WPT -- Hollywood Poker Open Day 3Carlos Mortensen is Still in the Hunt with 15 Players Remaining |
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Day 3 at the World Poker Tour Hollywood Poker Open ended with 15 players still in the hunt in Indiana on Monday, March 22. The money bubble will burst when a dozen players remain today, so action should be fierce when day 4 begins. The eventual champion will walk away with $391,212, and the top 12 players will be awarded $22,857. The full prize pool is listed below, and you can get a full look at the seating chart and chip counts for day 4 right here:
Table 1
1. Len Ashby — 386,500
2. Chris Bell — 256,500
3. Carlos Mortensen — 322,500 (pictured right)
4. Frank Calo — 649,000
5. Gevork Kasabyan — 156,500
6. Todd Terry — 515,000
7. Jerry Payne — 128,000
Table 2
1. Mike Mustafa — 196,000
2. Shawn Buchanan — 185,500
3. Ravi Raghavan — 153,000
4. Dwyte Pilgrim — 328,500
5. Mike Millers — 449,000
6. Ty Reiman — 299,000
7. Craig Smith — 133,500
8. Eric Lynch — 160,000
Prize Pool:
1st: $391,212
2nd: $222,040
3rd: $166,530
4th: $124,081
5th: $104,489
6th: $88,163
7th: $71,836
8th: $55,511
9th: $39,183
10th-12th: $22,857
Play will not end on day 4 until the final television table of six players has been reached. Currently leading the way in the chip counts is Frank Calo with 649,000. He is followed by Todd Terry (515,00). Rounding out the top 10 are notables Dwyte Pilgrim (328,500), Carlos Mortensen (322,500), Tyler Reiman (299,000), and Shawn Buchanan (185,500). Mortensen is looking to make his fifth WPT final table and claim a third WPT title at this event, and Buchanan will be looking win a second WPT title if he makes his third WPT final table. Check back at the end of play to see who does make the final table in Indiana and for another summary of the action. Here is a look at the tournament statistics from day 3:
Notable Day 3 Eliminations:
Steven Levy, William Reynolds, Erick Lindgren, Keven Stammen, Joe Serock, Brian Hawkins, David Peters, Tyler Smith
Hand of the Day:
Carlos Mortensen Takes One Down
Joe Serock raised to 9,000 from early position with the blinds at 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante, and Carlos Mortensen reraised to 18,000 from middle position. Todd Terry made the call from late position, and Jamey Kramer then went into the tank on the cutoff for a couple minutes. During that time, the level ended and the field went to a 15-minute break.
Kramer made the call, and Serock mucked. The three live players then saw a flop of 9
5
4. Mortensen and Terry both checked before Kramer moved all in for 84,500. Mortensen made the call, and Terry mucked pocket queens face up on the table. The two remaining players then flipped over their cards:
Mortensen: 5 5
Kramer: J J
Turn and River: 6 and 8.
Kramer was eliminated on the hand, and Mortensen grew his stack to 288,500 with a set of fives. Terry held strong at 505,500 after getting out of the way at the right time with his queens.
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