bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open
bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open
Buy-in
$2,200
Entries
510
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
315
Players Left
51
Payne Bags Half A Million On Day 1b of the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Three-hundred and fifteen entries were logged on Day 1b of the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event Saturday to bring the two-day total to 510. Fifty-one of those players found their way through 14 levels of play, and Tyler Payne (507,000) led the field by a large margin when chips went into bags at the end of the night.
Payne's stack was more than enough to earn him the title of chip leader throughout the whole field going into Sunday's Day 2, doing the lion's share of his work shortly before the final break of the night and simply building a bit from there. At a time when it seemed like players were reaching stacks of 200,000 all over the room, Payne accomplished that feat and proceeded to double his stack within another level of play, vaulting himself to the top of the counts where he would stay for the remainder of the night.
Nick Raio finished second in chips on the day with a stack of 417,000, largely staying ahead of the blinds throughout the entirety of play. A trio of notables in James Calderaro (344,000), Timothy Miles (313,000), and Filipp Khavin (262,000) round out the top five.
Matt Bond (165,000), Dapo Ajayi (124,000), Justin Liberto (124,000), and Hamid Izadi (86,000) also found bags, while others such as Nick Pupillo, Darren Elias, Hal Rotholz, and "Captain" Tom Franklin were less fortunate, finding themselves hitting the rail prior to the completion of play.
Day 2 will resume Sunday at noon local time with 78 players coming together under one roof for the first time in the tournament. Sixty-four of those players will make it into the money. PokerNews will be back at it when the clock strikes twelve, taking you all the way through the homestretch until a winner has been determined. Make sure to come back to see who ends up on top.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Fifty-one players are confirmed to have advanced from Day 1b, bringing the two-day total up to 78 players that will return at noon tomorrow for Day 2. Tyler Payne is the chip leader, finishing the day with 507,000.
A full list of chip counts for all 51 who advanced has been provided below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
507,000 | 62,000 |
|
417,000 | -30,000 |
|
344,000 | 35,000 |
|
313,000 | 183,000 |
|
262,000 | 262,000 |
|
254,000 | -14,000 |
|
235,000 | 235,000 |
|
|
231,000 | 231,000 |
|
205,000 | 205,000 |
|
202,000 | 202,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 34,000 |
|
|
198,000 | 198,000 |
|
179,000 | -61,000 |
|
|
176,000 | 176,000 |
|
174,000 | -68,000 |
|
174,000 | 174,000 |
|
|
167,000 | -81,000 |
|
165,000 | 112,000 |
|
160,000 | 160,000 |
|
160,000 | 135,000 |
|
159,000 | 159,000 |
|
158,000 | 28,000 |
|
151,000 | 74,000 |
|
148,000 | 148,000 |
|
142,000 | 42,000 |
Play Finished
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Play has finished with 51 players, all of whom are now in the process of bagging and tagging their chips. Complete chip counts and an end-of-day recap will be posted shortly.
Five More Hands
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament clock has been stopped with 10 minutes remaining and five more hands will be played to their completion on the seven remaining tables before play ends for the night.
"We Back In It, Baby!"
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Dapo Ajayi saw action fold to him in middle position and opened to 10,000. The cutoff called and action went heads up to a flop of 
. Ajayi continuation-bet another 10,000 and his oppnent called. The turn came 
and Ajayi slid his remaining chips forward on the felt.
"That's 30 (thousand)? asked Ajayi's opponent. The dealer did not respond immediately and the player asked again, to which Ajayi confirmed. Another half a minute then passed and a call was ultimately made.
Dapo Ajayi: 
Cutoff: 
Ajayi was left needing to fade only six outs and did so on the river 
to score the dub.
"We back in it, baby!" said Ajayi as he stacked his newly-acquired chips. "We back in it!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | -1,000 |
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Raio Gets Another Knockout
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nick Raio opened the action with a raise to 10,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 29,000 by the hijack. Raio called to take action heads up to the flop 
, where both players checked.
The turn came 
and Raio bet 15,000. His opponent called and the river fell 
. Raio slid forward a stack of 5,000-chips that more than covered his opponent's remaining 50,000.
More than two minutes went by and Raio called a clock. As soon as the floor came over and put the 30-second timer on, the hijack grabbed his remaining chips and slammed them down onto the felt.
All-In Player: 
Nick Raio: 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
447,000 | 107,000 |
Slay Stays Alive
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
All of the chips went into the middle preflop between Cory Williams in middle position and Kelly Slay, who was in the hijack. Slay was the one at risk for her tournament life.
Kelly Slay:
Cory Williams: 
Facing potential elimination, Slay stood up to sweat the runout 
and eventually secured the easy double. The player on her left joked with her that she never needed to stand, ensuring she still felt welcome at the table.
"I know," said Slay in response. "I'm just luckier when I stand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
139,000 | -88,000 |
|
92,000 | 8,000 |
Last Level of the Night!
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 14 has begun and with its commencement came an announcement to the 60 remaining players that it is the final level of the night. The tournament clock will stop when 10 minutes remain and a certain number of hands will be played before chips are bagged and tagged.