Toby Mathews raised to 3,100 on the button, and both Jonathan Taylor and Chris Moneymaker called. The trio checked on a flop of , the turn was the , and Taylor checked again. Moneymaker tossed out 4,500, Mathews called, and Taylor folded.
The river was the , both players checked, and Moneymaker announced that he had a jack, showing .
Mathews winced then showed .
"Spades woulda been ugly," Moneymaker said, grinning.
Lee Childs open-shoved for around 10 big blinds on the button, Chris Moneymaker called in the big blind, and the hands were tabled.
Childs:
Moneymaker:
The 2003 WSOP Main Event champ surged into the lead on a flop of , the turn was a meaningless , and just for overkill, Moneymaker made quads when the case tre completed the board.
Childs is eliminated just shy of the money, while Moneymaker added to his chip lead.
Jonathan Taylor raised to 2,600 in first position, Chris Moneymaker called on his left, and Toby Mathews three-bet to 12,600. Lee Childs happily got out of the way, no doubt hoping for more fireworks, and Taylor obliged, four-betting to 34,000.
Moneymaker snap-mucked, and to Childs' chagrin, Mathews folded as well.
Jonathan Taylor raised to 2,600 on the button, Ted Mathews defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Mathews check-called a bet of 2,400, the turn was the , and both players checked.
The river was the , Mathews led out for what looked like 7,000, and Taylor called. Mathews showed for a pair of eights, but it was no good against Taylor's for a pair of aces.
An orbit later, Taylor raised to 3,200 out of the small blind, Chris Moneymaker defended, and the dealer fanned . Taylor continued for 3,000, Moneymaker called, and the turn was the . Taylor fired another 5,700, Moneymaker called, and the completed the board.
Taylor checked for the first time, Moneymaker bet 7,000, and Taylor snap-mucked.
Good morning and welcome back for Day 2 coverage of the Hollywood Poker Open Tunica Regional Championship. Four of the 20 entrants remain, including our chip leader Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker. The 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion has over half of the chips in play on the money bubble, and has to be considered a favorite to win.
Moneymaker eliminated four of the six players who exited the 10-handed final table, including BJ McBrayer and Ryan Stevenson in the same hand.
Joining him on day two are 2013 WSOP bracelet winner Jonathan Taylor, 2007 WSOP Main Event finalist Lee Childs, and Toby Mathews:
Seat
Player
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Jonathan Taylor
91,800
76.5
2
Chris Moneymaker
201,700
168
3
Toby Mathews
90,400
75
4
Lee Childs
16,100
13
The four players will be competing for a top prize of $15,040 and a $2,500 seat into the Hollywood Poker Open Championship at The M Resort Spa Casino Las Vegas in June.
The cards will be in the air shortly, so be sure to stay tuned for updates straight from the final table.
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, the turn was the 
, and Taylor checked again. Moneymaker tossed out 4,500, Mathews called, and Taylor folded.
, both players checked, and Moneymaker announced that he had a jack, showing 
.
.
, the turn was a meaningless 
, and just for overkill, Moneymaker made quads when the case tre completed the board.
. Mathews check-called a bet of 2,400, the turn was the 
, Mathews led out for what looked like 7,000, and Taylor called. Mathews showed 
for a pair of eights, but it was no good against Taylor's 
for a pair of aces.
completed the board.