Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
A flurry of eliminations have occurred throughout the second half of Level 16 and just 32 players now remain across four full tables with only a couple of minutes remaining before blinds go up. Here's a look at those to have recently fallen.
The second tournament of the 2021 Winter Open at bestbet Jacksonville was Event #2: $260 H.O.R.S.E., which drew 65 entrants who created a $13,975 prize pool.
The final nine got paid including Le Tieu (9th - $489), Thomas Roland (8th - $559), Jason Lopesilvero (7th - $629), and Charles Misterek (6th - $734).
With just five players remaining, a deal was struck that saw four players each lock up $2,212 in prize money, while Daniel Wise of Raleigh, North Carolina was crowned the winner for $2,717 and the trophy.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Wise | Raleigh, North Carolina | $2,717* |
| 2 | Larry St. Jean | Salisbury Beach, Maryland | $2,212* |
| 3 | Fakhouri Jamil | Jacksonville, Florida | $2,212* |
| 4 | Nadeem Tannous | Jacksonville, Florida | $2,212* |
| 5 | Justin Waltrip | Spartanburg, South Carolina | $2,212* |
| 6 | Charles Misterek | St. Augustine, Florida | $734 |
| 7 | Jason Lopesilvero | Orange City, Florida | $629 |
| 8 | Thomas Roland | Tallahassee, Florida | $559 |
| 9 | Le Tieu | Jacksonville, Florida | $489 |
*Denotes five-handed deal.
Robert Dukes opened to 22,000 under the gun and action folded around to Erik Gorman in the big blind, who re-jammed for his remaining stack. Dukes immediately called.
Erik Gorman: ![]()
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Gorman stood up and began to put on his backpack as the dealer spread a flop of ![]()
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. He paused upon seeing the queen, but only for a moment as the turn
appeared directly behind it. The river
kept things just the way they were and Gorman was eliminated at Dukes' expense.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The tournament is on its first 15-minute break of the day. Forty-two players remain.
Toby Boas was under the gun and announced he was all in for 138,000. Action folded around the table to Justin Zaki, who was in the cutoff and re-jammed. All remaining players folded.
Toby Boas: ![]()
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Justin Zaki: ![]()
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Boas found his situation only worsen on the flop ![]()
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, and he was drawing dead by the turn
. The river
completed the runout and the pot was shipped to Zaki, resulting in Boas' elimination just before the first break of the day.
The field is now down to 45 as players continue to fall. Here's a look at some updated chip counts and recent eliminations.