More Day 1a Photos from the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event
2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open
bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open
Buy-in
$2,200
Entries
510
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
195
Players Left
27
Updated Chip Counts
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
46,500
|
46,500 |
|
145,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
135,000
93,100
|
93,100 |
|
130,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
130,000
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
120,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
100,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
97,000
5,600
|
5,600 |
|
92,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
91,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
90,000
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
||
|
87,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
|
83,000
-20,400
|
-20,400 |
|
81,000
16,700
|
16,700 |
|
72,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
72,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
57,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
45,500
9,700
|
9,700 |
|
|
31,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
11,500
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Stewart Ships In A Pile
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ken Stacy pumped it up to 5,500 in early position and was three-bet to 13,000 by Scott Stewart on his direct left in middle position. The player on the button cold-called as action made its way back to Stacy, who also called to take postflop action three ways.
Everybody checked the flop 
, bringing the turn 
where Stacy bet 15,000. Stewart called and the player on the button folded after about 30 seconds of thought.
Action was then heads up to the river 
and Stacy bet another 22,000. Stewart went into the tank for close to a minute and then slid his stack of around 95,000 into the middle. Moments later, Stacy folded and Stewart took down the pot with his river jam.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
112,000
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
Daniel Wise Wins Event #2: $260 H.O.R.S.E. After Five-Way Deal
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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.
Event #2 Final Table Results
| 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.
Pupillo Runs Into The Goods
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded around to the hijack, who opened to 5,000. Pete Theodocion three-bet to 15,000 in the cutoff and Nick Pupillo cold four-bet to 35,000 in the small blind. Action folded back to Theodocion and he announced he was all in, with Pupillo immediately committing his remaining stack just the same.
Nick Pupillo: 
Pete Theodocion: 
Pupillo was in trouble, needing to improve to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, even a queen in the window of the flop 
left him in even worse shape due to Theodocion also flopping a set. The one outer was not in store this time as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout leaving his hand second best.
Theodocion appeared to be ahead by a decent chunk, and it was confirmed as much by Pupillo's stack of 119,000 being outnumbered slightly by solely the large-denomination chips in Theodocion's stack. As a result, Pupillo was eliminated while Theodocion now finds himself as one of the top stacks in the room with nearly 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
No Longer In Contention
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Just 44 players remain as play has moved into Level 12. The final break of the night will occur at the completion of this level and 500-chips will be colored up.
Here's a look at some players no longer in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Arbaugh Wins Two
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Hand #1: Tommy Tran opened the action with a raise to 6,000 in middle position and was called by Brian Arbaugh in the hijack. The big blind also defended, taking action three ways to the flop 
. The big blind checked to Tran, who made a continuation-bet of 8,000 and received a call only from Arbaugh.
Action was then heads up to the turn and Tran checked. Arbaugh fired out 12,000 and received a call from Tran, bringing the river 
where both players checked to take the hand to showdown.
Tran tabled 
for two pair, and Arbaugh tabled 
for a better two pair to win the pot.
Hand #2: On the very next hand, Arbaugh opened to 6,000 in middle position and went heads up to flop of 
against the small blind. The small blind check-called 4,000 and the turn came 
.
The small blind checked over to Arbaugh a second time, and Arbaugh continued with a second barrel of 17,000. Fifteen seconds later, the small blind's hand was in the muck and Arbaugh was raking in his second pot in as many hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,000 | |
|
|
62,500 |
"I've Never Seen Two Faster Folds In My Life!"
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action folded around to Scott Stewart in the hijack and he opened to 5,000. Both Taylor Howard on the button and Dapo Ajayi in the big blind called.
"The three amigos, huh?" said Stewart as the dealer fanned a flop of 
. Ajayi checked over to Stewart, who continuation-bet 4,000 and saw Howard make it 12,000 to go.
Ajayi confirmed the amount and then sat still for a handful of seconds before reaching for chips and tossing in a check-three-bet to 32,000. Stewart and Howard both folded before Ajayi's chips hit the felt.
"Slow down!" Ajayi said, prompting some laughter from his two opponents across the table. A little more back-and-forth ensued with Ajayi showing 
and chiding the two to at least let him get the impression they were thinking about their decisions.
"I had already thought about my decision when you reached for chips!" laughed Howard.
"I've never seen two faster folds in my life!" responded Ajayi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
182,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
158,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
138,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Eyzaguirre Over A Quarter-Million
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ricardo Eyzaguirre was just seen with a stack of 265,000 shortly before the final break of the night and was kind enough to recount how he amassed such a stack.
According to Eyzaguirre, he opened under the gun and received calls from over half the table. He checked a flop of 
and the hijack put in 40,000, more than half their stack. Eyzaguirre check-raised the player all in for what wound up being 70,000 effective and the player called off his remaining 30,000.
All-In Player: 
Ricardo Eyzaguirre: 
A running 
left Eyzaguirre's cowboys on top as his opponent's open-ended straight draw bricked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
174,000
|
174,000 |