2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series

$400 NLH
Day: 1de
Event Info

2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
$50,801
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$251,250
Entries
750
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1de
Entries
407
Players Left
80

Brown Gets on the Good Foot

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James Brown
James Brown

Action was heads-up with around 20,000 in the pot and {2-Clubs}{k-Spades}{7-Spades} on the board when James Brown checked. His opponent in late position fired 8,000 and Brown shoved his last 33,100. His opponent called with slightly less and the hands were turned up.

Opponent: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
James Brown: {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

The turn was {4-Spades} and the river came {8-Hearts} to secure the pot for Brown and send his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
James Brown us
James Brown
78,500
78,500
78,500

Tags: James Brown

Head Chips Up with a Knockout

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Action was heads-up and Matthew Head had another player committed for all of his chips.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Matthew Head: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Head held on with ace-king to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

The table also discussed a pattern where big hands happen soon after PokerNews leaves the table. It remains to be seen if there is any correlation.

Head now has 130,000 on the day as the tournament nears its final break.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Head us
Matthew Head
130,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Matthew Head

Valdes Puts the Pressure On

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Luis Valdes raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Mary Darnell called from the next seat over. Action folded around and the big blind called to see a flop.

The flop was {6-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Valdes bet 4,000. Darnell raised to 9,000 and Valdes quickly shoved with more. Darnell thought it over for a few moments before she tossed her hand in the muck to give up the pot.

To her relief, Valdes turned over {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} to show a set of sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Valdes us
Luis Valdes
146,000
83,000
83,000
Mary Darnell us
Mary Darnell
27,300
-121,700
-121,700

Tags: Luis ValdesMary Darnell

Gibson Continues and Takes

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

A player limped in from middle position and Jeremy Gibson made it 4,400 from the cutoff. Luis Valdes called from the small blind and the limper tossed in chips to come along.

The flop was {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Valdes and the limper checked to Gibson, who bet 5,500. Valdes quickly folded and the middle position opponent was not to far behind to give Gibson the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Valdes us
Luis Valdes
111,500
-34,500
-34,500
Jeremy Gibson us
Jeremy Gibson
62,000

Tags: Jeremy GibsonLuis Valdes

Last Break of the Flight

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

The remaining 95 players are now on the last 10-minute break of the evening. Action will continue until the end of Level 13.

Day 1e is preparing to kick off in just over an hour at 6 p.m. local time. PokerNews will stay with Day 1d until the end and join Day 1e already in progress.

Another Big Pot for Head

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Matthew Head
Matthew Head

Matthew Head raised to 4,000 from middle position and a player in the cutoff called. The button and blinds got out of the way and action was heads-up.

The flop was {9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Head checked. The cutoff bet 3,500 and Head called to see {5-Diamonds} on the turn.

Head fired 10,500 and his opponent called to see {q-Diamonds} on the river. Head continued for 22,000 and the cutoff raised to 60,000. Head shoved with more and the cutoff called for the rest of it while turning over {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} for a set of queens. However, the queens weren't good when Head turned over {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for the straight to take the pot and send his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Head us
Matthew Head
228,000
98,000
98,000

Tags: Matthew Head

A Round of Late Flight Chip Counts

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Troy May us
Troy May
184,000
Brandon Culbreth us
Brandon Culbreth
183,000
Luis Valdes us
Luis Valdes
120,000
8,500
8,500
Bobby Tieu us
Bobby Tieu
113,000
98,000
98,000
Ey Bori us
Ey Bori
55,000
19,500
19,500
Vincent Caruso us
Vincent Caruso
54,000
54,000
54,000
Aja Owens us
Aja Owens
45,000
1,000
1,000
Kelly Salgado us
Kelly Salgado
42,000
12,000
12,000
Jeremy Gibson us
Jeremy Gibson
36,500
-25,500
-25,500
Mary Darnell us
Mary Darnell
33,000
5,700
5,700
Jami Lind us
Jami Lind
20,000
4,200
4,200
Earl Crosby us
Earl Crosby
15,000
-11,000
-11,000
Thad McNulty us
Thad McNulty
Busted

Owens Ends the Night for Darnell

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Mary Darnell raised to 5,000 and Aja Owens three-bet to put her all in. The rest of the table got out of the way and Darnell called for a total of 22,000.

Mary Darnell: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Aja Owens: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Owens dodged a few outs to take the pot with a pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Aja Owens us
Aja Owens
65,500
20,500
20,500
Mary Darnell us
Mary Darnell
Busted

Tags: Aja OwensMary Darnell

A Few of the Emerging Big Stacks From Around the Room

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Chase Macey us
Chase Macey
214,000
214,000
214,000
Matthew Head us
Matthew Head
213,000
-15,000
-15,000
Troy May us
Troy May
170,000
-14,000
-14,000
Brandon Culbreth us
Brandon Culbreth
163,000
-20,000
-20,000
Toni Fiorenza us
Toni Fiorenza
162,000
162,000
162,000
CJ Voorhees us
CJ Voorhees
153,500
153,500
153,500
James Gavin us
James Gavin
130,000
130,000
130,000
Saeed Viard us
Saeed Viard
110,000
110,000
110,000
Tony "Big Tank" Workman us
Tony "Big Tank" Workman
95,000
95,000
95,000

PokerNews Podcast: Hustler Casino Drama, Scammer Called Out & Happy Birthday, Doyle!

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PN Podcast
PN Podcast

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring returns to join Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen in talking about all the latest in the poker industry. That includes the legend himself, Doyle Brunson, celebrating his 89th birthday. Listen to folks like Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Matt Savage, and Stefanie Ungar wish "Texas Dolly" a happy birthday.

They also dive into the uproar caused by Hustler Casino canceling a $250K GTD tournament after it had already held four flights, discuss Dan Shak getting into hot water in the commodities world, and debate whether or not they could live in Bally's for a year for $100,000, a popular prop bet that was talked about on social media this week.

Other stories include popular streamer Ludwig calling out the same scammer that Ethan “RampagePoker” Yau did, winners from the recently-completed 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO), and the new slate of online bracelets coming to WSOP.com and GGPoker. Finally, the crew remembers three-time bracelet winner Panayote "Pete the Greek" Vilandos, who passed away at the end of July.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!