$1,500 Main Event | 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series

08-21-2022 12:45 UTC-4

Chau Bets Big, Carroll Calls

Matt Hansen

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was heads-up with well over 100,000 in the post and on the board when Chanthou Chau slid out a stack of 20 T-5,000 chips for a 100,000 bet. Thomas Carroll stood up and started to talk out his options.

"Queen no good" Carroll pried as he counted out his chips. "Ace-queen no good?"

Carroll asked a few more times and no response was given. He emphatically placed his own stack of 100,000 in the middle and turned over . However, Chau turned over to take the pot with tens and threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chanthou Chau	591,000 125,500	125,500
Thomas Carroll	146,000 -142,000	-142,000

Tags: Chanthou Chau Thomas Carroll

08-21-2022 12:55 UTC-4

Robilotto Catches Up to Boas; Reinstein Coolers Robilotto

Matt Hansen

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Robilotto got it in with and Toby Boas went for the knockout with . The board ran out and Robilotto turned a set of sevens to secure a big early pot.

However, a few moments later, Jared Reinstein got his last 205,000 into the middle and Michael Robilotto was the one to put him at risk.

Jared Reinstein:
Michael Robilotto:

The board ran out and the aces held to secure a bit double for Reinstein, while Robilotto was left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Reinstein	430,000 245,000	245,000
Toby Boas	102,000 -93,000	-93,000
Michael Robilotto	65,000 -145,000	-145,000

Tags: Jared Reinstein Michael Robilotto Toby Boas

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-21-2022 13:30 UTC-4

Faces From Around the Remaining Field

Matt Hansen

08-21-2022 13:39 UTC-4

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Matt Hansen

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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08-21-2022 13:42 UTC-4

Recent Bustouts (40th-33rd Place; $2,994)

Matt Hansen

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hill	Busted
Adam Adler	Busted
Tyler Payne	Busted
Toby Boas	Busted
Carlos Guerrero	Busted
Lucas Tae	Busted
Kenneth Kemple	Busted
William Davis	Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

08-21-2022 13:56 UTC-4

Le Still Setting the Pace

Matt Hansen

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ryan Hogan limped in from the small blind and called when Peter Le raised to 16,000 from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked.

The turn came and Hogan fired 20,000. Le quickly got away from it and surrendered the pot.

Despite losing the small pot, Le has still picked up plenty of chips on Day 2 and he is setting the pace at the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Le	770,000 250,000	250,000

Ryan Hogan	361,000 86,000	86,000

Tags: Peter Le Ryan Hogan

08-21-2022 14:05 UTC-4

Slay Gets a Shove Through

Matt Hansen

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kelley Slay raised to 18,000 from under the gun and Herb Gartner three-bet to 35,000 from the next seat over. Action folded around and Slay shoved for the rest of his stack. Gartner leaned forward and considered his options, but it was too much and he tossed his hand in the muck to surrender the pot.

Elsewhere at the table, Jared Reinstein has been making moves and he now sits about 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chanthou Chau	543,000 -48,000	-48,000
Jared Reinstein	536,000 106,000	106,000
Kelley Slay	328,000 107,000	107,000
Herb Gartner	265,000 144,000	144,000
Thomas Carroll	222,000 76,000	76,000
Sean Conklin	85,000 -8,000	-8,000
Hyndi Khomutetsky	84,000 -107,000	-107,000

Tags: Herb Gartner Jared Reinstein Kelley Slay

08-21-2022 14:15 UTC-4

Hogan Considers Hero Call

Matt Hansen

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was heads-up with a big pot in the middle and on the flop when Ryan Hogan checked and Chongyou Chen shoved for 177,000. Hogan went into the tank with his opponent covered.

Hogan thought it over for several minutes, at one point telling the table he would not be offended if they called the clock on him. The table wouldn't even consider it, and Hogan was encouraged to take his time.

After a few more moments, Hogan finally got away from it and surrendered the pot to Chen.

Elsewhere at the table, Peter Le is nearing the 1,000,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Le	955,000 185,000	185,000

Brian Kent	355,000 224,000	224,000
Christopher Johnson	340,000 -42,000	-42,000
Chongyou Chen	340,000 171,000	171,000
Ryan Hogan	270,000 -91,000	-91,000
Joseph Carden	225,000 -201,000	-201,000
Anderson Premdas	148,000 -144,000	-144,000

Tags: Chongyou Chen Peter Le Ryan Hogan