Hollywood Poker Open Regional Series Kicks off Season 4 in Lawrenceburg, IN
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Welcome to Day 1b of the main event for the first stop on this season��s Hollywood Poker Open Regional Tour. The Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg is the host to kick off season 4 of the series, which will culminate with the $500,000 guaranteed championship event next June at the M Resort in Las Vegas.
Saturday marks the second of two Day one flights with a $1,115 buy-in. Last year��s Lawrenceburg event stop drew 207 entrants and Jesse McEuen walked away with the win and nearly $50,000.
The event drew 81 entries for the first flight on Friday and Josh Lowing built a huge stack, bagging 326,500 in chips, good for the end-of-day lead. Nick Guagenti steadily built an impressive 257,500, good for second. In all, 13 runners advanced to Day 2 and will merge with today��s remaining field on Sunday.
The anticipation is that the Saturday flight will draw triple digits in search of at least a $200,000 prize pool for the popular Cincinnati-area venue.
The reentry event is expected to complete 14 50-minute levels here on Day 1b, with survivors advancing to Sunday��s Day 2. Keep your eyes right here, as PokerNews will bring you live reporting, starting at 11:15 am local time.