Event #1: $560 NLH
Day 1c Started
Event #1: $560 NLH
Day 1c Started
The third and final starting flight of the Event #1: $560 NLH opening event at the bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series is scheduled to get underway at noon EST.
Like the first two starting flights, players on Day 1c will begin with a stack of 20,000 chips and blinds of 100/200, with play being eight-handed. Levels will last 30 minutes with 15-minute breaks every three levels. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 10 and players are allowed unlimited re-entries.
Also like the first two starting flights, Day 1c will stop when 12.5% of the field remains or at the tournament director's discretion. The third and final starting flight will take place at noon on Saturday.
Day 2 will take place on Sunday, April 24 as the remaining players from each starting flight battle it out and the final table will be live-streamed on bestbetLIVE.
Georgia's Brian Dumaplin bagged the chip lead in Day 1a with a stack of 424,000 to lead the 15 players who survived the day. On Day 1b, Florida's Matthew Sundberg bagged a slightly smaller stack, 403,000, to lead the 22 remaining Day 1b players.
The third starting flight will likely be the largest of the three after Day 1a attracted 114 runners and Day 1b had 175 entrants. While the prize pool has yet to be set, $138,720 has already been generated and awaits the players who make Day 2.
Earlier this year at the 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Series Open, Daniel Kusnerak of Newton, North Carolina took down the $580 NLH opening event to earn $63,223.
In total, the bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series will feature seven tournaments and culminates with the $1,680 NLH Main Event, which will feature the ever-popular mystery bounties.
PokerNews is on-site and ready to bring you more updates on the bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series, so stay tuned.
Dates | Buy-in | Event |
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Apr 21-24 | $560 | No-Limit Hold'em |
Apr 24 | $460 | No-Limit Hold'em w/$100 Bounties |
Apr 25 | $260 | No-Limit Hold'em |
Apr 26 | $360 | No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack |
Apr 27 | $660 | No-Limit Hold'em |
Apr 28-May 1 | $1,680 | NLH Main Event w/Mystery Bounty |
May 1 | $500 | No-Limit Hold'em The 500 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 1c of Event #1: $560 NLH at the bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series.
Michael Riggio was on the button in a three-way pot against a middle position player and the small blind.
The small blind led out for 3,000 on the flop of and both opponents called. The small blind and middle position player both checked on the turn and Riggio fired a small bet of 3,000. Only the small blind called.
The small blind checked again on the river and Riggio moved in for around 7,000. The small blind folded and the middle position player commented on the great action at the table.
"Action table over here! I like this," he said.
The next hand, Riggio opened to 400 and called a three-bet to 1,500 from the button. The flop of checked through and Riggio led out for 1,5000 on the turn. His opponent called and both players then checked on the river.
Riggio showed for a pair of eights to win back-to-back pots.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Michael Riggio | 35,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Charles Wardlaw, who looks ready to play on an episode of High Stakes Poker with a pile of banded up hundred-dollar bills in front of him, limped from under the gun and the next player to act raised to 700.
The action folded to the big blind, who called. Wardlaw then three-bet to 3,000 and the initial raiser jammed. The big blind folded and Wardlaw called with a smaller stack.
Charles Wardlaw:
Opponent:
Wardlaw had trapped his opponent and maintained the best hand to double up as the board ran out to ship him the pot with a pair of kings.
Looks like he won't need to reach into that heap of cash for re-buy funds just yet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Charles Wardlaw
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Donnee Upson was out of position and saw a flop against two opponents.
Upson checked on the flop of and a middle position player also checked, while the button bet 1,100. Both players called.
The action again checked to the button on the turn and he bet 3,000. Only Upson called this time.
Upson checked a third time on the river and called a bet of 3,000 from his heads-up opponent. The player showed for top pair, but it was no good against the rivered two pair of Upson with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Donnee Upson
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Gary Spraggins limped in an opponent raised to 1,200. Spraggins then three-bet to 3,200 and the opponent called.
Spraggins led out for 3,000 on the flop and his opponent raised to 7,500. Spraggins wasted little time three-betting to 16,000 and his opponent wasted less time folding.
"You got me," the opponent said in defeat.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Gary Spraggins
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |