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$1,500 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series
$1,500 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$497,420
Total Entries
374
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
247
Players Left
31
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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1b of the $1,500 Main Event has come to an end and Peter Le leads 31 returning players after nearly 15 levels of play. The 31 surviving runners will join 16 players from Day 1a at 12 p.m. on Sunday for the Day 2 finale of the flagship event at bestbet Jacksonville’s Summer Heater Poker Series.
The tournament drew 374 runners and generated a prize pool of $497,420. The returning 47 players are all guaranteed a min-cash of $2,671 and Sunday’s winner will take home the top prize of $101,146.
$1,500 Main Event Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Le | 520,000 | 130 |
| 2 | Jack Sumner | 432,000 | 108 |
| 3 | Toby Boas | 340,000 | 85 |
| 4 | Anderson Premdas | 292,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Blake Baumgartner | 287,000 | 72 |
| 6 | John O’Neal | 273,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Adam Zeltser | 253,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Michael Robilotto | 242,000 | 61 |
| 9 | Charlie Campos | 235,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Kelley Slay | 221,000 | 55 |
Day 1b Action
Le’s previous best career finish came right here at bestbet Jacksonville in March of 2014, when he made a run to fourth place in the $3,500 WPT Main Event.
Le built his lead at the end of the evening, thanks in part to a big pot with Mark Manesh.
Action was three ways with 
on the board when Mark Manesh bet 10,000. Peter Le called from the next seat over and a player in the cutoff came along.
The turn was 
. Manesh checked and Le bet 30,000. The cutoff folded and Manesh called to see 
on the river.
Manesh fired 50,000 and Le went into the tank. After he considered his options, Le slid out the chips to call.
"Nice call," said Manesh as he turned over 
for a pair of kings. Le turned over 
to take the pot with a pair of aces.
The hand took Le over 300,000 and he did not look back from there.
Behind Le on the leaderboard is Jack Sumner, who will add to his series total after he cashed in the opening event. Sumner held the chip lead for the later stages of the evening before Le caught up with a run in the last level.
Toby Boas finished in third place on the leaderboard after a late-level run that included the last elimination of the night, when Matthew Leecy pushed the short stack with pocket tens but ran into the pocket jacks of Boas. Anderson Premdas and Blake Baumgartner round out the top five.
Other players returning for the Day 2 finale include Adam Zeltser, Michael Robilotto, Charlie Campos, Kelley Slay, and Winter Series Main Event champion Tyler Payne.
$1,500 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
| 1 | $101,146 | 11-12 | $8,141 |
| 2 | $67,431 | 13-14 | $6,645 |
| 3 | $49,446 | 15-16 | $5,502 |
| 4 | $36,724 | 17-20 | $4,622 |
| 5 | $27,630 | 21-24 | $3,940 |
| 6 | $21,064 | 25-32 | $3,409 |
| 7 | $16,273 | 33-40 | $2,994 |
| 8 | $12,742 | 41-47 | $2,671 |
| 9-10 | $10,115 |
Players will return Sunday at 12 p.m. local time with 16:00 left in Level 14 and blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000. Action will continue on Sunday until a winner is declared, and all of the final table action will be broadcast on bestbetLIVE.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team on Sunday for live updates from the Day 2 finale of the $1,500 Main Event at bestbet Jacksonville’s Summer Heater Poker Series.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
| 15 | 1 | Chanthou Chau | 465,500 | 116 |
| 15 | 2 | William Davis | 155,000 | 39 |
| 15 | 3 | Christopher Johnson | 221,000 | 55 |
| 15 | 4 | Toni Fiorenza | 117,500 | 29 |
| 15 | 5 | Raminder Singh | 120,000 | 30 |
| 15 | 6 | Glenn Kinlaw | 111,500 | 28 |
| 15 | 7 | Charles Campos | 235,000 | 59 |
| 61 | 1 | Dustin Nelson | 77,000 | 19 |
| 61 | 2 | Chad Deberry | 157,000 | 39 |
| 61 | 3 | Hyndi Khomutetsky | 191,000 | 48 |
| 61 | 4 | Jack Sumner | 432,000 | 108 |
| 61 | 5 | Michael Lee | 104,000 | 26 |
| 61 | 6 | Anderson Premdas | 292,000 | 73 |
| 61 | 7 | Matt Steinberg | 155,000 | 39 |
| 61 | 8 | Brett Murray | 102,500 | 26 |
| 62 | 1 | Jason Lee | 483,000 | 121 |
| 62 | 2 | Ryan Hogan | 275,000 | 69 |
| 62 | 3 | David Rylander | 208,000 | 52 |
| 62 | 4 | Yi Li | 147,000 | 37 |
| 62 | 5 | Adam Adler | 65,000 | 16 |
| 62 | 6 | Tyler Payne | 217,000 | 54 |
| 62 | 7 | Ronald Nixon | 199,000 | 50 |
| 62 | 8 | John O'Neal | 273,000 | 68 |
| 63 | 1 | James Leonard | 108,000 | 27 |
| 63 | 2 | Lance Stimpfle | 80,000 | 20 |
| 63 | 3 | Carlos Guerrero | 61,000 | 15 |
| 63 | 4 | John Hill | 107,000 | 27 |
| 63 | 5 | Tai Lee | 360,500 | 90 |
| 63 | 6 | Adam Zeltser | 253,000 | 63 |
| 63 | 7 | Blake Baumgartner | 287,000 | 72 |
| 63 | 8 | Billy Mcbrayer | 99,500 | 25 |
| 68 | 1 | Thomas Carroll | 149,000 | 37 |
| 68 | 2 | Michael Robilotto | 242,000 | 61 |
| 68 | 3 | Lucas Tae | 130,000 | 33 |
| 68 | 4 | Toby Boas | 340,000 | 85 |
| 68 | 5 | Jared Reinstein | 185,000 | 46 |
| 68 | 6 | Chris Trantham | 28,000 | 7 |
| 68 | 7 | Kelley Slay | 221,000 | 55 |
| 68 | 8 | Herb Gartner | 121,000 | 30 |
| 69 | 1 | Joseph Carden | 274,500 | 69 |
| 69 | 2 | Sean Conklin | 93,000 | 23 |
| 69 | 3 | Peter Le | 520,000 | 130 |
| 69 | 4 | Justin Zaki | 214,000 | 54 |
| 69 | 5 | Chongyou Chen | 169,000 | 42 |
| 69 | 6 | Ben Asaf | 184,000 | 46 |
| 69 | 7 | Brian Kent | 131,000 | 33 |
| 69 | 8 | Kenneth Kemple | 202,000 | 51 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Matthew Leecy got the last of it in and Toby Boas attempted the knockout to end the night.
Matthew Leecy: 
Toby Boas: 
The board ran out 
and Boas held with pocket jacks to eliminate Leecy and end the night with 31 players left.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament is now down to 32 players. Action will continue hand-for-hand until one more player is eliminated.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player on the button shoved his small stack into the middle and James Leonard was there to put him at risk.
Button: 
James Leonard: 
The board ran out 
and Leonard's queens held to eliminate his opponent from the tournament. There are now 34 players remaining.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Anderson Premdas has made a big move in the late levels of the evening, and he now sits at 320,000.
There are 35 players remaining in the tournament, and Day 1b will come to an end when 31 players remain.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
