Filipp Khavin was in middle position and open-jammed for 11,500. He was called by the small blind.
Filipp Khavin: 
Small Blind: 
Khavin spiked in ace on the flop 
to pull ahead, and he stayed there as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout to score him the dub.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | 26,000 |
The dinner break has come to an end and an announcement was just made that Main Event registration is officially over for Day 1a. In total, 195 entries were logged for the first of two starting flights.
Five more 40-minute levels remain for those who remain. Play is set to conclude at the end of Level 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000), and all players left in contention at that time will bag and tag their chips and advance to Sunday's Day 2.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are on a one-hour dinner break. Play will resume at 7:35 p.m. ET, at which point the late registration period will officially close.
If you are looking to enter or re-enter Day 1a of the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event, the dinner break is your last chance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000 | 116,400 |
|
126,000 | 51,000 |
|
120,000 | 40,000 |
|
116,000 | 27,200 |
|
94,000 | -48,000 |
|
91,400 | -10,100 |
|
90,000 | -5,000 |
|
84,000 | 32,000 |
|
81,200 | -5,500 |
|
77,000 | 40,500 |
|
64,300 | 24,800 |
|
62,000 | -58,000 |
|
50,000 | 10,000 |
|
44,000 | -1,000 |
|
35,800 | |
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
|
26,500 | -33,500 |
|
24,500 | 24,500 |
|
22,000 | 13,400 |
|
|
Busted |
Action folded to bestbet Jacksonville 2021 Winter Open Event #1 winner Huilin Chen on the button and he opened to 3,000. The small blind three-bet to 11,500 and Chen called when it became his turn to do so, taking action heads up to a flop of 
. The small blind continuation-bet 6,500 and Chen called.
The dealer spread the turn and the small blind checked over to Chen, who put all of his 5,000 chips onto the felt with some oomph, totaling 45,000. The amount was more than enough to put his opponent to a test for their remaining 36,000, and the small blind went into the tank for a full minute before deciding to let his hand go.
With the pot, Chen is now the newest player to reach 100,000 in the tournament with less than 15 minutes remaining until the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
103,400 | 103,400 |
At least 20,000 went into the middle from preflop action between Christopher Laieta in middle position and Ricardo Eyzaguirre, who was on the button. Laieta checked the flop 
over to Eyzaguirre, who bet 9,000, and Laieta check-raised to 27,000. Eyzaguirre called almost instantly.
Laieta continued on the turn , shoving all in to put Eyzaguirre to a decision for his stack. Ten seconds later, Eyzaguirre's tossed his cards towards the center of the table, where they landed flush to the felt to result in the dealer shipping the pot Laieta's way.
Laieta had already chipped up well over 150,000 prior to the hand, and now finds himself over 200,000 after the won pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,000 | |
|
|
80,000 | -47,000 |
With a pile of chips already in the center, a player in the big blind shoved for their last 11,000 on a board of 
into Michael Rosenberg, who was in the hijack and called.
All-In Player:
Michael Rosenberg: 
Rosenberg's middle pair and open-ended straight draw was ahead of his opponent's third pair and gutshot straight flush draw, but he had plenty of outs to fade. Such a task proved to be no sweat as a harmless river 
completed the runout to earn him the pot and knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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.
| 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.
| 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.
