Alex Ortiz Wins Event #3: $360 NLH With $100 Bounties

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.}