A short-stacked player open-shoved from under the gun and Steve Zhan called out of the big blind with a bigger stack, putting his opponent at risk to bubble Day 2 and the money.
Opponent:
Steve Zhan:
Zhan was in front with sevens and the board ran out to give him a straight and send the opponent to the rail. But it was the opponent's lucky day as another bust took place at another table at the same time and the two players split the a minimum cash of $867.
Georgia's Chanthou Chau bagged a big chip lead as one of 35 players remaining at the end of Day 1c in Event #1: $560 NLH at the bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series, ahead of other big stacks including Mary Darnell (322,000), John Bellotte (309,000) and Anh Nguyen (258,000).
Other players who survived the day to make the money and advance to Day 2 include Sergey Glagolea, Greg Goater, Jack Sumner, Timothy Pollard and Alex Monroe.
The three starting flights attracted a total of 571 runners to generate a prize pool of $274,080. In total, 71 players from three starting flights will compete on Day 2. All players are guaranteed a minimum cash of $867 and will battle it out for the glorious trophy and first-place prize of $51,355.
End of Day 1c Top 10 Stacks
PLAYER
CHIP COUNT
BIG BLINDS
Chanthou Chau
440,000
110
Mary Darnell
322,000
81
John Bellotte
309,000
77
Anh Nguyen
258,000
65
Sergey Glagola
251,000
63
Greg Goater
239,000
60
Nabil Hirezi
229,000
57
Hunter Wroten
225,000
56
Pablo Valdivies
225,000
56
Jack Sumner
218,000
55
Day 1c Action
Day 1c attracted the biggest field yet with 282 entrants, nearly doubled the two previous flights combined.
An early highlight occurred when David Jolicoeur made quad aces and managed to get paid of when he moved in on the river, while, just one table over, Lisa Kaminski binked a straight flush against her unfortunate opponent's turned set.
Another notable hand took place late in the day when Bryan Brockmeier made a hero-fold with a set of fives on a board of , believing his opponent, Mary Darnell, to have a bigger set. But Darnell tabled pocket fours for a lower set and the table erupted as Brockmeier saw he was ahead the whole time.
Darnell, for her part, managed to run up her stack to end the day second in chips behind Chau.
Some of the players who didn't make it to bagging time include Charles Wardlaw, Andrew Dykeman and Gil Levy.
Day 2 will commence tomorrow, Sunday, April 24 at noon EST and will play down to a winner. The final table will be live-streamed and PokerNews is ready to bring readers updates of the Day 2 action in Event #1: $560 NLH.