$1,500 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$497,420
Entries
374
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
127
Players Left
16
Jason Lee Leads 16 Players After Day 1a of the $1,500 Main Event at bestbet's Summer Heater Poker Series
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The opening flight of the $1,500 Main Event at bestbet Jacksonville's Summer Heater Poker Series has come to an end and Jason Lee is the chip leader after just over 14 levels of play.
Lee leads a field of 16 surviving players that will return on Sunday for the Day 2 finale of the flagship event in the popular Summer Series. The first of two flights drew 127 players and generated a prize pool of $168,910. A larger field is expected for Day 1b on Friday at 12 p.m.
$1,500 Main Event Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Lee | 483,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Chanthou Chau | 465,500 | 116 |
| 3 | Tai Lee | 360,500 | 90 |
| 4 | Ryan Hogan | 275,000 | 69 |
| 5 | Levi Carden | 274,500 | 69 |
| 6 | Jared Reinstein | 185,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Thomas Carroll | 149,000 | 37 |
| 8 | Lucas Tae | 130,000 | 33 |
| 9 | Raminder Singh | 120,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Toni Fiorenza | 117,500 | 29 |
Day 1a Action
Lee has the lead after he picked up quads to bust his opponent’s full house and send the tournament to the stone bubble. He’s followed closely by Chanthou Chau, who dominated the chip counts over the final levels until Lee caught up in the closing hands.
In third on the leaderboard is Tai Lee, who jumped up the chip counts as he busted Tyler Payne to end the night and put all of the remaining 16 players into the money. Ryan Hogan and Levi Carden round out the top five chip counts.
Prior to the fireworks that ended the night, Chau and Lee set the pace at the top of the leaderboard throughout most of the day. Chau’s momentum started just after dinner, when he looked up Thomas Carroll with a flush and took down a big pot.
Carroll bounced back and bagged 149,000, all while clashing with several of the players that will move on to Day 2. Raminder Singh was one such player, and he managed to make what will be considered one of the best folds of the tournament when he ditched his pocket jacks before the flop in the face of an all-in bet from Carroll’s pocket aces.
Toni Fiorenza also exchanged volleys with Carroll throughout the later stages of the evening. In one such hand, Fiorenza flopped a straight and Carroll called her river bet with a smaller one. She will return on Sunday with an opportunity to have a big week after her fourth-place finish in Event #1: $400 NLH.
Other players returning for Day 2 include Jared Reinstein, Lucas Tae, Sean Conklin, and William Davis.
Among those not returning for Day 2 are David “Moose” Hughes, Nick Raio, and Yuval Bronshtein. Bronshtein was patient throughout the day, and his spot finally came with pocket sevens, but he ran into the queens of Reinstein and he hit the rail in the later part of the evening.
Play ended with 16:00 on the clock in Level 14 with blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000, and players will return in that level on Sunday unless Day 1b ends earlier. Day 1b will kickoff on Friday at 12 p.m. local time, and players will once again play down to 12.5% of the field. All surviving players from both flights will come back on Sunday at 12 p.m for the finale with a final table to be broadcast on bestbetLIVE.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all weekend long for live updates from the floor of the $1,500 Main Event at bestbet Jacksonville’s Summer Heater Poker Series.
Chip Counts at the End of Day 1a (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
483,000 | |
|
465,500 | 25,500 |
|
360,500 | 4,500 |
|
275,000 | -35,000 |
|
274,500 | 274,500 |
|
185,000 | -5,000 |
|
155,000 | 21,000 |
|
149,000 | 44,000 |
|
130,000 | -4,000 |
|
120,000 | 63,000 |
|
117,500 | 3,500 |
|
|
111,500 | 111,500 |
|
102,500 | 102,500 |
|
99,500 | 99,500 |
|
93,000 | 93,000 |
|
61,000 | 7,000 |
Payne Out to End Day 1a
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Tyler Payne shoved his last 57,000 and Tai Lee was the one to look him up.
Tyler Payne: 
Tai Lee: 
The board ran out 
and the queens held to eliminate Payne and bring an end to Day 1a. All surviving players are now in the money and they will return on Sunday for the Day 2 finale.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
356,000 | |
|
Busted |
Lee Wins a Big One
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A loud cheer was heard across the room as Jason Lee scored a knockout to bring the evening to the edge of completion.
The board was showing 
and Lee's opponent was showing 
for a set of tens. However, Lee had for quad sevens to take one of the biggest pots of the night.
The tournament is now hand-for-hand with 17 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
483,000 | 125,000 |
A Few Assorted Chip Counts
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000 | 178,000 |
|
|
310,000 | 46,000 |
|
|
190,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
134,000 | -79,000 |
|
|
114,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
72,000 | -162,000 |
|
|
54,000 | -93,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
A Few More Faces From the End of the Night
Reinstein Busts Bronshtein With Queens
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Yuval Bronshtein jammed his last 64,500 and Jared Reinstein went all in from the button with more. The blinds got out of the way and action was heads-up with Bronshtein at risk.
Yuval Bronshtein: 
Jared Reinstein: 
The board ran out 
and the queens held for Reinstein to pick up the elimination and move above 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | |
|
Busted |
Tae Sends Thomas to the Rail
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Horace Thomas got his last 50,000 in the middle and Lucas Tae was the one to put him at risk.
Horace Thomas: 
Lucas Tae: 
The board ran out 
and the kings held for Tae to eliminate Thomas from Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
134,000 | |
|
Busted |