Jason Mercier and Gavin Smith decided to get a little side action going by doing a fantasy draft of players here in Indiana. Each of them will draft six players, and they'll make money based on how many of their guys cash, how many reach the final table, and how high they finish at the final table.

With his overall first pick, Gavin took two-time WPT winner and Season VI Player of the Year Jonathan Little.

Gavin later tried to select Len Ashby with one of his picks, but there was a bit of an issue. Ashby has already knocked out a player and has doubled his starting stack. Mercier cried foul, suggesting Gavin didn't even know who Ashby was prior to the elimination. But Gavin selected Ashby anyway, saying Mercier couldn't tell him to pick or who not to pick.

Gavin added, "Of course I knew who Len Ashby is! Who doesn't know who Len Ashby is? Len Ashby is the guy who bet $100 on St. Mary's!" Gavin had made a bet with Ashby on the NCAA tournament game showing on the big screens around the room, with Gavin taking #2 seed Villanova against #10 seed St. Mary's -- and the underdog won. Gavin took a $100 bill out of his wallet and tossed it at Ashby. Ashby said they'd make another bet, double or nothing.

So who has heard of Len Ashby? It's not a name you hear often on the WPT circuit, but he is well known in this part of the country. Ashby is a cash game grinder from nearby Louisville, Kentucky with a number of PLO scores on his poker resume.

Sorted In: Gavin Smith, Jason Mercier, Len Ashby, Featured Blog, Tournaments, Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg, Hollywood Poker Open, Season 8 on FSN, Season VIII
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1	Carlos Mortensen	$393,820
2	Mike Mustafa	$223,623
3	Frank Calo	$167,717
4	Chris Bell	$124,966
5	Ravi Raghavan	$105,234
6	Jerry Payne	$88,791

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1	$393,820
2	$223,623
3	$167,717
4	$124,966
5	$105,234
6	$88,791
7	$72,349
8	$55,907
9	$39,464
10 - 12	$23,019

Level	Blinds	Ante
1	25-50	0
2	50-100	0
3	100-200	0
4	100-200	25
5	200-400	50
6	300-600	75
7	400-800	100
8	500-1,000	100
9	600-1,200	200
10	800-1,600	200
11	1,000-2,000	300
12	1,200-2,400	300
13	1,500-3,000	400
14	2,000-4,000	500
15	2,500-5,000	500
16	3,000-6,000	1,000
17	4,000-8,000	1,000
18	6,000-12,000	1,500
19	8,000-16,000	2,000
20	10,000-20,000	2,000
21	12,000-24,000	3,000
22	15,000-30,000	3,000
23	20,000-40,000	4,000
24	25,000-50,000	5,000
25	30,000-60,000	5,000
26	40,000-80,000	10,000
27	50,000-100,000	10,000
28	60,000-120,000	15,000
29	80,000-160,000	15,000
30	100,000-200,000	20,000

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Carlos Mortensen Wins the 2010 Hollywood Poker Open

Hand #138: Carlos Mortensen Makes WPT History With His 3rd Title

Hand #131: Carlos Mortensen Doubles Through Mike Mustafa

Hand #94: Mike Mustafa Takes a Big Pot To Even the Stacks

Hand #68: Carlos Mortensen Wins a Pot Worth 1.78 Million

Hand #67: Frank Calo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($167,717)

Hand #45: Frank Calo Wins a Pot Worth 767,000

Hand #37: Chris Bell Eliminated in 4th Place ($124,966)

Hand #35: Ravi Raghavan Eliminated in 5th Place ($105,234)

Hand #19: Jerry Payne Eliminated in 6th Place ($88,791)

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player - Carlos Mortensen

Hand #69: Todd Terry Busts the TV Bubble in 7th ($72,349)

Hand #56: Ty Reiman Eliminated in 8th Place ($55,907)

Hand #41: Len Ashby Eliminated in 9th Place ($39,464)

Aces vs. Kings: Carlos Mortensen Doubles Through Jerry Payne

Hand #4: Carlos Mortensen Doubles Through Ty Reiman

Four-Way All In: Ty Reiman Eliminates Three Players

Bubble Burst! Gevork Kasabyan Out in 13th Place ($0)

Three-Way All-In: Eric Lynch Triples Up

Ty Reiman Busts His Buddy Dwyte Pilgrim

Prizepool Suggestions From the Players

Dwyte Pilgrim Eliminated by Ty Reiman

Shawn Buchanan Eliminated by Dwyte Pilgrim

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player of the Day - Ty Reiman

Calo Cruises and Reiman Rebounds on Day 3 of WPT Indiana

Jacque Talks With Shawn Buchanan During the Break

Jamey Kramer Eliminated by Carlos Mortensen

Final Two Tables: Seating & Chip Counts

Dwyte Pilgrim Takes a Four-Way Pot With a Lot of Table Talk

Jacque Catches Up With Len Ashby During the Break

What is in the Water at U of Illinois?

Pilgrim Makes Progress on WPT Indiana Day 2

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player of the Day - Dwyte Pilgrim

Update: WPT Player of the Year

Jacque Catches Up With Chris Bell During the Break

Faraz Jaka Eliminated

Jacque Gets Betting Tips From Erick Lindgren

Erick Lindgren Takes the Chip Lead

We're on a Boat!

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player - Eric Froehlich

WPT Goes Hollywood in Indiana

A Typical Day for Soheil

Faraz Jaka Tries to Increase His Lead in the WPT Player of the Year Race

Jacque Catches Up With Vanessa Rousso During Dinner Break

Official Prizepool Information

Jacque and Jason Mercier Break Down the Fantasy Draft

Faraz Jaka Enlists Jacque To Be His Hit Woman

Some Morbid Table Talk

Greg "FBT" Mueller Doubles Up

Fantasy Fun For Gavin Smith and Jason Mercier

"Playing with 600 big blinds is no fun"

"Cozy" Field Takes to the Felt at WPT Indiana

Live Tournament Updates

Fantasy Fun For Gavin Smith and Jason Mercier

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