Main Event
Day 2 Started
Main Event
Day 2 Started
The $1,650 HPT Hollywood Casino Columbus Main Event attracted 588 entrants over three starting flights, and today 94 of them will return for Day 2 action. The top 63 will earn a piece of the $855,540 prize pool with a min-cash being worth $3,067. The winner is slated to take home an astounding $191,723 top prize.
Today the plan is to play down to the final table of nine. Those players will then return tomorrow to play down to a winner on a live-streamed final table that will also be filmed for a television broadcast. It'll mark the TV debut of poker in Ohio.
World Series of Poker bracelet winner Adam Friedman begins the day as chip leader with a massive 807,000, which he bagged in the Day 1b flight. Day 1a chip leader Brian Frye (537,000) and 1c chip leader Mike Comisso (513,000) also return with big stacks.
Others returning to action include 2018 Bracelet winner Joey Couden (370,000), Randy Froehlich (475,500), Andy Spears (314,000), Ben Grise (384,500) and Ryan Rogers (285,000).
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be here all day capturing the action once cards get in the air at 11 a.m. local time. Stay tuned for all the latest and greatest straight from the tournament floor of the HPT Hollywood Casino Columbus.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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On the first hand of the day the classic aces over kings situation occurred. Brady Churches held against the of Larry Miller with all the chips in the middle.
The board ran out to preserve the aces and give Churches a nice boost to start the day and send Miller to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brady Churches |
220,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Larry Miller
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
John Dollinger was getting up from the table with all his chips heading over to the stack of Bryant Madison who was showing on the table. Madison now has a substantial stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bryant Madison |
420,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
John Dollinger | Busted |
With the board reading Jeff Hart put out a bet of 13,000. Chris Moon moved all in over the top for his remaining 60,000.
Hart thought for a short time before throwing in the call. Hart was ahead as he showed the and Moon showed the .
The turn was the to give Moon outs to a flush on the river. But the river came up empty for Moon when it fell the to give Hart the remainder of his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Hart |
450,000
115,500
|
115,500 |
Chris Moon | Busted |