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01-31-2021 13:43 UTC-4

bestbet Jacksonville 2021 Winter Open Winners

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

*Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize*
Event #1: $560 No-Limit Hold'em	592	$296,000	Huilin Chen	$30,460
Event #2: $260 H.O.R.S.E.	65	$13,975	Daniel Wise	$2,717
Event #3: $360 NLH w/ $100 Bounties	196	$40,180	Patrick Michael	$9,003
Event #4: $160 No-Limit Hold'em	195	$24,377	Eddy Mroczkowski	$4,248
Event #5: $360 NLH Monster Stack	222	$68,820	Eddy Mroczkowski	$12,551
Event #6: $260 NLH Turbo	104	$17,160	Taylor Howard	$5,235
Event #7: $320 NLH Ladies Only	70	$18,900	Diane Casino	$4,237
Event #8: $1,000 NLH 6-Max	141	$129,720	Fernando Rodriguez-Vazquez	$27,411

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

01-31-2021 13:40 UTC-4

Petraglia Stays Alive

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Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan Snow opened to 11,000 in middle position and action folded around to Ian Schmidt, who called on the button. Paul Petraglia defended his big blind and three saw a flop of . Petraglia open-jammed for 43,000, receiving a fold from Snow. Schmidt then went into the tank for over a minute, ultimately slamming his cards down slightly as he folded them.

"Aiyah!" said Schmidt.

Petraglia let out a small laugh, "Tough one, ah? Tough one?"

"Aiyah!" Schmidt said again. "I don't know about that one."

After starting the day with over 200,000, Petraglia ceded a double to Snow on the second hand of the day to lose a chunk of his stack. The two got stacks in preflop with Petraglia holding two jacks that were unable to hold to the ace-king of Snow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Snow	285,000	134,000
Ian Schmidt	216,000	4,000
Paul Petraglia	89,000	-130,000

Tags: Paul Petraglia Ian Schmidt Ryan Snow

01-31-2021 13:31 UTC-4

Early Eliminations

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Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The field is now down to 69 halfway through the level. Here's a look at some early eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Adler	Busted
David Salisbury	Busted
Amanda Green	Busted
Matt Bond	Busted
Frank Spaulding	Busted
Anibal Salazar	Busted
Dennis Bergeron	Busted
Ricardo Eyzaguirre	Busted
Mac Johnson	Busted

01-31-2021 13:18 UTC-4

Nguyen Doubles With a Set

HillKerby

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dane Cook opened to 13,000 in early position and action folded around to Luan Nguyen, who called in the small blind. Catherine Gonzales defended her big blind as well, taking action three ways to a flop of . Nguyen led out, betting 22,000 and only Gonzales called.

Action was then heads up to the turn and Nguyen checked. Gonzales bet 22,000 and Nguyen check-jammed for 117,000. Gonzales asked for a count and the amount was confirmed, and she thought for another minute before finding a call.

Luan Nguyen:
Catherine Gonzales:

Nguyen was able to fade the six outer on the river and scored the early double as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luan Nguyen	313,000	179,000
Catherine Gonzales	122,000	-132,000
Dane Cass	105,000	-32,000

Tags: Catherine Gonzales Luan Nguyen

01-31-2021 13:06 UTC-4

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Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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01-31-2021 13:02 UTC-4

Day 2 Has Begun

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Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Play is underway on Day 2 with 78 players left and 64 places set to be paid.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

01-31-2021 11:18 UTC-4

Who Will Win the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event?

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Seventy-eight players are set to return Sunday for Day 2 of the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event to play down to a winner. Two starting flights saw 510 entries generate a total prize pool of $918,000, all of which will be distributed today with the lion's share of $177,817 up top for the soon-to-be-named champion.

Day 1b chip leader Tyler Payne was the lone player in the field to finish with above half a million, and he enters the day as the overall top stack in the tournament with 507,000. Payne is trailed in the counts by Nick Raio (417,000), who also advanced via Day 1b, with Day 1a chip leader Dustin Holladay (365,000) rounding out the top three in the counts.

James Calderaro (344,000), Scott Stewart (339,000), Justin Zaki (326,000), Timothy Miles (313,000), and Ricardo Eyzaguirre (281,000) all follow closely behind with top-10 stacks as well, and plenty more formidable threats can also be found all the way down the leader board.

The city of Jacksonville is well-represented on Day 2 as well, with a dozen local players coming into the day. Two of those players are Kelley Slay (182,000) and Kelly Slay (82,000), a couple not only married but also business partners away from the felt. Both Slays have cashed in the same tournament before in their careers, and they have the possibility to do so again today.

Day 2 begins in Level 15 with blinds of 3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big-blind ante. Levels will remain 40 minutes in length through to the end with 15-minute breaks at the end of Levels 17 and 19. A 30-minute dinner break will also occur at the completion of Level 22, and all breaks thereafter will last 15 minutes once again and occur after three more levels each are played.

The bubble will be looming near when play begins, with the top 64 places due to make it into the money. That means 14 players will come up empty-handed on Day 2, while everybody else will lock up at minimum a first-level payout of $3,213. This tournament will also feature a live stream when the final table of eight is reached, found at bestbet Jacksonville's Twitch Page.

PokerNews will be on hand all the way to the finish line bringing you updates straight from the source. Keep it here to make sure you don't miss anything.

Tags: Dustin Holladay James Calderaro Justin Zaki Kelley Slay Kelly Slay Nick Raio Ricardo Eyzaguirre Scott Stewart Timothy Miles Tyler Payne

01-31-2021 09:44 UTC-4

Day 2 Seat Draw

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Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
13	1	Kevin Ha	142,000	28
13	2	Matt Bond	165,000	33
13	3	Tyler Payne	507,000	101
13	4	Dennis Bergeron	118,000	24
13	5	Phuong Ta	84,000	17
13	6	Karl Manouchakian	148,000	30
13	7	Steven Rash	93,000	19
13	8	(Empty)

14	1	Guy Caudill	179,000	36
14	2	Justin Zaki	326,000	65
14	3	Kelley Slay	182,000	36
14	4	Byron Kaverman	47,000	9
14	5	Pete Theodocion	228,000	46
14	6	Gregory Fishberg	140,000	28
14	7	Nick Raio	417,000	83
14	8	Czeslaw Szerszen	69,000	14

15	1	Richard Swain	198,000	40
15	2	Jordan Joeckel	167,000	33
15	3	Adam Adler	34,000	7
15	4	Patrick Ibrahim	174,000	35
15	5	William Davis	163,000	33
15	6	Toby Boas	44,000	9
15	7	(Empty)
15	8	Chuck Tabor	205,000	41

16	1	Cory Williams	80,000	16
16	2	Shawn McClanahan	99,000	20
16	3	Rodney Turvin	160,000	32
16	4	Ryan McAllister	239,000	48
16	5	Joshua Gerjevic	116,000	23
16	6	Filipp Khavin	262,000	52
16	7	Brian Kent	111,000	22
16	8	Jason Block	245,000	49

17	1	David Salisbury	111,000	22
17	2	Chad Brown	90,000	18
17	3	Scott Stewart	339,000	68
17	4	Howard Lipham	176,000	35
17	5	Shane Scorza	84,000	17
17	6	Ross Ward	111,000	22
17	7	Brian Arbaugh	194,000	39
17	8	Mitch Smith	235,000	47

61	1	Johnny Landreth	174,000	35
61	2	Hamid Izadi	86,000	17
61	3	Jessica Rosado	231,000	46
61	4	Harold Evans	159,000	32
61	5	Taylor Howard	141,000	28
61	6	Mac Johnson	200,000	40
61	7	Ken Stacy	361,000	72
61	8	Patrick Michael	48,000	10

62	1	Barbara Rogers	71,000	14
62	2	Justin Liberto	119,000	24
62	3	Ian Schmidt	212,000	42
62	4	John Dolan	97,000	19
62	5	Paul Petraglia	219,000	44
62	6	Amanda Green	62,000	12
62	7	Timothy Miles	313,000	63
62	8	Ryan Snow	151,000	30

63	1	Dane Cass	137,000	27
63	2	Thad McNulty	158,000	32
63	3	Dustin Holladay	365,000	73
63	4	David Jackson	125,000	25
63	5	Dapo Ajayi	124,000	25
63	6	Luan Nguyen	134,000	27
63	7	Catherine Gonzales	254,000	51
63	8	Tommy Tran	111,000	22

68	1	Samuel Oh	139,000	28
68	2	Frank Spaulding	76,000	15
68	3	Christopher Laieta	336,000	67
68	4	James Calderaro	344,000	69
68	5	Kelly Slay	89,000	18
68	6	Matt Mauldin	94,000	19
68	7	Ricardo Eyzaguirre	281,000	56
68	8	Wendy Lu	139,000	28

69	1	Anibal Salazar	61,000	12
69	2	Chris Perry	114,000	23
69	3	Erik Gorman	98,000	20
69	4	Robert Dukes	202,000	40
69	5	Jeff Klein	160,000	32
69	6	Steven Snyder	72,000	14
69	7	Will Mitchell	67,000	13
69	8	Joann Coliny	29,000	6