Chris Moneymaker, the HPO Ambassador, was in the big blind and defended against a Zal Irani prelop raise.
The flop was 
and Moneymaker checked. Irani bet 7,000 and Moneymaker called.
The turn was the 
and Moneymaker checked again. This time, Irani bet 13,000 and Moneymaker called.
The river completed a flush on the board with the 
. Moneymaker bet out for 30,000 and Irani quickly folded.
Ten players remain in the first flight of HPO's St. Louis Regional Main Event. The players are breaking down to one table and if another player is eliminated, play will stop for the day.
There is 39 minutes left in play today so either way play will only last another 39 minutes at the most.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Cory Bogert won two hands in a row. First, against the chip leader William Haner, who also has beated him in several hands heads up. Second, against Nick Syrigos, in which he eliminated Syrigos when he hit a king on the river.
On the first hand, Bogert limped the button. Chris Moneymaker called and Haner raised to 7,000. Bogert called and Moneymaker folded.
The flop came 
and Haner led out for another 7,000. Bogert called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the and Haner led out for 12,000. Bogert called and won the hand with 
.
On the second hand, Peter Brooks and Ed McPike both limped in early position before Bogert raised to 10,000. Nick Syrigos called from the small blind and the remaining players folded.
On the 
flop, Syrigos shoved all in for his remaining 29,700. Bogert took his time to decide, and eventually decided to call. He had 
against the pocket tens of Syrigos.
The board completed , putting a king on the river and giving Bogert the pot. Syrigos hit the rail and there are 12 players remaining in this flight.
Zal Irani raised to 5,000 from early position and Donald McArthur was the lone caller.
The board came paired with 
and Irani quickly bet 7,000. McArthur called.
The turn was the 
and Irani bet again, almost as quickly, this time making it 10,000. McArthur didn't take long to fold and give the pot to Irani.
Jeff Landherr has spent the latter part of the day working a short stack and picking up chips here and there. His luck finally ran out when he was eliminated a little more than 30 minutes into level 13.
After several all in shoves, Jeff Landherr is still around. All of his recent shoves have gotten through and apparently he's been showing a few of his weaker offerings.
On this hand, William Haner raised to 4,500 and Nick Syrigos called. Then Landherr shoved all in for 27,000 and both players folded. Landherr showed 
.
The chips haven't made any significant changes over the last few hands:
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