Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

$2,500 Championship Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Championship Event

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$297,644
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,477,025
Entries
655
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
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DJ Doubles

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

To balanced the tables, Aaron Mermelstein was moved and immediately got into a preflop raising war with Dejuante Alexander.

Eventually, Alexander shoved the {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for over 750,000 and Mermelstein called holding the dominating {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}. The board ran out {9-Hearts}{q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Alexander came from behind to turn two pair and double through.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein 		2,100,000
-600,000
 -600,000
WPT 2X Winner
Dejuante Alexander us
Dejuante Alexander 		1,700,000
780,000
 780,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinDejuante Alexander

Mark Castaldo Eliminated in 13th Place ($16,986)

Happy_Freaked
Happy_Freaked
Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Mark Castaldo
Mark Castaldo

The action folded to Mark Castaldo who moved all in from the small blind for 575,000 and Brady Bullard snap-called from the big blind.

Castaldo: {K-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Bullard: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Castaldo was knocked out in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Brady Bullard us
Brady Bullard 		1,750,000
700,000
 700,000
Mark Castaldo us
Mark Castaldo 		Busted

Tags: Brady BullardMark Castaldo

Tobias Ziegler Eliminated in 14th Place ($16,986)

Happy_Freaked
Happy_Freaked
Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Tobias Ziegler
Tobias Ziegler

Brady Bullard raised before the flop and Tobias Ziegler three-bet all in for 380,000 from the small blind. Bullard made the call right away.

Bullard: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}
Ziegler: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {J-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Bullard made a flush to send Ziegler to the rail. There are now just 13 players remaining in this tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Brady Bullard us
Brady Bullard 		1,050,000
300,000
 300,000
Tobias Ziegler de
Tobias Ziegler 		Busted

Tags: Tobias ZieglerBrady Bullard

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Julian Parmann Finds The Double

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Brady Bullard shoved the button and Julian Parmann snap-called in the small blind for less.

The big blind folded and it was Parmann's {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} versus Bullard's {k-Clubs}{2-Hearts}. Parmann had a little club sweat on the {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} board, but flopped a set, held and ultimately doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Julian Parmann us
Julian Parmann 		780,000
300,000
 300,000
Brady Bullard us
Brady Bullard 		750,000
-250,000
 -250,000

Tags: Brady BullardJulian Parmann

Bullard Shoves on Castaldo

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

Mark Castaldo raised to 65,000 from the button and Brady Bullard three-bet to 180,000 from the small blind. Castaldo called and the flop brought out {8-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{5-Spades} on which Bullard moved all in.

Castaldo thought for a long time but eventually he folded his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Brady Bullard us
Brady Bullard 		1,000,000
470,000
 470,000
Mark Castaldo us
Mark Castaldo 		700,000
-575,000
 -575,000

Tags: Mark CastaldoBrady Bullard

Mermelstein Takes Another Big Hit, Aron Doubles

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

Michael Aron raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Mermelstein three-bet from the button to 165,000. The action folded back to Aron, and he moved all in for 865,000.

Mermelstein asked for an exact count before making the call.

Mermelstein: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Aron: {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {J-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and Aron found himself a big double up.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein 		2,700,000
-920,000
 -920,000
WPT 2X Winner
Michael Aron us
Michael Aron 		1,700,000
650,000
 650,000

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinMichael Aron

Pierre Neuville Eliminated in 15th Place ($16,986)

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Pierre Neuville
Pierre Neuville

Pierre Neuville open-shoved the cutoff for 250,000 and Michael Tureniec was the only caller on the button.

Neuville: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Tureniec: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

Neuville was slightly behind in a race for his tournament life and found no joy on the {3-Clubs}{j-Spades}{4-Spades}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs} board to bow out 15th.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec 		2,200,000
420,000
 420,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville 		Busted

Tags: Michael TureniecPierre Neuville

Big Double Up For Anderson

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

Calvin Anderson raised under the gun to 70,000 and the action folded to Aaron Mermelstein who three-bet to 180,000. Anderson thought for a bit before calling, and the flop brought out {Q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

Mermelstein bet 105,000 on the flop and after a while Anderson moved all in for 435,000 total.

Mermelstein took his time, but eventually he made the call.

Anderson: {k-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Mermelstein: {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Anderson put himself in real content in the top half of the current chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein 		3,620,000
-130,000
 -130,000
WPT 2X Winner
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson 		1,275,000
725,000
 725,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinCalvin Anderson

Kasputis Rides Cowboys to a Double

[user127999]
[user127999]
Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Jim Kasputis made it 65,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Mermelstein three-bet the button to 165,000.

It folded back to Kasputis and he jammed 405,000. Mermelstein called instantly with the {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and was way behind Kasputis' {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} monster.

Cowboys did more than just hold, filling up on the {7-Hearts}{a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{a-Clubs} board to give Kasputis the double.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein 		3,750,000
-455,000
 -455,000
WPT 2X Winner
Jim Kasputis us
Jim Kasputis 		860,000
440,000
 440,000