bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event | 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open

01-31-2021 14:49 UTC-4

McClanahan Cooked

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Shawn McClanahan was under the gun and open-shoved for his last 45,000 or so. Wendy Lu was on his direct left and announced she was also all in, causing everybody left in the hand to fold.

Shawn McClanahan:
Wendy Lu:

McClanahan acknowledged the bad news and watched the runout come , failing to improve him to bring about his elimination from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wendy Lu	205,000	66,000
Shawn McClanahan	Busted

Tags: Shawn McClanahan Wendy Lu

01-31-2021 14:43 UTC-4

Rash Jams The River

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded to Steve Rash on the button and he raised it up to 18,000. Karl Manouchakian defended his big blind and action went heads up to the flop . Both players checked.

The turn came and Manouchakian bet 15,000. Rash called and the river fell . Manouchakian bet another 30,000 and Rash thought about his decision for about 40 seconds before announcing an all-in raise for more than 100,000.

Manouchakian decided it was more than he wished to commit and sent his cards to the muck without much further deliberation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl Manouchakian	210,000	-95,000
Steve Rash	204,000	36,000

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01-31-2021 14:36 UTC-4

Another Table Breaks

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Another five eliminations have just occurred to bring the field down to 55, with Catherine Gonzales busting in 56th as the first player to earn $3,580. The other four players finished the first payout level and took home $3,213 for their efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Catherine Gonzales	Busted
Byron Kaverman	Busted
Dapo Ajayi	Busted
Gregory Fishberg	Busted
Harold Evans	Busted

01-31-2021 14:33 UTC-4

Huilin Chen Wins Event #1: $560 NLH After 5-Way Deal

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Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open series kicked off with Event #1: $560 No-Limit Hold’em, which attracted 592 runners and offered up a $296,000 prize pool.

That was paid out to the top 75 finishers, and among those to earn a cash but fall short of the final table were Keegan Westover (57th - $1,016), Ronald Sewell (50th - $1,172), Wendy Lu (37th - $1,335), Heather Warde (23rd - $2,173), Susan Hazelgrove (14th - $3,723), and John Kinsey (10th - $4,656).

After Jeffrey Hicks bowed out in sixth place for $11,353, the final five players opted to chop it up evenly, meaning they all locked up $30,460 in prize money. Officially being deemed the champ was local player Huilin Chen, who received the coveted bestbet Jacksonville trophy.

Event #1 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Huilin Chen	Jacksonville, Florida	$30,460*
2	George Shenoda	Daytona Beach, Florida	$30,460*
3	Ricardo Leyva	Jacksonville, Florida	$30,460*
4	Richard Evans	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$30,459*
5	Ewan Leatham	Jacksonville, Florida	$30,459*
6	Jeff Hick	Cove Springs, Florida	$11,353
7	Mac Johnson	Jacksonville Florida	$9,357
8	Thad Mcnulty	Jacksonville, Florida	$7,461

_{*Denotes five-handed deal.}

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

01-31-2021 14:25 UTC-4

Thad Taketh; Thad Giveth Away

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jason Block saw action fold to him in the hijack and opened to 14,000, receiving a call from Thad McNjlty in the cutoff. David Jackson three-bet shoved for 72,000 in the small blind and Block folded. McNulty then thought for a few moments, counting out chips to call and sliding them forward on the felt.

David Jackson:
Thad McNulty:

Jackson tabled his hand first, resulting in laughter from McNulty as he showed his underpair. The board ran out to leave the situation unchanged and Jackson earned the double through McNulty.

Moments earlier, McNulty delivered a blow of fate to Block, getting pocket kings in against Block's aces and finding a double just the same as Block did at the beginning of the level to burst the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Block	530,000	-78,000
Thad McNulty	245,000	87,000
David Jackson	170,000	45,000

Tags: David Jackson Jason Block Thad McNulty

01-31-2021 14:16 UTC-4

Liberto Among Post-Bubble Eliminations

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Nearly 20 minutes passed after the bubble burst before Paul Petraglia became the 64th-place finisher, with a string of eliminations occurring shortly thereafter in quick succession. Of them was Justin Liberto, who got the last of his chips all in preflop against Barbara Rogers.

Justin Liberto:
Barbara Rogers:

Both players found their kickers connect on the flop , leaving Liberto with just two outs that would fail to come as the turn and river completed the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barbara Rogers	223,000	152,000
Justin Liberto	Busted
Brian Kent	Busted
Pete Theodocion	Busted
Paul Petraglia	Busted

Tags: Barbara Rogers Justin Liberto Paul Petraglia

01-31-2021 14:08 UTC-4

A Round of Chip Counts

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Fishberg	832,000	692,000
Tyler Payne	650,000	143,000
Filipp Khavin	424,000	162,000
Nick Raio	355,000	-62,000
Guy Caudill	353,000	-7,000
Karl Manouchakian	305,000	157,000
Justin Zaki	270,000	-56,000
Kelley Slay	215,000	33,000
Pete Theodocion	186,000	-42,000
Howard Lipham	173,000	-3,000
Steve Rash	168,000	168,000
Kevin Ha	133,000	-9,000
Phuong Ta	110,000	26,000
Mitch Smith	63,000	-172,000
Byron Kaverman	40,000	-7,000
Czeslaw Szerszen	32,000	-37,000

01-31-2021 13:56 UTC-4

Cory Williams Eliminated By Jason Block On The Bubble

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, all of the chips went into the middle before the flop between Jason Block in the hijack and Cory Williams in the cutoff, the latter of whom at risk for his tournament life and a chance to double his stack of 170,000.

Cory Williams:
Jason Block:

Williams was staring at delivering a cooler to Block but instead found himself on the short end of the stick as the runout came to give Block backdoor hearts for a flush and eliminate Williams on the bubble.

All players remaining are now officially in the money and have guaranteed themselves at least $3,213.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Block	608,000	363,000
Cory Williams	Busted

Tags: Cory Williams Jason Block

01-31-2021 13:46 UTC-4

Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Four more eliminations have occurred and 65 players now remain early in Level 16. Hand-for-hand play is in effect across the nine remaining tables until one more elimination occurs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dane Cass	Busted
Joann Coliny	Busted
Rodney Turvin	Busted
Ryan McAllister	Busted