bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event
Day 1a Started
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
Welcome To Day 1a of the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event
A week's worth of prelims in the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter have played to their completion and the stage has been set for this weekend's $2,000 Main Event.
Play begins Friday at noon ET with Day 1a, the first of two starting flights. Upon the completion of both Day 1a and Saturday's Day 1b, the field will then combine for the first time under one roof on Sunday's Day 2 to play down to a winner.
Starting stacks are 25,000 apiece with blinds beginning at 100/100, and levels will increase every 40 minutes for the duration of the tournament. Big-blind ante will come into play in Level 3 (100/200/200), with Day 1 play continuing until the end of Level 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000), at which point all remaining players will advance and put their chips into bags for Day 2. Fifteen-minute breaks will occur after every three levels (two hours of play) with a one-hour dinner break at the end of Level 9 (approximately 6:30 p.m.)
Registration is open with unlimited re-entries until the beginning of Level 10 at the end of the dinner break (approximately 7:30 p.m). This tournament also features a best-stack forward format, meaning even players who advance in Day 1a may re-enter on Saturday and try to take a bigger stack into Day 2 if they choose to do so.
Who will be the one on top of the counts when the action is done for the night? PokerNews will be bringing you updates live from the floor (from a safe distance, of course) every step of the way, so be sure to stick around.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
And We're Off!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Pre-tournament announcements have been made and play is officially underway for the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event. Eighty-one players are in their seats and ready to go with registration remaining open until the beginning of Level 10 at what should be a few minutes past 7:30 p.m. this evening.
Hodge Misses the Freeroll
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
There was 1,200 in the middle on a board reading 
with three players holding cards in front of them. Action was on Mark Hodge in the big blind, facing a bet of 1,300 from the player on the button after both Hodge and the hijack had checked to him.
Hodge put in a check-raise to 6,000 and the hijack folded, sending action back to the player on the button, who reached for the remainder of their stack and slid it forward onto the felt. Hodge quickly called.
Mark Hodge: 
Opponent: 
Both players saw each other's Broadway, but Hodge's came with an accompanying nut-flush draw, giving him nine outs to a quick double. However, the player on the button faded disaster on the river 
, and the two split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Conrad and Walters Among Early Arrivals
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The field is nearing triple digits as 95 players are now in their seats. Among them are a pair of familiar faces in Chris Conrad and David Walters.
Walters, better known as "Bama" enters the day hoping to ride momentum after finding a cash in Thursday night's Event #8. Quite apropos to his nickname, Walters is decked out in Alabama Crimson Tide apparel: mask, sweater, shirt, and all.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Top Pair Good for Bolte
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
There was multiway action to a flop of 
that saw three players commit 800 with several others folding. One of those three players was Howard Bolte, who was in the hijack, while his two opponents were on either side of him in the small blind and on the button. Action proceeded to check through both the turn 
and river 
thereafter, bringing the hand to showdown.
Bolte turned over 
for top pair with a jack kicker and both of his opponents sent their cards to the muck to earn him the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500 | 27,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
More Faces Appearing
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
A handful of familiar faces have been spotted as the field has now grown up to 106, including the likes of Darren Elias and Timothy Miles.
Nick Pupillo and Dapo Ajayi have also made their way out from Arizona and Colorado, respectively, and are two more players looking for a fast start on Friday afternoon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
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Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
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