Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Under the gun open-jammed for 25,000 and action folded around to Cory Williams, who was in the hijack and called. All remaining players folded.
All-In Player: ![]()
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Cory Williams: ![]()
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Williams was way out in front and stayed ahead on the flop ![]()
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despite seeing the number of cards he needed to fade go from three to seven. That number rose to eight on the turn
as Williams' opponent became open-ended but lost club outs. All the excitement came to an end on the river
and Williams scored the knockout, bringing him up to 227,000 with the won pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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227,000
22,000
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22,000 |
While PokerNews is offering live updates from this Main Event, there have been several other side events playing out this past week at the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open.
In Event #7: $320 NLH Ladies Only, 70 entrants competed for an $18,900 prize pool, which was reserved for the final table.
After Stephanie Napier bowed out in fourth place for $1,654, the final three players opted to an even chop, which netted them $4,237 apiece.
However, it was Diane Casino being crowned the official winner and taking home the coveted trophy.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diane Casino | Jacksonville, Florida | $4,237* |
| 2 | Ruth Hall | Round Rock, Texas | $4,237* |
| 3 | Debbie Shoemaker | Jacksonville, Florida | $4,237* |
| 4 | Stephanie Napier | Savannah, Georgia | $1,654 |
| 5 | Heather Warde | Jacksonville, Florida | $1,276 |
| 6 | Jessica Whitehouse | Clearwater, Florida | $992 |
| 7 | Catherine Gonzales | Knoxville, Tennessee | $850 |
| 8 | Jean Tenhulzen | Knoxville, Tennessee | $756 |
| 9 | Angela Averett | Vinings, Georgia | $661 |
*Denotes three-way deal.

Since cracking 200,000 early in Level 12, Tyler Payne continued to amass chips as the level progressed. He was just seen with a stack of 445,000, saying that he had gotten to that mark before the break and hadn't had anything of note happen since.
A few players have been seen above 300,000, but Payne is the only one above 400,000 among the 63 players that now remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
445,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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340,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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309,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
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||
|
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240,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
166,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
|
142,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
115,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
100,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
91,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
84,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
77,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
66,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
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|
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53,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The final 15-minute break of the evening has been reached with 68 players still remaining. Two more 40-minute levels remain before play concludes for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
268,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
248,000 | |
|
|
169,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
130,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
130,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
117,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
111,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
42,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
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38,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Tyler Payne was in the big blind and found himself facing an open to 5,500 from the cutoff. He three-bet to 22,000 and received a call.
Action checked through the flop ![]()
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and the turn came
. Payne bet 25,000 and his opponent slid out a raise to 60,000. Shortly thereafter, Payne three-bet shoved for around 100,000.
His opponent appeared to be affected by the shove and was now faced with a decision which ultimately was to fold. The pot was shipped to Payne, and he now finds himself as the most recent player to break 200,000 in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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206,000
157,500
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157,500 |