Just two stops remain in Season 2 of the Hollywood Poker Open Regional Tournament Series. The tour touched down in Charles Town, West Virginia last Thursday and will run through Sunday, March 30.
- Tournament info on the daily $100 buy-in No-limit Hold'em tournament at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, including buy-in, starting chips, blind structure, and more.
- If you’re looking for no-limit action, you’ll find it at the Hollywood Casino poker room, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’ve got action for players of all skill levels, so ante up. You could find yourself in a one-on-one showdown at the final table.
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The featured event will be the $1,800 HPO Regional Main Event, which begins tomorrow on Saturday, March 29. As we've done throughout the season, the PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand to provide coverage of this Regional Main Event.
You can expect Chris Moneymaker to return to the tables as tour ambassador, but also to look for back-to-back titles. Moneymaker recently won the HPO St. Louis Regional Main Event, capturing $36,295 for first place along with a seat to the $2,500 HPO Championship Event at The M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas in June.
Many notables competed in the Charles Town Main Event last year, including 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Raymer, Chris Bell, Darvin Moon, and 2007 WSOP Main Event finalist Lee Childs.
'The first HPO events I played were in Charles Town, WV last year,' Childs said in a recent interview with PokerNews. 'At the time, I was living about an hour away from there and was excited to finally have some real tournaments with decent structures close to home. I am really looking forward to March in Charles Town.'
Hollywood Charles Town is approximately one hour west of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington D.C., making it an easy commute for travelers attending the series.
After Charles Town, the only remaining series on the schedule is the Hollywood Casino Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, which takes place May 16 through May 25, with the Regional Main Event set for May 24.
Each HPO Regional Main Event winner will receive entry into the $2,500 HPO Championship event at The M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas in June. You can qualify through Sunday tournaments and free roll tournaments through May.
For complete details on the Hollywood Poker Open at Charles Town Races, you can visit hollywoodpokeropen.com.
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The Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Charles Town Regional Main Event drew 118 entries to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia, on Saturday. After 14 levels of play, just 12 players remained in the hunt for a $35,803 first-place prize. The winner will also see himself walking away with a $2,500 seat in the Championship Event at M Resort Casino and Spa in Las Vegas this June.
Fort Valley, Virginia's Ronald 'Rooster' McDonald jumped into the chip lead early and held onto it for most of the day, making hand after hand and becoming the first player over 300,000.
A late charge from 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion and HPO ambassador Chris Moneymaker saw him take over into the last level of play, however, it was not meant to be for Moneymaker. He lost heaps with a straight against Mike Axen's runner-runner flush before ending up on the wrong end of a huge full-house-over-full-house hand versus Leesburg, Virginia's Carl Garland nearing the end of play. As a result, Garland bagged the overnight chip lead with Axen closely in tow and Moneymaker somehow going from hero to zero in short order, busting out minutes before the day was done.
Final 12 Players
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Garland | 365,000 |
| 2 | Mike Axen | 313,500 |
| 3 | Chris Yeary | 289,500 |
| 4 | Chris Grove | 288,000 |
| 5 | Ronald McDonald | 262,000 |
| 6 | Loukas Michael | 251,500 |
| 7 | Ken Moore | 179,000 |
| 8 | Steven Gurney-Goldman | 117,000 |
| 9 | Tommy Ingram | 111,500 |
| 10 | Casey Glick | 82,500 |
| 11 | Friedrich Nuenkirchner | 66,500 |
| 12 | Lowell Turner | 35,000 |
After doubling through McDonald with aces over kings, Chris Grove ended the day on a strong note as well, bagging a little more than McDonald. Meanwhile, the bottom end of the leaderboard is highlighted by 2015 HPO Grantville champ Steven Gurney-Goldman, who will return to play Sunday with over 100,000 in chips and a legitimate shot at a second title in this third season on the tour.
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Play will resume at 12 p.m. local time Sunday, and the 12 remaining players will return on the money bubble.
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The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be back tomorrow to provide live updates of all the action from start to finish as they play down to a champion here in Charles Town, so stay tuned to see who walks away $35,803 richer.
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