledderman	119,000 -17,000	-17,000
James Basham	112,500 -62,500	-62,500
Shabtai Moria	110,100 -15,900	-15,900
Todd Metheny	96,500 -43,500	-43,500
Matthew Kingston	49,700 8,700	8,700

03-16-2014 13:04 UTC-6

Fledderman Doubles

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

Mark Fledderman was the chip leader entering today, but got off to a bit of a rough start. He's now back in the middle of the pack after winning a coin flip against Chris Moneymaker.

The 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champ raised to 4,000 in middle position, Fledderman three-bet to 14,000 out of the small blind, and Moneymaker shoved for effectively 65,400. Fledderman called.

Moneymaker:
Fledderman:

Fledderman took the lead on a flop of , and Moneymaker needed one of the two remaining sevens in the deck to secure the knockout. Fledderman survived as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and doubled to 136,000 chips - less than what he started the day with.

Moneymaker dipped down to 265,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moneymaker	265,000 -70,000	-70,000

Mark Fledderman	136,000 79,000	79,000

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