Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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
The Champ is Here
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Brian Arbaugh raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Horace Thomas called from middle position. Tyler Payne raised to 13,500 from the button and the blinds got out of the way. Arbaugh was quick to follow into the muck and Thomas joined him after a moment of thought. Payne picked up the pot to move about 90,000 on the day.
Payne defeated Raymond Leone in heads-up play back in February to win the $2,000 Main Event at the 2022 Winter Open here at bestbet Jacksonville.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 16,000 |
|
92,000 | |
|
76,500 | 5,500 |
Day 1a Plans
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
With 127 players registered for Day 1a, the opening flight will play down to its final 16 players. The 16 surviving players will return on Sunday for the Day 2 finale.
Chau Looks Up Carroll; Slucker Doubles
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action was heads-up with a big pot in the middle and 
on the board when action checked to Thomas Carroll and he fired 13,500. Chanthou Chau took just a moment to call from two seats over and the player on the button got out of the way. Carroll turned over 
for the diamond flush and Chau nodded before he tossed the losing card in the muck.
Elsewhere in the room, Ron Slucker got it in with 
for 27,000 and he was looked up by an opponent with 
. The board ran out 
and Slucker turned a set of threes to secure the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
177,500 | 14,000 |
|
116,000 | 39,000 |
|
57,000 |
Back From Dinner; Final Tally
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Players have returned from the dinner break and Level 10 is underway. The first flight of the tournament drew 127 players and generated a prize pool of $168,910.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Time for Dinner
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players have stepped out for a 60-minute dinner break. They will return for Level 10 just after 7:30 p.m. local time.
There are currently 123 players registered for the tournament, and signups will close at the end of the dinner break.
Nguyen and Reese Making Moves as Dinner Break Approaches
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,000 | 132,000 |
|
102,500 | 102,500 |
|
80,000 | 11,800 |
|
78,000 | -33,500 |
|
74,000 | 74,000 |
|
|
71,000 | 41,300 |
|
66,000 | 41,000 |
|
20,000 | -10,500 |
Carroll Takes From Fiorenza With River Bet
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action was heads-up with over 20,000 in the pot and 
on the board when Thomas Carroll sat back to consider his options. After he counted out his chips and weighed the decision, he slid out 13,000.
"Do you have me beat?" Carroll asked his opponent Toni Fiorenza in the big blind. "I can take the bet back and check if you have me beat."
Fiorenza smiled and folded her cards.
"I was going to check," she said. "I had a king."
Carroll tossed the winning hand in the muck and dragged the pot to get some of his chips back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,000 | 15,200 |
|
60,000 | -22,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200