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

01-31-2021 18:39 UTC-5

Chip Counts from Break

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Stewart	2,235,000 345,000	345,000

Matt Mauldin	1,585,000 375,000	375,000
Luan Nguyen	1,270,000 445,000	445,000
Ken Stacy	1,245,000 740,000	740,000
Chris Perry	1,240,000 665,000	665,000
Chuck Tabor	1,155,000 30,000	30,000
Tyler Payne	840,000 410,000	410,000
Dustin Holladay	740,000 10,000	10,000
Thad McNulty	650,000 105,000	105,000
Mitch Smith	555,000 105,000	105,000
Ross Ward	475,000 40,000	40,000
Barbara Rogers	310,000
Kelley Slay	170,000 440,000	440,000

Jason Block	150,000 370,000	370,000
Guy Caudill	95,000 5,000	5,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

01-31-2021 18:09 UTC-5

Break Time

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

It's time for a 30-minute break with 15 players remaining.

01-31-2021 18:08 UTC-5

James Calderaro Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,364)

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Just moments after the final two tables were reached, James Calderaro was seen over at the payout desk having been eliminated. Meanwhile, Scott Stewart's stack had grown. Stewart confirmed that he finished the deed, raising and calling a re-shove of around 500,000 from Calderaro.

James Calderaro:
Scott Stewart:

Calderaro did not hit an ace and fell in 16th place as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Stewart	2,580,000 480,000	480,000

James Calderaro	Busted

Tags: James Calderaro Scott Stewart

01-31-2021 18:05 UTC-5

Stewart and Calderaro Go At It; Two Tables Reached

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Scott Stewart opened to 55,000 on the button and received calls from both Matt Mauldin in the small blind and James Calderaro, defending his big blind. Mauldin checked the flop and Calderaro bet 80,000. Stewart called and Mauldin folded.

Heads-up action checked through the turn and the river came . Calderaro checked.

"One-(hundred and) forty," said Stewart, tossing out a matching amount of chips. Calderaro thought for a moment.

"You got seven-eight? asked Calderaro.

"No," replied Stewart immediately. Silence ensued for a bit. "You think I'd raise the button with seven-eight?" asked Stewart.

"Yes," said Calderaro.

"You're not wrong," Stewart said. Some more exchange occurred, with Calderaro saying that he thought Stewart was going to get him to pay. He announced that he was going back and forth with his decision and eventually found a call. Stewart immediately tabled in a manner where he knew he was good, and Calderaro acknowledged as much as he looked back at his cards, chiding the river.

"Queen-jack," said Stewart, almost certain of what Calderaro had. Calderaro tossed onto the center of the table and it was displayed for a split second before the dealer scooped it up to begin the shuffle for the next hand.

"God damn, you luck box bitch! That's the only way you could beat me!"

On the next hand, Calderaro doubled Thad McNulty with ace-five to McNulty's sixes to bring stacks to their current values as two tables remain due to the elimination of Jeff Klein on an adjacent table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Stewart	1,800,000 450,000	450,000

Matt Mauldin	1,210,000 140,000	140,000
Chuck Tabor	1,125,000 470,000	470,000
Thad McNulty	755,000 445,000	445,000
James Calderaro	605,000 715,000	715,000

Jeff Klein	Busted

Tags: James Calderaro Jeff Klein Matt Mauldin Scott Stewart Thad McNulty

01-31-2021 17:54 UTC-5

Eddy Mroczkowski Goes Back-To-Back in Events #4: $160 NLH, and #5: $360 Monster Stack NLH

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Eddy Mroczkowski started his week off strong at the 2021 Winter Open at bestbet Jacksonville. On Monday, Mroczkowski chopped Event #4: $160 NLH heads-up with Michael Cotter for $4,248 apiece after the two were the last ones standing from an initial 195 entries that amassed a total prize pool of $24,377.

The following day, he was right back in the thick of things in Event #5: $360 Monster Stack NLH, winning his second event in as many days in a five-way chop where he earned the top prize of $12,551. His prize was more than 18% of the total prize pool of $68,820 generated from 222 entries.

Jacksonville was well-represented at the final table in Event #4, with both Mroczkowski and Cotter being joined by Steve Zhang (3rd place) and Maria Elkaz (6th place) as residents of the River City. Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina were also represented at the final table, as was Jerusalem, Israel in that of seventh-place finisher Said Bishara.

Event #4 Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Eddy Mroczkowski	Jacksonville, Florida	$4,248*
2	Michael Cotter	Jacksonville, Florida	$4,248*
3	Steve Zhang	Jacksonville, Florida	$4,247
4	Christopher Conrad	Peach Tree City, Georgia	$1,520
5	Thomas Williams	Virginia	$1,174
6	Maria Elkaz	Jacksonville, Florida	$973
7	Said Bishara	Jerusalem, Israel	$829
8	Gregory Batts	Wilmington, North Carolina	$717

_{*Denotes heads-up deal.}

Come Tuesday, a whole new cast had reached the final table along with Mroczkowski. This time, it was an all-American final table that saw everybody lock up at least $1,641. Sean Conklin was the first to fall once the final eight were reached, with Richard Swain (seventh place), and Alan Franco (sixth place) also earning a trip to the payouts before a five-way deal was reached.

Event #5 Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Eddy Mroczkowski	Jacksonville, Florida	$12,551*
2	Gloria Jackson	Jacksonville, Florida	$10,000
3	Starr Valdez	Biloxi, Mississippi	$9,000*
4	James Sullivan	Wesley Chapel, Florida	$6,000*
5	Dario Budos	Chicago, Illinois	$5,000*
6	Alan Franco	Jacksonville, Florida	$2,746
7	Richard Swain	Waverly, Georgia	$2,340
8	Sean Conklin	Jacksonville, Florida	$1,996

_{*Denotes five-handed deal.}

01-31-2021 17:47 UTC-5

Tabor Gets The Rest Of Oh's Stack

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Samuel Oh was in the big blind and down to his last few big blinds after posting the ante. Chuck Tabor opened on the button and the two got it in for Oh's tournament life.

Samuel Oh:
Chuck Tabor:

Oh's outs were cut from six to four on the flop , and the turn and river changed nothing.

"Good luck, guys," Oh wished the table and then made his way to receive his 18th-place payout, good for $7,711.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Oh	Busted

Tags: Chuck Tabor Samuel Oh

01-31-2021 17:42 UTC-5

Calderaro Eliminates Arbaugh

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Brian Arbaugh was just seen making his way to the payout desk and Scott Stewart confirmed what happened. According to Stewart, Arbaugh opened on the button and was re-jammed on by James Calderaro in the big blind. Arbaugh called.

Brian Arbaugh:
James Calderaro:

Calderaro found Broadway when all was said and done with the board coming to eliminate Arbaugh in 19th place. With the pot, Calderaro is now up to 1.32 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Calderaro	1,320,000 445,000	445,000

Brian Arbaugh	Busted

Tags: Brian Arbaugh Scott Stewart

01-31-2021 17:34 UTC-5

Tabor Rides A Heater; Slay Falls

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kelly Slay was down to her last 150,000 or so and open-jammed under the gun. Chuck Tabor called on her direct left, prompting all players left in the hand to fold.

Kelly Slay:
Chuck Tabor:

Slay connected with the flop and stayed ahead on the turn , but the river fell behind to complete the runout and give Tabor a set.

"Ah!" sighed Slay as the river hit, seeing the bad news. Several players at the table congratulated her on a great run and told her it was a pleasure to play with her. "It was a pleasure playing with y'all!" Slay added and headed to the payouts.

The won pot was the second in a short blast of hands for Tabor, as he had just doubled through tablemate Samuel Oh moments prior. He now has 655,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chuck Tabor	655,000 395,000	395,000
Samuel Oh	140,000 160,000	160,000
Kelly Slay	Busted

Tags: Chuck Tabor Kelly Slay Samuel Oh

01-31-2021 17:29 UTC-5

Gerjevic Next To Bust

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The field is now down to 20 after the elimination of Joshua Gerjevic, with most of the damage being done by Tyler Payne. Payne beat Gerjevic in a hand that left Gerjevic down to about 60,000, which was lost shortly thereafter.

Meanwhile, start-of-day chip leader Payne now has 1.25 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Payne	1,250,000 415,000	415,000
Joshua Gerjevic	Busted

Tags: Tyler Payne Joshua Gerjevic