McNulty Leads 17 Players from Day 1a
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Thad McNulty of Jacksonville, Florida leads a field of 17 players after Day 1a of Event #1: $560 NLH in the 2022 Winter Open at bestbet Jacksonville. The 17 remaining players survived a field of 136 runners with action stopping at 8:15 left in Level 13.
McNulty took the lead with a late charge over the last few levels, where he picked up over 200,000 chips. The leader will return on Day 2 with 353,000. Other players returning for Day 2 include Ronald Johnston, Joshua Burbul, Richard Padin, Matthew Sundberg, and Pom Souvannasoth.
Event #1: $560 NLH Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Thad McNulty | 353,000 | 117 |
| 2 | Enrico DiFranco | 332,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Ronald Johnston | 285,000 | 95 |
| 4 | Steve Zhang | 238,000 | 79 |
| 5 | Joshua Burbul | 192,000 | 64 |
| 6 | Pom Souvannasoth | 164,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Richard Padin | 145,000 | 48 |
| 8 | William Thomas | 145,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Matthew Sundberg | 128,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Jean Tenhulzen | 126,000 | 42 |