Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2021 bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series
bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series $2,500 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$898,242
Entries
401
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
54
Players Left
1
Chip Count Update
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Thirty-nine players still remain. Here's a look at some updated chip counts from around the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
453,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
420,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
420,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
397,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
255,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
244,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
233,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
205,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
165,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
|
135,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
126,000
-56,000
|
-56,000 |
|
110,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
||
|
80,000
-223,000
|
-223,000 |
|
45,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
Arbaugh Continues Climbing
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Brian Arbaugh defended his big blind versus an 18,000 open from Zach Gruneberg, who was in the hijack. The flop came 
and Arbaugh check-called Gruneberg's continuation-bet of 16,000. The turn was 
and Arbaugh check-called another 36,000 before action went check-check on the river to take the hand to showdown.
Arbaugh showed 
for kings up and got a muck from Gruneberg to earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
865,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
296,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Tieu Doubles Through Cartwright
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action folded around to Kyle Cartwright in the small blind, who announced he was all in. Le Tieu was in the big blind with 84,000 and pushed it forward to call.
Le Tieu: 
Kyle Cartwright: 
Cartwright jokingly extended his hand to shake Tieu's and tell him it was nice playing with him, resulting in Tieu bursting out in laughter as he refused to shake Cartwright's hand with the implication he wasn't going anywhere. His implication was correct as the runout 
left his hand best to score the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
575,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
||
|
176,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Sumner Toasted
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jack Sumner was just seen standing up from his seat with no chips in front of him any longer. On his way to the payouts, he said he ran ace-queen into Kyle Cartwright's ace-king and did not get there.
Sumner's elimination follows those of Nick Raio, Derek Bowers, and Jose Reyes, all of whom earned paydays of $5,049 and 35 players now remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
655,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Four Tables Remain
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Four recent eliminations has brought the field down to 31, meaning four tables now remain in play. One such recent elimination was that of Chad DeBerry, whose hand of 
wound up no good by the river against the 
of Kyle Cartwright on a board of 
.
Moments earlier, Justin Zaki was eliminated by William Thomas in an all-in preflop situation as well.
Justin Zaki: 
William Thomas: 
Aces and tens came on the runout to counterfeit Zaki's sevens. Phuong Ta and Le Tieu were the other two to fall.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
764,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
335,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Break Time
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Chip Counts from Half the Room
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
749,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
747,000
582,000
|
582,000 |
|
|
540,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
446,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
|
440,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
439,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
400,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
267,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
|
246,000
-174,000
|
-174,000 |
|
|
155,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
154,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
142,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
|
||
|
125,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
119,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
114,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
108,000
-279,000
|
-279,000 |
Alex Ortiz Wins Event #3: $360 NLH With $100 Bounties
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Event #3 of the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series saw 194 entries, all of whom had a $100 bounty placed atop their heads from their $360 buy-in. The lion's share of the $58,200 prize pool was decided by heads-up chop between Alex Ortiz and Lawrence Brown, with Ortiz being declared the winner and earning $13,330 and Brown taking $8,808 for his performance.
All eight final table contestants earned at least $1,690 with the top 12 places earning at least a four-figure score. Cheryl Gruden (3rd - $6,560) was the only other player besides Ortiz and Brown to take home more than $5,000.
The top 26 places were paid in total. Richard Evans (20th - $673), Guy Caudill (14th - $921), and Rodney Turvin ($1,107) were among those on the payout list that did not make the final table.
Event #3 Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Ortiz | San Juan, Puerto Rico | $13,330* |
| 2 | Lawrence Brown | Dallas, Texas | $8,808* |
| 3 | Cheryl Gruden | Atlantic Beach, Florida | $6,560 |
| 4 | Kenneth Taffaro | Mooresville, North Carolina | $4,838 |
| 5 | Scott Hudson | Timberlank, North Carolina | $3,627 |
| 6 | Harold Lam | Jupiter, Florida | $2,764 |
| 7 | Steven Oliver | Fort Valley, Georgia | $2,143 |
| 8 | Troy Hoisington | Hilton Head, South Carolina | $1,690 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.