Ben Diebold Wins bestbet Jacksonville Fall Frenzy II Main Event ($63,182)
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This past weekend, bestbet Jacksonville hosted a live tournament series in the Fall Frenzy II, which was comprised of three events – a $240 NLH Warm-Up, $360 Monster Stack, and $1,500 Main Event.
The series culminated on Sunday with the conclusion of the 2020 bestbet Fall Frenzy $1,500 Main Event, a tournament that attracted 182 entries and offered up a $243,880 prize pool.
The top 23 finishers got a piece of it including Gloria Jackson (23rd - $2,314), Gabriel Pardo (19th - $3,048), Josh Adkins (14th - $4,512), Raminder Singh (11th - $5,365), Stephen Strout (5th - $11,743), and Patrick Pigford (3rd - $24,998).
In the end, Benjamin Diebold defeated Dhimitri Lleshi in heads-up play to win the title and $63,182 first-place prize.
Prior to the win, Diebold had $315,908 in lifetime tournament earnings, including a career-best $75,.655 for winning the 2018 CardPlayer Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $1,100 Main Event. Later that year, he also finished runner-up in the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee High Roller for $63,721.
2020 bestbet Fall Frenzy Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Diebold | Charleston, South Carolina | $63,182 |
| 2 | Dhimitri Lleshi | Clawson, Michigan | $42,374 |
| 3 | Patrick Pigford | Neptune Beach, Florida | $24,998 |
| 4 | Guy Caudill | St. Augustine, Florida | $15,206 |
| 5 | Stephen Strout | St. Augustine, Florida | $11,743 |
| 6 | Roderick Moore | Jacksonville, Florida | $9,731 |
| 7 | Edward Mroczkowski | Jacksonville, Florida | $8,292 |
| 8 | Michael Cox | Sumter, South Carolina | $7,292 |
| 9 | Brooks Jampole | Tallahassee, Florida | $6,319 |
While he had to settle for second place in the Main Event, Lleshi did not leave the series without a title. That’s because two days earlier he had prevailed over a 254-entry field to win the $240 Warm-Up NLH event for $11,674.
The series wrapped with Raminder Singh claiming the $360 Monster Stack title. That tournament drew 192 runners and ended with a three-way deal that also saw Dale North and Lunique Petiote each lock up $10,000.
2020 bestbet Fall Frenzy Winners
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20 | $240 NLH | 254 | $50,800 | Dhimitri Lleshi | $11,674 |
| November 20-22 | $1,500 Main Event | 182 | $243,880 | Benjamin Diebold | $63,182 |
| November 22 | $360 Monster Stack | 192 | $57,600 | Raminder Singh | $10,457 |
For December, bestbet Jacksonville will continue to host weekly tournaments including a $60 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament at Noon local time on both Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, 9th and 30th, as well as a $160 buy-in NLH event at the same time on Friday, Dec. 4 and 11th. Additionally, on Sunday Dec. 6th and 27th there will be a $160 NLH tournament at Noon and a $140 PLO/8 event at 7 p.m.
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