2021 bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series

bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series $2,500 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2021 bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$180,986
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$898,242
Entries
401
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
258
Players Left
36

Harmon on the Ascent

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Wayne Harmon in Day 1a action
Wayne Harmon in Day 1a action

More than 10,000 was in the pot from preflop action on a board reading {8-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}. Wayne Harmon was heads up in the hijack against an opponent in the cutoff and had check-raised a bet of 6,000 up to 18,000. His opponent thought for a bit and then called.

The turn came {8-Diamonds} and Harmon announced he was all in. His opponent asked for a count and Harmon's stack was totaled to be 41,100. Over a minute passed by with the player counting his own chips and ultimately deciding to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Wayne Harmon us
Wayne Harmon
91,000
44,000
44,000

Tags: Wayne Harmon

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Petraglia Adds to His Stack

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Paul Petraglia
Paul Petraglia

Juan Rodriguez opened the action with a raise to 2,000 in the cutoff and was called by Paul Petraglia, who defended his big blind. The flop came {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Petraglia check-called a continuation-bet of 2,500 from Rodriguez.

Action went check-check on the turn {9-Clubs} and the river fell {3-Spades}. Petraglia tossed in a 5,000-chip and Rodriguez didn't take long to call.

Petraglia tabled {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for a full house, threes full of nines and got a muck from Rodriguez to earn him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Petraglia us
Paul Petraglia
136,500
92,600
92,600
WPT 1X Winner
Juan Rodriguez us
Juan Rodriguez
15,000
-1,500
-1,500

Tags: Juan RodriguezPaul Petraglia

River Gives Harmon the Double

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Wayne Harmon
Wayne Harmon

Wayne Harmon just doubled and caught up to explain how he got his newly-earned chips. According to Harmon, he had 20,000 and raised to 2,000 in the cutoff. The small blind called and then the big blind put in a three-bet. Harmon four-bet shoved and received an immediate call from the big blind once the small blind folded.

Wayne Harmon: {k-}{q-}
Big Blind: {a-}{j-}

The flop {k-}{q-}{10-} put Harmon's top two pair up against Broadway, leaving him just four cards in the deck that could keep him alive. Luckily for him, one came on the river {k-} and he scored the double.

Player Chips Progress
Wayne Harmon us
Wayne Harmon
47,000
47,000
47,000

Tags: Wayne Harmon

Jackson Doubles Through Sikes

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
David Jackson
David Jackson

Derahn Sikes had a bet of 5,000 in front of him from under the gun into a pot of 7,500 with the board reading {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. David Jackson had checked his big blind and action was back on him. He called.

The turn came {j-Diamonds} and Jackson checked again. Sikes bet 5,300 and Jackson check-raised to 14,300. Sikes found a call and the river came {4-Spades}. Jackson shoved for 22,000 more and Sikes called.

Jackson tabled {6-Spades}{3-Spades} and Sikes threw his hand down onto the felt in a frustrated manner. The dealer immediately reached across to scoop up the no-good hand and send it into the muck before making the pot right to ship Jackson's way.

Player Chips Progress
David Jackson us
David Jackson
94,000
47,000
47,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Derahn Sikes us
Derahn Sikes
58,800
-48,200
-48,200

Tags: David JacksonDerahn Sikes

Catch the Final Table Streamed on bestbet LIVE and Broadcast by the E-Train

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
E-Train
E-Train

Sunday night, eight players will make the final table of the bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series $2,500 Main Event. Come that time, the tournament will be live-streamed on bestbet LIVE until a winner has been declared.

The local duo of Eddy Mroczkowski and Eric "1k" Steinbaugh will be in the booth calling the action (unless one or both make the final table, of course).

More than Just Playing Poker

Of the two, Mroczkowski was the one to get his foot into the door of the broadcasting booth, so to speak. bestbet Jacksonville held a contest in January 2018 in search of a worthy commentator for its live stream, and having been around the local poker scene for over a decade, Mroczkowski proved himself well-versed enough to win the contest.

Commentating has become another poker-related hobby for Mroczkowski, but it is still secondary to playing. With over $450,000 in lifetime earnings on his Hendon Mob database, Mroczkowski said the dream is to travel to play poker tournaments and then jump into the booth should they fall short of the final table. A win-win situation.

Eddy Mroczkowski and Eric Steinbaugh aka "The E-Train"
Eddy Mroczkowski and Eric Steinbaugh aka "The E-Train"

The E-Train Enters the Station

As soon as Mroczkowski got onto the broadcast, he knew that bringing his friend Steinbaugh into the booth would work well, and as of around a year and a half ago, the E-Train pulled into the station for the first time. COVID-19 prevented the two from working together in 2020, and regardless they are often busy in their own lives. Still, they try to get together on stream as often as possible, and certainly for every big event at bestbet Jacksonville.

Both Steinbaugh and Mroczkowski know poker well enough to talk about it on air and are able to entertain while staying focused on the game. They get along great in the booth because it is an extension of their friendship away from the game of poker, one Mroczkowski's wife actually predicted years prior to the two crossing paths.

Mroczkowski's wife and Steinbaugh worked together at Daytona's poker room and she told him that the two would get along well. Years later, they found themselves in Las Vegas together one summer for the World Series of Poker and immediately connected. Now, they travel the world together, having visited destinations domestic and international alike such as Utah, Colorado, London, and Amsterdam.

For more updates all tournament long, stay tuned to PokerNews to catch all the action. Also, be sure to catch the live stream on the bestbet LIVE Twitch Channel.

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Kent Gets a Nice River

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Brian Kent opened the action with a raise to 2,000 in the hijack and received a call from the cutoff. The player on the button three-bet shoved for 24,500 and Kent came over the top to commit his entire stack as well, forcing the cutoff out of the pot.

The player on the button showed {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

"I don't think I can suck out on that a third time," said Kent, tabling {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

A queen came in the window on a flop of {6-Hearts}{k-Spades}{q-Clubs}, causing a reaction from the side of the table that could see it. However, Kent found himself with one less out going to the final two cards. His chances at hitting were cut in half on the turn {9-Diamonds}, but the miracle river {q-Diamonds} gave him trips and scored him the pot and the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Kent us
Brian Kent
59,000
28,800
28,800

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Another Chip Update

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
William Thomas us
William Thomas
167,000
Derahn Sikes us
Derahn Sikes
107,000
Darrell Hardin us
Darrell Hardin
88,300
Tyler Payne us
Tyler Payne
70,000
Brian Arbaugh us
Brian Arbaugh
66,000
Timothy Miles us
Timothy Miles
54,000
David Jackson us
David Jackson
47,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Thad McNulty us
Thad McNulty
46,000
Paul Petraglia us
Paul Petraglia
43,900
WPT 1X Winner
Chuck Clement us
Chuck Clement
33,600
Lawrence Brown us
Lawrence Brown
30,000
Pete Theodocion us
Pete Theodocion
25,400
Aaron Thivyanathan us
Aaron Thivyanathan
17,100
Juan Rodriguez us
Juan Rodriguez
16,500
Brian Kent us
Brian Kent
6,500
Filipp Khavin us
Filipp Khavin
Busted
Stephen Gee us
Stephen Gee
Busted
Ali Hasan us
Ali Hasan
Busted
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
Busted