bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event
Day 1b Started
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
Welcome To Day 1b of the 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event
The 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event continues today with Day 1b, the second of two starting flights. Cards are in the air at noon local time and a room full of hopefuls are sure to be in action, looking to add their names to the list of Sunday's Day 2 participants.
Friday's Day 1a drew 195 entries and saw 27 players advance, with Dustin Holladay (365,000) and Ken Stacy (361,000) out in front of the rest, though only narrowly over the trio of Scott Stewart (339,000), Christopher Laieta (336,000), and Justin Zaki (326,000).
Players receive 25,000 in chips to start with blinds starting at 100/100. Fourteen 40-minute levels are on the schedule with 15-minute breaks at the completion of every three levels and a dinner break at the end of Level 9 (approximately 6:30 p.m. local time).
Registration with unlimited re-entries will remain open through the dinner break, closing at the beginning of Level 10 at around 7:30 p.m. local time. At that time, registration for the tournament will officially close and the prize pool and payout information will be announced soon thereafter. All who remain when play finishes at the end of the evening will then punch their tickets into Sunday's Day 2, which will begin at noon again and play down to a winner.
PokerNews has you on updates from the floor all day long, so make sure to follow along.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Day 1b Has Begun
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Pre-tournament announcements have been made and Level 1 has now begun. There are already 124 players in their seats with at least 10 more in line to register.
Registration will remain open until around 7:30 this evening.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Elias and Herstein Seated Together Once More
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
After being seated directly next to one another with Gary Herstein holding position on Darren Elias to start the day yesterday, the two players later found themselves in the exact relative positions to each other at a new table several hours later.
Fate would have it that the two are seated together for the third time in two days, with Herstein once again holding position on Elias, and the two wasted no time getting involved in a pot together.
Preflop action put 1,600 into the middle with Herstein in the small blind, another player under the gun, and Elias on the button. Action checked to Elias on the flop [5sac5d and he bet 900. Only Herstein called.
The two went heads up to the turn 
and Herstein tossed out one 1,000 chip, announcing a bet of 900 in conjunction with the toss. Elias saw for about 15 seconds and then shook his head briefly before sending his cards to the muck, earning Herstein the early small exchange.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
23,100
23,100
|
23,100 |
|
||
Faces In The Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A few familiar faces are in their seats early, many of whom are taking another shot after not advancing during yesterday's flight. Among them are Timothy Miles and Nick Pupillo, who find themselves seated in the five- and six seats next to one another as they begin play for the 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 |
Mroczkowski Gets A Bad Turn And A Good River
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
There was 1,700 in the middle on a board of 
and action was on Eddy Mroczkowski in the hijack. He had checked and was facing a bet from of 1,000 from Richard Evans, who was on the button.
Mroczkowski check-raised to 2,600 and Evans called, bringing the turn 
. Both players checked and the river came 
, where Mroczkowski bet 2,300 and Evans quickly announced a call.
"That was a bad turn for me," said Mroczkowski as he showed 
. Evans tabled 
.
"But a good river!" he added, resulting in laughter across the table as the dealer chopped up the pot and paid both players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,300
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
22,700
22,700
|
22,700 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Ajayi Back In Action
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
"I'm back!" said Dapo Ajayi as he walked by PokerNews en route to his new seat. Ajayi was an early arrival on Day 1a yesterday but was unable to find a bag after being eliminated by eventual chip second-place stack Ken Stacy during the final hour of the night. This time, he has chosen to bypass the first level of play on the day, taking his seat early in Level 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |